Ticket #2640: checkboxfield.patch

mytrunk/django/forms/__init__.py

@@ -434 +434 @@
             (self.get_id(), self.field_name, escape(data))
 
 class CheckboxField(FormField):
-    def __init__(self, field_name, checked_by_default=False, validator_list=None):
+    def __init__(self, field_name, checked_by_default=False, validator_list=None,is_required=True):
         if validator_list is None: validator_list = []
         self.field_name = field_name
         self.checked_by_default = checked_by_default
-        self.is_required = False # because the validator looks for these
+        self.is_required = is_required
         self.validator_list = validator_list[:]
 
     def render(self, data):
@@ -451 +451 @@
 
     def html2python(data):
         "Convert value from browser ('on' or '') to a Python boolean"
-        if data == 'on':
-            return True
-        return False
+        return True
     html2python = staticmethod(html2python)
 
 class SelectField(FormField):