Changes between Version 216 and Version 217 of BackwardsIncompatibleChanges

Timestamp:

Aug 7, 2008, 8:32:25 AM (16 years ago)

Author:

Luke Plant

Comment:

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BackwardsIncompatibleChanges

@@ -1103 +1103 @@
  * Signals are now instances of {{{django.dispatch.Signal}}} instead of anonymous objects.
  * Connecting, disconnecting, and sending signals are done via methods on the {{{Signal}}} object instead of through module methods in {{{django.dispatch.dispatcher}}}. The module-level methods are deprecated.
- * The {{{Anonymous}}} and {{{Any}}} sender options no longer exist. You can still receive signals sent by any sender by 
+ * The {{{Anonymous}}} and {{{Any}}} sender options no longer exist. You can still receive signals sent by any sender by using {{{sender=None}}}
  
 So, a quick summary of the code changes you'd need to make:
@@ -1113 +1113 @@
 || {{{dispatcher.send(my_signal, sender)}}} || {{{my_signal.send(sender)}}} ||
 || {{{dispatcher.connect(my_handler, my_signal, sender=Any)}}} || {{{my_signal.connect(my_handler, sender=None)}}} ||
+
+It may be good practice to create a wrapper for {{{my_handler}}} which accepts {{{**kwargs}}} rather than change the signature of the original function.