============================================ Django 1.8 release notes - UNDER DEVELOPMENT ============================================ Welcome to Django 1.8! These release notes cover the `new features`_, as well as some `backwards incompatible changes`_ you'll want to be aware of when upgrading from Django 1.6 or older versions. We've also dropped some features, which are detailed in :ref:`our deprecation plan `, and we've `begun the deprecation process for some features`_. .. _`new features`: `What's new in Django 1.8`_ .. _`backwards incompatible changes`: `Backwards incompatible changes in 1.8`_ .. _`begun the deprecation process for some features`: `Features deprecated in 1.8`_ Python compatibility ==================== Like Django 1.7, Django 1.8 requires Python 2.7 or above, though we **highly recommend** the latest minor release. What's new in Django 1.8 ======================== ... Minor features ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ :mod:`django.contrib.admin` ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * ... :mod:`django.contrib.auth` ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * ... :mod:`django.contrib.formtools` ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * ... :mod:`django.contrib.gis` ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * ... :mod:`django.contrib.messages` ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * ... :mod:`django.contrib.redirects` ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * ... :mod:`django.contrib.sessions` ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * ... :mod:`django.contrib.sitemaps` ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * ... :mod:`django.contrib.sites` ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * ... :mod:`django.contrib.staticfiles` ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * ... :mod:`django.contrib.syndication` ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * ... Cache ^^^^^ * ... Email ^^^^^ * ... File Storage ^^^^^^^^^^^^ * ... File Uploads ^^^^^^^^^^^^ * ... Forms ^^^^^ * Form widgets now render attributes with a value of ``True`` or ``False`` as HTML5 boolean attributes. Internationalization ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * ... Management Commands ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * ... Models ^^^^^^ * ... Signals ^^^^^^^ * ... Templates ^^^^^^^^^ * ... Requests and Responses ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * ... Tests ^^^^^ * ... Validators ^^^^^^^^^^ * ... Backwards incompatible changes in 1.8 ===================================== .. warning:: In addition to the changes outlined in this section, be sure to review the :doc:`deprecation plan ` for any features that have been removed. If you haven't updated your code within the deprecation timeline for a given feature, its removal may appear as a backwards incompatible change. ... Miscellaneous ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * ... .. _deprecated-features-1.8: Features deprecated in 1.8 ========================== ...