django/docs/releases/3.2.txt

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Django 3.2 release notes - UNDER DEVELOPMENT
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*Expected April 2021*

Welcome to Django 3.2!

These release notes cover the :ref:`new features <whats-new-3.2>`, as well as
some :ref:`backwards incompatible changes <backwards-incompatible-3.2>` you'll
want to be aware of when upgrading from Django 3.1 or earlier. We've
:ref:`begun the deprecation process for some features
<deprecated-features-3.2>`.

See the :doc:`/howto/upgrade-version` guide if you're updating an existing
project.

Django 3.2 is designated as a :term:`long-term support release
<Long-term support release>`. It will receive security updates for at least
three years after its release. Support for the previous LTS, Django 2.2, will
end in April 2022.

Python compatibility
====================

Django 3.2 supports Python 3.6, 3.7, and 3.8. We **highly recommend** and only
officially support the latest release of each series.

.. _whats-new-3.2:

What's new in Django 3.2
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Minor features
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:mod:`django.contrib.admin`
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:mod:`django.contrib.admindocs`
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:mod:`django.contrib.auth`
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* The default iteration count for the PBKDF2 password hasher is increased from
  216,000 to 260,000.

:mod:`django.contrib.contenttypes`
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:mod:`django.contrib.gis`
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:mod:`django.contrib.messages`
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:mod:`django.contrib.postgres`
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:mod:`django.contrib.redirects`
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:mod:`django.contrib.sessions`
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:mod:`django.contrib.sitemaps`
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:mod:`django.contrib.sites`
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:mod:`django.contrib.staticfiles`
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:mod:`django.contrib.syndication`
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Cache
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CSRF
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Email
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Error Reporting
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File Storage
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File Uploads
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Forms
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Generic Views
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Internationalization
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Logging
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Management Commands
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Migrations
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Models
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Requests and Responses
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Security
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Serialization
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Signals
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Templates
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Tests
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URLs
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Utilities
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Validators
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.. _backwards-incompatible-3.2:

Backwards incompatible changes in 3.2
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Database backend API
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This section describes changes that may be needed in third-party database
backends.

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:mod:`django.contrib.gis`
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* Support for PostGIS 2.2 is removed.

Dropped support for PostgreSQL 9.5
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Upstream support for PostgreSQL 9.5 ends in February 2021. Django 3.2 supports
PostgreSQL 9.6 and higher.

Miscellaneous
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* The undocumented ``SpatiaLiteOperations.proj4_version()`` method is renamed
  to ``proj_version()``.

.. _deprecated-features-3.2:

Features deprecated in 3.2
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Miscellaneous
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