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		theptip on Nov 2, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Django REST framework 3.7 released I use a lot of custom Serializers (not tied to any Model), and lots of SerializerMethodFields to selectively override generated ModelSerializer fields; this can get you quite far. I agree with your point that the further afield you go, the less you gain from the framework, though.

stavros on Nov 2, 2017 [–]

That's what I ended up doing, if I recall correctly, but the docs on this were pretty much non existent.

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