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 For more information see the [browser enhancements documentation].    
 
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+# Standard HttpRequest attributes
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+As REST framework's `Request` extends Django's `HttpRequest`, all the other standard attributes and methods are also available.  For example the `request.META` dictionary is available as normal.
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+Note that due to implementation reasons the `Request` class does not inherit from `HttpRequest` class, but instead extends the class using composition.
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 [cite]: https://groups.google.com/d/topic/django-developers/dxI4qVzrBY4/discussion
 [parsers documentation]: parsers.md
 [authentication documentation]: authentication.md