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		Kiro on July 14, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Django REST framework 3.4 Released So I went and had a look at the quickstart and the first thing it talked about was serializers. Why is that even necessary?

asimuvPR on July 14, 2016 | [–]

Because they are a core component of the library. Its a big part of the utility it offers. They assume someone looking to use it already knows enough django basics.

davesque on July 14, 2016 | [–]

IMHO, the concept makes a lot of sense. They're basically just more generalized forms.

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