Don't use default_empty_html value for partial updates. Closes #2118.

encode · Nov 25, 2014 · 06fd63d · 06fd63d · davidfischer-ch · Nov 25, 2014
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diff --git a/rest_framework/fields.py b/rest_framework/fields.py
@@ -262,7 +262,11 @@ def get_value(self, dictionary):
         if html.is_html_input(dictionary):
             # HTML forms will represent empty fields as '', and cannot
             # represent None or False values directly.
-            ret = dictionary.get(self.field_name, '')
+            if self.field_name not in dictionary:
+                if getattr(self.root, 'partial', False):
+                    return empty
+                return self.default_empty_html
+            ret = dictionary[self.field_name]
             return self.default_empty_html if (ret == '') else ret
         return dictionary.get(self.field_name, empty)