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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/rest_framework/fields.py b/rest_framework/fields.py
index a788ecf2..d6689c4e 100644
--- a/rest_framework/fields.py
+++ b/rest_framework/fields.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class Field(object):
creation_counter = 0
empty = ''
type_name = None
+ partial = False
_use_files = None
form_field_class = forms.CharField
@@ -53,7 +54,8 @@ class Field(object):
self.parent = parent
self.root = parent.root or parent
self.context = self.root.context
- if self.root.partial:
+ self.partial = self.root.partial
+ if self.partial:
self.required = False
def field_from_native(self, data, files, field_name, into):
@@ -186,7 +188,7 @@ class WritableField(Field):
else:
native = data[field_name]
except KeyError:
- if self.default is not None and not self.root.partial:
+ if self.default is not None and not self.partial:
# Note: partial updates shouldn't set defaults
native = self.default
else: