Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of OlderBackwardsIncompatibleChanges

Timestamp:

Mar 28, 2007, 9:44:52 PM (18 years ago)

Author:

Malcolm Tredinnick

Comment:

Moved really old backwards-incompat changes to this new page.

OlderBackwardsIncompatibleChanges

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+= Older (pre-0.95) backwards-incompatible changes =
+
+This page lists all backwards-incompatible changes to Django prior to the 0.95 release. For backwards-incompatible changes since 0.95 was released, see the BackwardsIncompatibleChanges page.
+
+== Table of Contents ==
+
+Old-school Django (Pre-0.90)
+ * [http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/BackwardsIncompatibleChanges#Movedmod_pythonhandler Moved mod_python handler]
+ * [http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/BackwardsIncompatibleChanges#Changedorderingsyntax Changed ordering syntax]
+ * [http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/BackwardsIncompatibleChanges#Refactoredmeta.py Refactored meta.py]
+ * [http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/BackwardsIncompatibleChanges#Changededit_inlineandedit_inline_typebehavior Changed edit_inline and edit_inline_type behavior]
+ * [http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/BackwardsIncompatibleChanges#ChangedadminlogtostoreprimarykeysasTEXTfieldsnotINTEGERfields Changed admin log to store primary keys as TEXT fields, not INTEGER fields]
+ * [http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/BackwardsIncompatibleChanges#Addedsupportforanonymoussessions Added support for anonymous sessions]
+ * [http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/BackwardsIncompatibleChanges#Changeyoursettingsfiles Change your settings files]
+ * [http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/BackwardsIncompatibleChanges#Createthecore_sessionsdatabasetable Create the core_sessions database table]
+ * [http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/BackwardsIncompatibleChanges#Removeoldunneededthings Remove old, unneeded things]
+ * [http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/BackwardsIncompatibleChanges#Changedmodelsyntax Changed model syntax]
+ * [http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/BackwardsIncompatibleChanges#Movedtemplateloadermodule Moved template loader module]
+ * [http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/BackwardsIncompatibleChanges#Refactoredtheadminappnottorequireitsownsettingsfile Refactored the admin app not to require its own settings file]
+ * [http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/BackwardsIncompatibleChanges#Separatedflatpagesandredirectsintostandaloneoptionalapps Separated flatpages and redirects into standalone, optional apps]
+ * [http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/BackwardsIncompatibleChanges#RefactoredRSSframework Refactored RSS framework]
+
+Changes made after Django [source:/django/tags/releases/0.90 0.90]
+ * Nov. 20: [http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/BackwardsIncompatibleChanges#Changedfieldnameandlengthforauth.Userpassword_md5field Changed field name and length for auth.User password_md5 field]
+ * Nov. 26: [http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/BackwardsIncompatibleChanges#Templatesystemchanges Template system changes]
+ * Nov. 27: [http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/BackwardsIncompatibleChanges#AddedsupportfornonnamedgroupsinURLconfregularexpressions Added support for non-named groups in URLconf regular expressions]
+ * Nov. 29: [http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/BackwardsIncompatibleChanges#ChangedbehaviorofMultiValueDict.items Changed behavior of MultiValueDict.items()]
+ * Nov. 30: [http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/BackwardsIncompatibleChanges#Removedundocumented_ordatabaseAPIparameter Removed undocumented '_or' database API parameter]
+
+Changes made after Django [source:/django/tags/releases/0.91 0.91]
+ * May 1, 2006: [http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/BackwardsIncompatibleChanges#Removedthemagic Removed the magic]
+
+== Moved mod_python handler ==
+
+As of [169], using {{{django.core.handler}}} as a mod_python handler is deprecated. Use {{{django.core.handlers.modpython}}} instead. We will be removing {{{django.core.handler}}} for 1.0.
+
+== Changed ordering syntax ==
+
+As of [292], syntax used for {{{order_by}}} (in the database API) and {{{ordering}}} (in models) has changed.
+
+Example of old ordering syntax:
+{{{order_by=[('foo', 'ASC'), ('bar', 'DESC')]}}}
+
+Example of new ordering syntax:
+{{{order_by=['foo', '-bar']}}}
+
+The old syntax is deprecated, and we'll stop supporting it for 1.0.
+
+== Refactored meta.py ==
+
+As of [378], {{{django/core/meta.py}}} has been converted to a package, {{{django/core/meta/}}}. If you're using a version of Django from before [378], make sure to delete {{{django/core/meta.pyc}}} and {{{django/core/meta.pyo}}}, if they exist. The existence of those files doesn't pose any known problems, but it's best to clean things up.
+
+== Changed edit_inline and edit_inline_type behavior ==
+
+As of [440], using {{{edit_inline_type}}} in your models is deprecated, in favor of a less-redundant approach that uses {{{edit_inline}}} itself.
+
+Example of old syntax:
+{{{edit_inline=True, edit_inline_type=meta.TABULAR}}}
+
+Example of new syntax:
+{{{edit_inline=meta.TABULAR}}}
+
+We'll stop supporting the old syntax for 1.0.
+
+== Changed admin log to store primary keys as TEXT fields, not INTEGER fields ==
+
+As of [469], the {{{object_id}}} field in {{{django.models.auth.LogEntry}}} is a {{{TextField}}} instead of an {{{IntegerField}}}. We made this change to accomodate non-integer primary keys.
+
+If you're using a Django database installation from before [469] and you want to use non-integer primary keys on an object you edit in the admin site, you'll need to do an {{{ALTER TABLE}}} in your database.
+
+In PostgreSQL:
+
+{{{
+BEGIN;
+ALTER TABLE auth_admin_log RENAME object_id TO object_id_old;
+ALTER TABLE auth_admin_log ADD COLUMN object_id TEXT;
+UPDATE auth_admin_log SET object_id = object_id_old;
+ALTER TABLE auth_admin_log DROP COLUMN object_id_old;
+COMMIT;
+}}}
+
+In MySQL:
+
+{{{
+ALTER TABLE auth_admin_log MODIFY object_id TEXT;
+}}}
+
+== Added support for anonymous sessions ==
+
+As of [518], Django has support for anonymous sessions. If you're using a Django database installation from before [518] and you want to use the Django admin, anonymous sessions or auth-based sessions, you'll need to make a few updates to your database and settings files.
+
+=== Change your settings files ===
+
+Add {{{"django.middleware.sessions.SessionMiddleware"}}} to the {{{MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES}}} tuple in your admin settings file. Make sure it appears before {{{"django.middleware.admin.AdminUserRequired"}}}. (The middleware classes are applied in order, and the admin middleware requires that the session middleware come first.)
+
+If you want session support any other (i.e., non-admin) Django installation, change the {{{MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES}}} setting accordingly. The order (i.e., whether it comes before or after the other installed middleware classes) doesn't matter.
+
+=== Create the core_sessions database table ===
+
+In PostgreSQL, use this:
+
+{{{
+CREATE TABLE core_sessions (
+    session_key varchar(40) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+    session_data text NOT NULL,
+    expire_date timestamp with time zone NOT NULL
+);
+INSERT INTO content_types (name, package, python_module_name) VALUES ('session', 'core', 'sessions');
+}}}
+
+In MySQL and SQLite, use this:
+
+{{{
+CREATE TABLE core_sessions (
+    session_key varchar(40) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+    session_data text NOT NULL,
+    expire_date datetime NOT NULL
+);
+INSERT INTO content_types (name, package, python_module_name) VALUES ('session', 'core', 'sessions');
+}}}
+
+=== Remove old, unneeded things ===
+
+Execute this SQL in your database:
+
+{{{
+DROP TABLE auth_sessions;
+DELETE FROM content_types WHERE package = 'auth' AND python_module_name = 'sessions';
+}}}
+
+Edit your settings file(s) to remove {{{AUTH_SESSION_COOKIE}}} and {{{REGISTRATION_COOKIE_DOMAIN}}}, if they exist.
+
+== Changed model syntax ==
+
+As of [549], Django's model syntax has changed. If you're using models that use old (pre-[549]) syntax, you'll need to convert them according to the instructions on ModelSyntaxChangeInstructions.
+
+== Moved template loader module ==
+
+As of [867], {{{django.core.template_loader}}} is deprecated. Use {{{django.core.template.loader}}} instead.
+
+== Refactored the admin app not to require its own settings file ==
+
+As of [948], the admin has been refactored, to make things simpler and tighter -- both conceptually and in code layout.
+
+=== What changed ===
+
+ * The admin no longer requires its own settings file. The "main" site and admin site can run on the same Django installation.
+ * All the admin code moved to {{{django/contrib/admin}}}.
+ * The admin requires {{{"django.contrib.admin"}}} in {{{INSTALLED_APPS}}}, and it requires the {{{app_directories}}} [http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/templates_python/#loader-types template loader].
+ * The admin database table isn't installed unless you explicitly have the admin installed ({{{django-admin.py install admin}}}).
+ * Renamed the admin log database table to give it a {{{"django"}}} prefix.
+
+=== How to update your code ===
+
+If you're using a Django installation from before this changeset, do the following to restore your admin site:
+
+ * Execute this SQL command: {{{ALTER TABLE auth_admin_log RENAME TO django_admin_log;}}}
+ * If you're using an SQLite version older than 3.2.0 (no ALTER TABLE support), execute these SQL commands (following [http://www.sqlite.org/faq.html#q13 this pattern]):
+   {{{
+   BEGIN TRANSACTION;
+   CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE auth_backup (
+    id integer NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+    action_time datetime NOT NULL,
+    user_id integer NOT NULL REFERENCES auth_users (id),
+    content_type_id integer NULL REFERENCES content_types (id),
+    object_id text NULL,
+    object_repr varchar(200) NOT NULL,
+    action_flag smallint unsigned NOT NULL,
+    change_message text NOT NULL
+   );
+   INSERT INTO auth_backup SELECT id, action_time, user_id, content_type_id, object_id, object_repr, action_flag, change_message FROM auth_admin_log;
+   DROP TABLE auth_admin_log;
+   CREATE TABLE django_admin_log (
+    id integer NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+    action_time datetime NOT NULL,
+    user_id integer NOT NULL REFERENCES auth_users (id),
+    content_type_id integer NULL REFERENCES content_types (id),
+    object_id text NULL,
+    object_repr varchar(200) NOT NULL,
+    action_flag smallint unsigned NOT NULL,
+    change_message text NOT NULL
+   );
+   INSERT INTO django_admin_log SELECT id, action_time, user_id, content_type_id, object_id, object_repr, action_flag, change_message FROM auth_backup;
+   DROP TABLE auth_backup;
+   COMMIT; 
+   }}}
+ * If you're using PostgreSQL, execute these SQL commands:
+   {{{
+   ALTER TABLE auth_admin_log_id_seq RENAME TO django_admin_log_id_seq;
+   ALTER TABLE django_admin_log ALTER COLUMN id DROP DEFAULT;
+   ALTER TABLE django_admin_log ALTER COLUMN id SET DEFAULT nextval('public.django_admin_log_id_seq'::text);
+   }}}
+ * Edit your Django settings file (probably called {{{settings/main.py}}}) to make the following changes:
+   * Add {{{"django.contrib.admin"}}} to {{{INSTALLED_APPS}}}. Order doesn't matter; it can be the first, last, whatever.
+   * Remove {{{"django.middleware.admin.AdminUserRequired"}}} from {{{MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES}}}, if it's in there.
+   * Add {{{"django.middleware.sessions.SessionMiddleware"}}} to {{{MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES}}}, if it's not already in there.
+   * If you've created any custom admin templates, add the appropriate line from the admin {{{TEMPLATE_DIRS}}} setting to your "main" {{{TEMPLATE_DIRS}}}.
+     * (Note that Django looks for "404.html" and "500.html" templates in your {{{TEMPLATE_DIRS}}}. Make sure you have these templates available.)
+   * If you've created any custom admin templates, note that the template inheritance structure has changed. All admin templates are now within an {{{admin}}} subdirectory of the template directory. The following admin templates are directly affected by this change:
+     * 404 --> admin/404
+     * 500 --> admin/500
+     * base --> admin/base
+     * base_site --> admin/base_site
+     * admin_object_history --> admin/object_history
+     * delete_confirmation_generic --> admin/delete_confirmation
+     * index --> admin/index
+     * login --> admin/login
+     * template_validator --> admin/template_validator
+   * Add {{{"django.core.template.loaders.app_directories.load_template_source"}}} to {{{TEMPLATE_LOADERS}}}, after {{{"django.core.template.loaders.filesystem.load_template_source"}}}. If you don't have the {{{TEMPLATE_LOADERS}}} setting, set it to this:
+     {{{
+     TEMPLATE_LOADERS = (
+         'django.core.template.loaders.filesystem.load_template_source',
+         'django.core.template.loaders.app_directories.load_template_source',
+     )
+     }}}
+
+ * Remove your admin settings file (probably called {{{settings/admin.py}}}) and admin URLconf (probably called {{{settings/urls/admin.py}}}).
+ * Delete {{{django/templatetags/*.pyc}}} and {{{django/templatetags/*.pyo}}}, just to be safe.
+ * Edit your main URLconf (probably called {{{settings/urls/main.py}}}) and add this line:
+
+     {{{
+     (r'^admin/', include('django.contrib.admin.urls.admin')),
+     }}}
+
+   Change that {{{"admin"}}} to whatever URL you were using for the admin site.
+
+If you use external mapping to files and directories (e.g., using mod_rewrite), do the following:
+
+ * Make sure you're not redirecting {{{/admin}}} to another instance of Django with different settings (e.g., using settings/admin.py).
+ * If you had a mapping of admin media files, make sure that it points to new directory, which is {{{/your/path/to/django/contrib/admin/media}}}.
+
+The following steps are optional but will tighten your code up. All assume your project is called {{{myproject}}}.
+
+ * Move {{{myproject/settings/urls/main.py}}} to {{{myproject/urls.py}}}.
+ * Delete {{{myproject/settings/urls/admin.py}}} (unless you had custom things in it, of course).
+ * Move {{{myproject/settings/main.py}}} to {{{myproject/settings.py}}}.
+ * Edit {{{myproject/settings.py}}} to change {{{ROOT_URLCONF}}} from {{{"myproject.settings.urls.main"}}} to {{{"myproject.urls"}}}.
+ * If you use {{{myproject/settings/main_rss.py}}} to describe your RSS feeds, move it to {{{myproject/settings_rss.py}}}.
+ * Change {{{DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE}}} in Apache configuration from {{{"myproject.settings.main"}}} to {{{"myproject.settings"}}}.
+ * Having done all this, delete the directory {{{myproject/settings}}}.
+
+== Separated flatpages and redirects into standalone, optional apps ==
+
+As of [1166], flatpages and redirects, previously installed by default, are now optional add-ons. Now they must be installed manually.
+
+=== What changed ===
+
+ * The flatpages and redirects database files are no longer installed by default.
+ * Renamed all references to "flatfiles" -- a previous name for flatpages -- to "flatpages", to be unambiguous.
+ * Renamed the flatpages and redirects database tables.
+ * Moved all flatpages and redirects logic from throughout the Django code to {{{django.contrib}}}.
+ * To use flatpages and redirects, you now need to specify them in {{{INSTALLED_APPS}}} -- use {{{"django.contrib.flatpages"}}} and {{{"django.contrib.redirects"}}}.
+
+=== How to update your code ===
+
+If you're using a Django installation from before this changeset, do the following to restore flatpages and redirects functionality:
+
+==== If you don't want to use flatfiles ====
+
+Execute the following SQL:
+
+{{{
+DROP TABLE flatfiles;
+DROP TABLE flatfiles_sites;
+DELETE FROM auth_permissions WHERE package = 'core' AND codename IN ('add_flatfile', 'change_flatfile', 'delete_flatfile');
+DELETE FROM content_types WHERE package = 'core' AND python_module_name = 'flatfiles';
+}}}
+
+==== If you don't want to use redirects ====
+
+Execute the following SQL:
+
+{{{
+DROP TABLE redirects;
+DELETE FROM auth_permissions WHERE package = 'core' AND codename IN ('add_redirect', 'change_redirect', 'delete_redirect');
+DELETE FROM content_types WHERE package = 'core' AND python_module_name = 'redirects';
+}}}
+
+==== If you want to use flatfiles ====
+
+ * If you're using PostgreSQL, execute the following:
+   {{{
+   ALTER TABLE flatfiles RENAME TO django_flatpages;
+   ALTER TABLE flatfiles_sites RENAME TO django_flatpages_sites;
+   ALTER TABLE django_flatpages_sites RENAME flatfile_id TO flatpage_id;
+   INSERT INTO packages (label, name) VALUES ('flatpages', 'flatpages');
+   UPDATE content_types SET package = 'flatpages', python_module_name = 'flatpages' WHERE package = 'core' AND python_module_name = 'flatfiles';
+   UPDATE auth_permissions SET package = 'flatpages' WHERE package = 'core' AND codename IN ('add_flatfile', 'change_flatfile', 'delete_flatfile');
+   ALTER TABLE flatfiles_id_seq RENAME TO django_flatpages_id_seq;
+   ALTER TABLE django_flatpages ALTER COLUMN id DROP DEFAULT;
+   ALTER TABLE django_flatpages ALTER COLUMN id SET DEFAULT nextval('public.django_flatpages_id_seq'::text);
+   }}}
+ * If you're using MySQL, execute the following:
+   {{{
+   ALTER TABLE flatfiles RENAME TO django_flatpages;
+   ALTER TABLE flatfiles_sites RENAME TO django_flatpages_sites;
+   ALTER TABLE django_flatpages_sites CHANGE flatfile_id flatpage_id INTEGER;
+   INSERT INTO packages (label, name) VALUES ('flatpages', 'flatpages');
+   UPDATE content_types SET package = 'flatpages', python_module_name = 'flatpages' WHERE package = 'core' AND python_module_name = 'flatfiles';
+   UPDATE auth_permissions SET package = 'flatpages' WHERE package = 'core' AND codename IN ('add_flatfile', 'change_flatfile', 'delete_flatfile');
+   }}}
+ * If you have a {{{flatfiles/default.html}}} template, rename it to {{{flatpages/default.html}}}.
+ * In every one of your flatpage templates, change the variable {{{flatfile}}} to {{{flatpage}}}.
+ * If you use the URLconf {{{django.conf.urls.flatfiles}}}, now point to {{{django.contrib.flatpages.urls}}}.
+ * If you have a {{{USE_FLAT_PAGES}}} setting, remove it.
+ * Add {{{"django.contrib.flatpages"}}} to your {{{INSTALLED_APPS}}}.
+ * Add {{{"django.contrib.flatpages.middleware.FlatpageFallbackMiddleware"}}} to your {{{MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES}}}.
+
+==== If you want to use redirects ====
+
+ * Execute the following SQL:
+   {{{
+   ALTER TABLE redirects RENAME TO django_redirects;
+   INSERT INTO packages (label, name) VALUES ('redirects', 'redirects');
+   UPDATE content_types SET package = 'redirects', python_module_name = 'redirects' WHERE package = 'core' AND python_module_name = 'redirects';
+   UPDATE auth_permissions SET package = 'redirects' WHERE package = 'core' AND codename IN ('add_redirect', 'change_redirect', 'delete_redirect');
+   }}}
+ * If you're using PostgreSQL, execute this additional SQL:
+   {{{
+   ALTER TABLE redirects_id_seq RENAME TO django_redirects_id_seq;
+   ALTER TABLE django_redirects ALTER COLUMN id DROP DEFAULT;
+   ALTER TABLE django_redirects ALTER COLUMN id SET DEFAULT nextval('public.django_redirects_id_seq'::text);
+   }}}
+ * Add {{{"django.contrib.redirects"}}} to your {{{INSTALLED_APPS}}}.
+ * Add {{{"django.contrib.redirects.middleware.RedirectFallbackMiddleware"}}} to your {{{MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES}}}.
+
+== Refactored RSS framework ==
+
+As of [1194], Django's RSS framework was refactored. This change should not affect most Django users, because the RSS framework was completely undocumented. The only users affected are people who reverse-engineered the framework, and WorldOnline.
+
+See the new [http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/syndication/ syndication docs]. For completeness, here's what changed:
+
+ * Created {{{django/contrib/syndication}}}.
+ * Removed {{{django/conf/urls/rss.py}}}. The syndication system doesn't require its own URLconf anymore.
+ * Moved {{{django/views/rss/rss.py}}} to {{{django/contrib/syndication/views.py}}} and refactored it so that {{{feed()}}} takes {{{url}}} and {{{feed_dict}}} instead of {{{slug}}} and {{{param}}}.
+ * Renamed {{{DefaultRssFeed}}} to {{{DefaultFeed}}} in {{{django/utils/feedgenerator.py}}}.
+ * RSS feeds are now specified as subclasses of {{{django.contrib.syndication.feeds.Feed}}} instead of {{{django.core.rss.FeedConfiguration}}}. Syntax is completely different.
+ * RSS feeds are now registered in URLconfs rather than in "magic" settings modules whose names end with "_rss".
+ * Templates for RSS titles and descriptions now live in a {{{feeds}}} directory, not an {{{rss}}} directory.
+
+== Changed field name and length for auth.User password_md5 field ==
+
+As of [1327], the {{{password_md5}}} field in the {{{auth.User}}} model, which is used for authentication in the Django admin, was renamed to {{{password}}}, and its length was changed from 32 to 128 to accomodate longer hashes and password metadata, such as which hash algorithm to use. This affects everybody who uses the Django authentication system -- including users of the Django admin.
+
+Execute the following SQL to restore auth functionality:
+
+ * PostgreSQL:
+{{{
+BEGIN;
+ALTER TABLE auth_users ADD COLUMN password varchar(128);
+UPDATE auth_users SET password = password_md5;
+ALTER TABLE auth_users ALTER COLUMN password SET NOT NULL;
+ALTER TABLE auth_users DROP COLUMN password_md5;
+COMMIT;
+}}}
+
+ * MySQL:
+{{{
+BEGIN;
+ALTER TABLE `auth_users` CHANGE `password_md5` `password` VARCHAR(128) NOT NULL;
+COMMIT;
+}}}
+
+ * SQLite:
+{{{
+BEGIN;
+ALTER TABLE auth_users RENAME TO auth_users_old;
+CREATE TABLE auth_users (
+    id integer NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+    username varchar(30) NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+    first_name varchar(30) NOT NULL,
+    last_name varchar(30) NOT NULL,
+    email varchar(75) NOT NULL,
+    password varchar(128) NOT NULL,
+    is_staff bool NOT NULL,
+    is_active bool NOT NULL,
+    is_superuser bool NOT NULL,
+    last_login datetime NOT NULL,
+    date_joined datetime NOT NULL
+);
+INSERT INTO auth_users (
+        id,
+        username,
+        first_name,
+        last_name,
+        email,
+        password,
+        is_staff,
+        is_active,
+        is_superuser,
+        last_login,
+        date_joined
+)
+SELECT * FROM auth_users_old;
+DROP TABLE auth_users_old;
+COMMIT;
+}}}
+
+== Template system changes ==
+
+As of [1443], we changed the way custom template tags and filters are registered. If you've written custom template tags or filters, you'll need to make a couple of changes:
+
+=== Filter arguments ===
+
+For any filters that don't take an argument, remove the second argument to the filter function.
+
+Old:
+{{{
+def lower(param, _):
+    return param.lower()
+}}}
+
+New:
+{{{
+def lower(param):
+    return param.lower()
+}}}
+
+The system now introspects the function's arguments to find out whether a filter argument is required.
+
+=== Change the way your tags/filters are registered ===
+
+Old way:
+{{{
+from django.core import template
+
+template.register_filter('lower', lower, False)
+template.register_tag('current_time', do_current_time)
+}}}
+
+New way:
+{{{
+from django.core import template
+
+register = template.Library()
+register.filter('lower', lower)
+register.tag('current_time', do_current_time)
+}}}
+
+=== Change template decorator calls ===
+
+If you're using the undocumented template decorators (simple_tag and inclusion_tag), change your calls to be members of the library class.
+
+Old way:
+{{{
+simple_tag(func)
+inclusion_tag('path/to/template')(func)
+}}}
+
+New way:
+{{{
+register.simple_tag(func)
+register.inclusion_tag('path/to/template')(func)
+}}}
+
+=== Change template tags that use filters ===
+
+Filters are compiled at compile time now. 
+
+Old way:
+{{{
+class SomethingNode(Node):
+    def __init__(self, filter_string):
+        self.filter_string = filter_string
+
+    def render(self, context):
+        var = resolve_variable_with_filters(self.filter_string, context)
+        return var
+
+def do_something(parser, token):
+    bits = token.split()
+    filter_string = bits[1]
+    return SomethingNode(filter_string)
+
+register_tag('something', do_something)
+}}}
+
+New way:
+{{{
+class SomethingNode(Node):
+    def __init__(self, filter_expr):
+        self.filter_expr = filter_expr
+
+    def render(self, context):
+        var = self.filter_expr.resolve(context)
+        return var
+
+def do_something(parser, token):
+    bits = token.split()
+    filter_string = bits[1]
+    filter_expr = parser.compile_filter(filter_string)
+    return SomethingNode(filter_expr)
+
+register.tag('something', do_something)
+}}}
+
+See [http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/templates_python/#writing-custom-template-filters Writing custom template filters] and [http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/templates_python/#writing-custom-template-tags Writing custom template tags] for full documentation.
+
+=== Templates ===
+
+Templates that are included in another template using {{{{% include %}}}} or {{{{% ssi %}}}}, or extend a template using {{{{% extends %}}}}, must explicitly {{{{% load %}}}} all libraries they need for their tags and filters. Some templates may have worked in the past due to previous requests registering tags : this will no longer work.
+
+== Added support for non-named groups in URLconf regular expressions ==
+
+As of [1470], Django URLconfs support non-named groups in URLconf regular expressions. This means you no longer have to specify the name of each group.
+
+For example, this old syntax:
+{{{
+(r'^(?P<item_id>\d{1,3})/$', 'foo.item_detail'),
+}}}
+
+Can be shortened to this syntax:
+{{{
+(r'^(\d{1,3})/$', 'foo.item_detail'),
+}}}
+
+The algorithm it follows is: If there are any named groups, it will use those, ignoring all non-named groups. Otherwise, it will pass all non-named groups as positional arguments. In both cases, it will pass any {{{extra_kwargs}}} as keyword arguments.
+
+The old syntax (named groups) still works. Use that in cases where you can't (or don't want to) couple the order of URL parameters with the order of your view function arguments.
+
+There are two small backwards-incompatibilities about this change:
+
+ * If you've written custom middleware that implements {{{process_view()}}}, you'll need to change it so it takes {{{view_args}}} and {{{view_kwargs}}} arguments instead of {{{param_dict}}}:
+
+   {{{
+   def process_view(self, request, view_func, view_args, view_kwargs)
+   }}}
+
+ * On the off chance you have legacy URLconfs that have NO captured items but DO use capturing parenthesis (which until now would have had no effect), you'll need to either change your view code to accept the captured values, or uncapture them.
+
+== Changed behavior of MultiValueDict.items() ==
+
+In [1504], the {{{MultiValueDict}}} (and {{{QueryDict}}}) {{{items()}}} method was changed to return the *last* member of each list rather than the full list.
+
+This probably doesn't affect anybody, but it's listed here for completeness.
+
+Old behavior:
+{{{
+>>> q = QueryDict('a=1&a=2')
+>>> q.items()
+[('a', ['1', 2'])]
+}}}
+
+New behavior:
+{{{
+>>> q = QueryDict('a=1&a=2')
+>>> q.items()
+[('a', '2')]
+}}}
+
+To emulate the old behavior, use the new {{{lists()}}} method:
+
+{{{
+>>> q = QueryDict('a=1&a=2')
+>>> q.lists()
+[('a', ['1', 2'])]
+}}}
+
+== Removed undocumented '_or' database API parameter ==
+
+As of [1508], the {{{_or}}} parameter no longer works. Use the new {{{complex}}} parameter. This likely doesn't affect anybody except World Online, because {{{_or}}} has been undocumented and vehemently discouraged on the mailing list.
+
+== Removed the magic ==
+
+As of [2809], the [wiki:RemovingTheMagic magic-removal branch] has been merged. There's a LONG list of backwards-incompatible changes, and they're all documented on the RemovingTheMagic wiki page.
+