What's New In FormEncode 1.2
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This article explains the latest changes in `FormEncode` version 1.2.5 as
compared to its predecessor, `FormEncode` 1.2.4. Further releases in the 1.2.x series will be solely bug fix releases. The next major version will be the 1.3.x series.

Project Changes
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* New official BitBucket code repository at `formencode/official-formencode
  <http://bitbucket.org/formencode/official-formencode>`_.

Feature Additions
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- The method `field_is_empty` was added to
    :class:`formencode.validators.FormValidator` so subclasses can use the same
    logic for emptiness and users can override it if necessary.

Backwards Incompatibilities
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- The view attribute is no longer considered special when scanning Compound
    validators and Schemas for validators.

- The :class:`formencode.validators.RequireIfMissing` and `RequireIfPresent` form
    validators now use the same empty/missing logic as the `is_empty` method of
    :class:`formencode.api.FancyValidator`.

- Validators can say if they accept containers (list, tuple, set, etc) and schema will
    actively refuse those values if a validator does not allow them.

Documentation Enhancements
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- Superceded news with whatsnew documents that will be archived for each
    version. Archived all news prior to 1.2.5 in :doc:`/whatsnew-0-to-1.2.4`.
