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diff --git a/rest_framework/serializers.py b/rest_framework/serializers.py index de0d026d..3783b285 100644 --- a/rest_framework/serializers.py +++ b/rest_framework/serializers.py @@ -565,6 +565,14 @@ class ModelSerializer(Serializer): * A set of default fields are automatically populated. * A set of default validators are automatically populated. * Default `.create()` and `.update()` implementations are provided. + + The process of automatically determining a set of serializer fields + based on the model fields is reasonably complex, but you almost certainly + don't need to dig into the implemention. + + If the `ModelSerializer` class *doesn't* generate the set of fields that + you need you should either declare the extra/differing fields explicitly on + the serializer class, or simply use a `Serializer` class. """ _field_mapping = ClassLookupDict({ models.AutoField: IntegerField, |