#5081 closed (wontfix)
Defaults newforms' BooleanField to required=False
| Reported by: | Owned by: | Adrian Holovaty | |
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| Component: | Forms | Version: | master |
| Severity: | Keywords: | booleanfield required | |
| Cc: | Triage Stage: | Unreviewed | |
| Has patch: | yes | Needs documentation: | no |
| Needs tests: | no | Patch needs improvement: | no |
| Easy pickings: | UI/UX: |
Description
Defaults newforms' BooleanField to required=False so you don't get validation errors when the checkbox is unchecked.
Attachments (2)
Change History (5)
Changed 9 years ago by
| Attachment: | patch.diff added |
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comment:1 Changed 9 years ago by
| Needs documentation: | unset |
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| Needs tests: | unset |
| Patch needs improvement: | unset |
Why would this be good? All other fields default to required=True. This would be a backwards incompatible change for no gains.
comment:2 Changed 9 years ago by
| Resolution: | → wontfix |
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| Status: | new → closed |
Closing this as a wontfix because there's no good reason to make this change.
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