#10308 closed (wontfix)
us_states.STATE_CHOICES is missing AA, AE, AP, MH, PW
| Reported by: | MonteDavidoff | Owned by: | nobody |
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| Component: | contrib.localflavor | Version: | 1.0 |
| Severity: | Keywords: | ||
| Cc: | Triage Stage: | Unreviewed | |
| Has patch: | yes | Needs documentation: | no |
| Needs tests: | no | Patch needs improvement: | no |
| Easy pickings: | UI/UX: |
Description
According to the official list of state abbreviations defined by the USPS, http://www.usps.com/ncsc/lookups/usps_abbreviations.html, django.contrib.localflavor.us.us_states is missing these abbreviations: AA, AE, AP, MH, and PW.
AA Armed Forces Americas
AE Armed Forces Europe / Canada / Middle East / Africa
AP Armed Forces Pacific
FM Federated States of Micronesia
MH Marshall Islands
PW Palau
Please note that the attached patch file also contains the fix for ticket #10307 (FM inconsistency).
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Change History (7)
Changed 8 years ago by
| Attachment: | us_states.py.diff added |
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comment:1 Changed 8 years ago by
| Resolution: | → wontfix |
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| Status: | new → closed |
comment:2 Changed 8 years ago by
The Armed forces postal codes are covered in a separate ticket: #9022. I'm not completely convinced we should include those, either, but I'll leave that decision to someone with an interest in US postal requirements.
comment:3 Changed 8 years ago by
The intent here is to provide a list of the 50 states. For anything beyond that, you can just use a custom field.
comment:4 Changed 8 years ago by
Thank you for the explanation. I now understand and agree with the intent.
comment:5 Changed 8 years ago by
I also have no interest in this, though I brought it up in #9022 because I read that missing state codes bites people frequently. It's the kind of omission that a lot of developers make by mistake and which frustrate users. Just seems sensible to me that Django could help developers stay on top of this either by allowing these or simply by documenting that this is not a comprehensive list for postal purposes.
This exact patch was _removed_ in [8550], as part of #8425. This is a situation where we can't keep everyone happy, so we've opted for a minimum common set. If your requirements include PW,FM,NH etc, then it isn't hard to extend the basic widget to provide the extra choices.