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17774	In BooleanField default value is not set	ptrans_pp@…	nobody	"My code:
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class Employee(models.Model):
    class Meta:
        verbose_name = _('Employee')
        verbose_name_plural = _('Employees')

    is_active = models.BooleanField(default=True, name=_('Active'), verbose_name=_('Active'))

class EmployeeForm(forms.ModelForm):
    class Meta:
        model = Employee

def create(self, request, *args, **kwargs):

    form = EmployeeForm()

    if form.is_valid():
        try:
            print ""Form clean data is %s"" % form.cleaned_data
            return form.save()
        except PermissionDenied:
            return rc.FORBIDDEN
        except Exception:
                return rc.INTERNAL_ERROR
    else:
        print form.errors.as_text()

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Output is:

Form clean data is {'is_active': False}"	Bug	new	Forms	1.3	Normal				Unreviewed	0	0	0	0	0	0