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[Pydantic v2.10](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/releases/tag/v2.10.0) is now available!
You can install it now from [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/pydantic/):

```bash
pip install --upgrade pydantic
```

This release features the work of over 30 contributors! In this post, we'll cover the highlights of the release.
You can see the full changelog on [GitHub](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/compare/v2.9.2...v2.10.0/).

For this release, we focused on adding a variety of [new features](#new-features) and bug fixes.
We'll be pivoting to a focus on performance improvements in the next release, v2.11.

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## Quick Reference:

* [New Features](#new-features)
    * [Support for partial validation with `experimental_allow_partial](#support-for-partial-validation-with-experimental_allow_partial)
    * [Support default factories taking validated data as an argument](#support-default-factories-taking-validated-data-as-an-argument)
    * [Support for `typing.Unpack` with `@validate_call`](#support-for-typingunpack-with-validate_call)
    * [Support compiled patterns in `protected_namespaces`](#support-compiled-patterns-in-protected_namespaces)
    * [Support `defer_build` for `TypeAdapter` and Pydantic `dataclass`es](#support-defer_build-for-typeadapter-and-pydantic-dataclasses)
    * [Support for `fractions.Fraction`](#support-for-fractionsfraction)
    * [Incompatibility warnings for mixing v1 and v2 models](#incompatibility-warnings-for-mixing-v1-and-v2-models)
    * [Expose public `sort` method for JSON schema generation](#expose-public-sort-method-for-json-schema-generation)
    * [Allow for subclassing of `ValidationError` and `PydanticCustomError`](#allow-for-subclassing-of-validationerror-and-pydanticcustomerror)
* [Performance Improvements](#performance-improvements)
* [Changes](#changes)
    * [Relax `protected_namespace` config default](#relax-protected_namespace-config-default)
    * [Deprecation of the `schema_generator` config argument](#deprecation-of-the-schema_generator-config-argument)
    * [Use `b64decode` and `b64encode` for `Base64Bytes` type](#use-b64decode-and-b64encode-for-base64bytes-and-base64str-types)
    * [Revalidate parametrized generics if instance's origin is subclass of original](#revalidate-parametrized-generics-if-instances-origin-is-subclass-of-original-class)
    * [Migrate to subclassing instead of annotated approach for Pydantic URL types](#migrate-to-subclassing-instead-of-annotated-approach-for-pydantic-url-types)
    * [Tidy up JSON schema generation for `Literals` and `Enum`s](#tidy-up-json-schema-generation-for-literals-and-enums)
    * [Support dates all the way to 1BC](#support-dates-all-the-way-to-1bc)

## New Features

### Support for partial validation with `experimental_allow_partial`

Perhaps the most exciting new feature in v2.10 is support for partial validation.
This allows you to validate an incomplete JSON string, or a Python object representing incomplete input data.

Partial validation is particularly helpful when processing the output of an LLM, where the model streams structured responses, and you may wish to begin validating the stream while you're still receiving data (e.g. to show partial data to users).

We've written [extensive documentation](https://pydantic.dev/docs/validation/2.10/concepts/experimental/#partial-validation) for this partial feature.

Right now, support for this is only available for [`TypeAdapter`](https://pydantic.dev/docs/validation/2.10/api/pydantic/type_adapter/) instances,
but support will likely be added for `BaseModel`s and Pydantic `dataclass`es soon.

```py
from pydantic import TypeAdapter, BaseModel
from typing import Literal


class UserRecord(BaseModel):
    id: int
    name: str
    role: Literal['admin', 'user']


ta = TypeAdapter(list[UserRecord])
# allow_partial if the input is a python object
d = ta.validate_python(
    [
        {'id': '1', 'name': 'Alice', 'role': 'user'},
        {'id': '1', 'name': 'Ben', 'role': 'user'},
        {'id': '1', 'name': 'Char'},
    ],
    experimental_allow_partial=True,
)
print(d)
#> [UserRecord(id=1, name='Alice', role='user'), UserRecord(id=1, name='Ben', role='user')]

# allow_partial if the input is a json string
d = ta.validate_json(
    '[{"id":"1","name":"Alice","role":"user"},{"id":"1","name":"Ben","role":"user"},{"id":"1","name":"Char"}]',
    experimental_allow_partial=True,
)
print(d)
#> [UserRecord(id=1, name='Alice', role='user'), UserRecord(id=1, name='Ben', role='user')]
```

We're eager to get your feedback on this experimental feature so that we can finalize the API before migrating to first class support.
If you have any questions or feedback, please open a [GitHub discussion](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/discussions/new/choose),
or if you encounter any bugs, please open a [GitHub issue](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/issues/new/choose).

PR reference: [#10748](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/10748)

### Support default factories taking validated data as an argument

Pydantic now supports default factories that take already validated data as an argument, so you can define dependent defaults.

For example:

```py
from pydantic import BaseModel


class Model(BaseModel):
    a: int = 1
    b: int = Field(default_factory=lambda data: data['a'] * 2)

model = Model()
assert model.b == 2
```

Check out our [dependent default factories](https://pydantic.dev/docs/validation/2.10/concepts/fields/#default-values) to learn more.

PR reference: [#10678](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/10678)

### Support for `typing.Unpack` with `@validate_call`

Pydantic supports the use of [`typing.Unpack`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Unpack) to specify variadic keyword arguments in
[`@validate_call`](https://pydantic.dev/docs/validation/2.10/api/pydantic/validate_call/#pydantic.validate_call_decorator.validate_call) decorated functions.

Here's an example:

```py
from typing import Required, TypedDict, Unpack

from pydantic import ValidationError, validate_call, with_config


@with_config({'strict': True})
class TD(TypedDict, total=False):
    a: int
    b: Required[str]


@validate_call
def foo(**kwargs: Unpack[TD]):
    pass


foo(a=1, b='test')
foo(b='test')

try:
    foo(a='1')
except ValidationError as e:
    print(e)
    """
    2 validation errors for foo
    a
    Input should be a valid integer [type=int_type, input_value='1', input_type=str]
        For further information visit https://errors.pydantic.dev/2.10/v/int_type
    b
    Field required [type=missing, input_value={'a': '1'}, input_type=dict]
        For further information visit https://errors.pydantic.dev/2.10/v/missing
    """
```

`foo` also has full type checking support here, so the invalid call to `foo(a='1')` will be caught by your type checker as well.

Implementation: [#10416](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/10416)

### Support compiled patterns in `protected_namespaces`

We've implemented support for compiled patterns (regexes) in the `protected_namespaces` setting.
This allows for more flexibility in defining protected namespaces, compared to the previous prefix-based approach.

This was added in conjunction with [Relaxing the `protected_namespace` config default](#relax-protected_namespace-config-default).

```py
import re
import warnings

from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict

with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as caught_warnings:
    warnings.simplefilter('always')  # Catch all warnings

    class Model(BaseModel):
        safe_field: str
        also_protect_field: str
        protect_this: str

        model_config = ConfigDict(
            protected_namespaces=(
                'protect_me_',
                'also_protect_',
                re.compile('^protect_this$'),
            )
        )

for warning in caught_warnings:
    print(f'{warning.message}')
    '''
    Field "also_protect_field" in Model has conflict with protected namespace "also_protect_".
    You may be able to resolve this warning by setting `model_config['protected_namespaces'] = ('protect_me_', re.compile('^protect_this$'))`.

    Field "protect_this" in Model has conflict with protected namespace "re.compile('^protect_this$')".
    You may be able to resolve this warning by setting `model_config['protected_namespaces'] = ('protect_me_', 'also_protect_')`.
    '''
```

More docs: [`ConfigDict.protected_namespaces`](https://pydantic.dev/docs/validation/2.10/api/pydantic/config/#pydantic.config.ConfigDict.protected_namespaces)

Implementation details: [#10522](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/10522)

### Support `defer_build` for `TypeAdapter` and Pydantic `dataclass`es

[`defer_build`](https://pydantic.dev/docs/validation/2.10/api/pydantic/config/#pydantic.config.ConfigDict.defer_build) is a
Pydantic [`ConfigDict`](https://pydantic.dev/docs/validation/2.10/api/pydantic/config/#pydantic.config.ConfigDict) setting that allows you to defer the building
of Pydantic core schemas, validators, and serializers until the first validation, or until manual building is triggered.

This can bring **significant performance benefits** for application startup time, especially for large applications with many models.

In v2.10, we've introduced support for this setting to [Pydantic dataclasses](https://pydantic.dev/docs/validation/2.10/concepts/dataclasses/)
and [`TypeAdapter`](https://pydantic.dev/docs/validation/2.10/api/pydantic/type_adapter/) instances.

Here's how you might defer schema building for a [`TypeAdapter`](https://pydantic.dev/docs/validation/2.10/api/pydantic/type_adapter/) instance:

```py
from pydantic import ConfigDict, TypeAdapter

ta = TypeAdapter('MyInt', config=ConfigDict(defer_build=True))

# some time later, the forward reference is defined
MyInt = int

ta.rebuild()  # (1)!
assert ta.validate_python(1) == 1
```

1. Manual rebuild triggered with the `rebuild` method, similar to the `model_rebuild` method for `BaseModel` subclasses.

For more information, see the additional documentation below.

* [`TypeAdapter` rebuilds](https://pydantic.dev/docs/validation/2.10/concepts/type_adapter/#rebuilding-a-typeadapters-schema)
* [Pydantic `dataclass` rebuilds](https://pydantic.dev/docs/validation/2.10/api/pydantic/dataclasses/#pydantic.dataclasses.rebuild_dataclass)

PR reference: [#10313](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/10318), [#10329](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/10329),
and [#10537](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/10537)

### Support for `fractions.Fraction`

[`fractions.Fraction`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/fractions.html#fractions.Fraction) is now supported as a first class type in Pydantic.
You can validate strings, `fraction.Fraction` instances, and `float`, `int`, and `decimal.Decimal` instances.
`fractions.Fraction` types are serialized as strings to ensure round-trip safety.

```py
from pydantic import TypeAdapter
from fractions import Fraction
from decimal import Decimal

fraction_adapter = TypeAdapter(Fraction)

assert fraction_adapter.validate_python('3/2') == Fraction(3, 2)
assert fraction_adapter.validate_python(Fraction(3, 2)) == Fraction(3, 2)
assert fraction_adapter.validate_python(Decimal('1.5')) == Fraction(3, 2)
assert fraction_adapter.validate_python(1.5) == Fraction(3, 2)

assert fraction_adapter.dump_python(Fraction(3, 2)) == '3/2'
```

For implementation details, see [PR #10318](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/10318)

### Incompatibility warnings for mixing v1 and v2 models

In [#10431](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/10431) and [#10432](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/10432), we've
added more helpful warnings for users who mistakenly mix v1 and v2 models. This should make the v1 -> v2 migration process easier.

If you try to use a v1 model with a v2 model, you'll see a warning like this:

```py
from pydantic import BaseModel as BaseModelV2
from pydantic.v1 import BaseModel as BaseModelV1

class V1Model(BaseModelV1):
    ...

class V2Model(BaseModelV2):
    inner: V1Model

"""
UserWarning: Nesting V1 models inside V2 models is not supported. Please upgrade V1Model to V2.
"""
```

If you try to use a v2 model with a v1 model, you'll see a warning like this:

```py
from pydantic import BaseModel as BaseModelV2
from pydantic.v1 import BaseModel as BaseModelV1

class V2Model(BaseModelV2):
    ...

class V1Model(BaseModelV1):
    inner: V2Model

"""
UserWarning: Mixing V1 and V2 models is not supported. `V2Model` is a V2 model.
"""
```

### Expose public `sort` method for JSON schema generation

Pydantic supports [customizing JSON schema generation](https://pydantic.dev/docs/validation/2.10/concepts/json_schema/#customizing-the-json-schema-generation-process)
in a variety of ways, one of which being subclassing of the [`GenerateJsonSchema`](https://pydantic.dev/docs/validation/2.10/api/pydantic/json_schema/#pydantic.json_schema.GenerateJsonSchema) class.

In this release, we've made the `sort` method public, allowing you to
[sort JSON schema](https://pydantic.dev/docs/validation/2.10/concepts/json_schema/#json-schema-sorting) keys in a custom way.

By default, we sort the JSON schema keys, excluding `properties`, in order to maintain field order as defined in a model.
If you'd prefer to sort the keys in a different way, you can subclass `GenerateJsonSchema` and override the `sort` method.

Below, we skip sorting the schema values at all:

```py
import json
from typing import Optional

from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
from pydantic.json_schema import GenerateJsonSchema, JsonSchemaValue


class MyGenerateJsonSchema(GenerateJsonSchema):
    def sort(
        self, value: JsonSchemaValue, parent_key: Optional[str] = None
    ) -> JsonSchemaValue:
        """No-op, we don't want to sort schema values at all."""
        return value


class Bar(BaseModel):
    c: str
    b: str
    a: str = Field(json_schema_extra={'c': 'hi', 'b': 'hello', 'a': 'world'})


json_schema = Bar.model_json_schema(schema_generator=MyGenerateJsonSchema)
print(json.dumps(json_schema, indent=2))
"""
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "c": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "C"
    },
    "b": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "B"
    },
    "a": {
      "type": "string",
      "c": "hi",
      "b": "hello",
      "a": "world",
      "title": "A"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "c",
    "b",
    "a"
  ],
  "title": "Bar"
}
"""
```

PR reference: [#10595](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/10595)

### Allow for subclassing of `ValidationError` and `PydanticCustomError`

You can now subclass `ValidationError` and `PydanticCustomError` to create custom error classes.
This can be helpful if you want to raise custom exceptions in your custom validators that might have different behavior than the default `ValidationError`.

<!-- TODO: I don't really want to add an example here, this doesn't add as much utility as we expected. Maybe we should just not highlight this. -->

Implementation details: [pydantic-core#1413](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-core/pull/1413)

## Performance Improvements

While we didn't emphasize performance improvements in this release as much as we have in the past, we did make some internal changes that should improve performance in some cases. Specifically, we made the following changes:

* Optimize namespace management and reduce unnecessary copies in [#10530](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/10530)
* Skip unnecessary copies during schema cleaning in [#10286](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/10286)
* Defer JSON schema related computations until needed in [#10675](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/10675)

## Changes

### Relax `protected_namespace` config default

Pydantic's [`ConfigDict`](https://pydantic.dev/docs/validation/2.10/api/pydantic/config/#pydantic.config.ConfigDict) has a `protected_namespaces` setting
that allows you to define a namespace of strings and/or patterns that prevent models from having fields with names that conflict with them.

Before v2.10, Pydantic used `('model_',)` as the default value for the `protected_namespaces` config setting to
prevent collisions between model attributes and `BaseModel`'s own methods. This was changed in v2.10 given feedback that
this restriction was limiting in AI and data science contexts, where it is common to have fields with names like `model_id`, `model_input`, `model_output`, etc.

Now, the default value is `('model_dump', 'model_validate',)`. We believe this is a good balance between preventing collisions with core `BaseModel` methods
and allowing for more flexibility in model field naming.

For more details, see [these docs](https://pydantic.dev/docs/validation/2.10/api/pydantic/config/#pydantic.config.ConfigDict.protected_namespaces).
We've also added support for [compiled patterns](#support-compiled-patterns-in-protected_namespaces) in this setting which enhances the flexibility of this feature.

Reference: [PR #10441](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/10441) and [Issue #10315](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/issues/10315)

### Deprecation of the `schema_generator` config argument

In versions prior to v2.10, we exposed a `schema_generator` argument in Pydantic's [`ConfigDict`](https://pydantic.dev/docs/validation/2.10/api/pydantic/config/#pydantic.config.ConfigDict).
This argument served as a hook into customizing the `GenerateJsonSchema` class. This argument was advertised as experimental + subject to change in minor releases.

As we look to further improve performance, we've decided it's best to once again make the core schema generator logic private so that we have
flexibility to make significant changes in the name of performance.

We hope to once again make customization of this (or the resultant) class public, once the API is more stable and core schema building is more performant.
If you're running into issues due to the deprecation of this config setting, we'd you to open a
[GitHub issue](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/issues/new/choose) with your use case details. Thanks!

Reference: [#10303](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/10303)

### Use `b64decode` and `b64encode` for `Base64Bytes` and `Base64Str` types

In versions of Pydantic prior to v2.10, `Base64Bytes` used [`base64.encodebytes`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/base64.html#base64.encodebytes)
and [`base64.decodebytes`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/base64.html#base64.decodebytes) functions. According to the [base64 documentation](https://docs.python.org/3/library/base64.html),
these methods are considered legacy implementation, and thus, Pydantic v2.10+ now uses the modern
[`base64.b64encode`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/base64.html#base64.b64encode) and [`base64.b64decode`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/base64.html#base64.b64decode) functions.

If you'd like to replicate the old behavior, see [these docs](https://pydantic.dev/docs/validation/2.10/api/pydantic/types/#pydantic.types.Base64Bytes) for instructions.

PR: [#10486](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/10486)

### Revalidate parametrized generics if instance's origin is subclass of original class

This is more of a bug fix than a change, but it's worth noting here. This should result in more intuitive generic validation behavior
than was active in previous versions.

Simply put, when using nested generic models, Pydantic sometimes performs revalidation in an attempt to produce the most intuitive validation result.
Specifically, if you have a field of type `GenericModel[SomeType]` and you validate data like `GenericModel[SomeCompatibleType]` against this field,
we will inspect the data, recognize that the input data is sort of a "loose" subclass of `GenericModel`, and revalidate the contained `SomeCompatibleType` data.

This adds some validation overhead, but makes things more intuitive for cases like that shown below:

```py
from typing import Any, Generic, TypeVar

from pydantic import BaseModel

T = TypeVar('T')


class GenericModel(BaseModel, Generic[T]):
    a: T


class Model(BaseModel):
    inner: GenericModel[Any]


print(repr(Model.model_validate(Model(inner=GenericModel[int](a=1)))))
#> Model(inner=GenericModel[Any](a=1))
```

See the "implementation details" section of these [new docs](https://pydantic.dev/docs/validation/dev/concepts/models/#generic-models)
for more details.

Implementation details: [#10666](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/10666)

### Migrate to subclassing instead of annotated approach for Pydantic url types

We've improved the behavior of Pydantic URL types by building them as concrete subclasses of a base URL type
as opposed to using `Annotated` with `UrlConstraints` to define URL variations.

This is better, as we can now:
* Define appropriate types for URL attributes (like `host`) based on the constraints for a given URL type
* Properly initialize URL subclasses with validation against said constraints (can't safely do this with `Annotated` types)
* Do proper `isinstance` checks on URL subclasses

For example:

```py
from pydantic import AnyHttpUrl, AnyUrl, TypeAdapter

any_http_url = AnyHttpUrl('https://localhost')
assert isinstance(any_http_url, AnyUrl)
assert isinstance(any_http_url, AnyHttpUrl)

url = TypeAdapter(AnyUrl).validate_python(any_http_url)
assert url is any_http_url
```

Implementation: [#10662](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/10662)

### Tidy up JSON schema generation for `Literals` and `Enum`s

Here's what JSON schema generation for `Literals` and `Enum`s looked like in v2.10:

```py
import json
from enum import Enum
from typing import Literal

from pydantic import BaseModel


class PrimaryColor(str, Enum):
    red = 'red'
    yellow = 'yellow'
    blue = 'blue'


class Painting(BaseModel):
    color: PrimaryColor
    medium: Literal['canvas', 'paper']
    name: Literal['my_painting']


print(json.dumps(Painting.model_json_schema(), indent=4))
"""
{
    "$defs": {
        "PrimaryColor": {
            "enum": [
                "red",
                "yellow",
                "blue"
            ],
            "title": "PrimaryColor",
            "type": "string"
        }
    },
    "properties": {
        "color": {
            "$ref": "#/$defs/PrimaryColor"
        },
        "medium": {
            "enum": [
                "canvas",
                "paper"
            ],
            "title": "Medium",
            "type": "string"
        },
        "name": {
            "const": "my_painting",
            "title": "Name",
            "type": "string"
        }
    },
    "required": [
        "color",
        "medium",
        "name"
    ],
    "title": "Painting",
    "type": "object"
}
"""
```

Associated PR: [#10692](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/10692)

### Support dates all the way to 1BC

Simple as that!

```py
from datetime import datetime

from pydantic import BaseModel


class Model(BaseModel):
    dt: datetime


m = Model(dt='1000-01-01T00:00:00+00:00')
print(m.model_dump())
# > {'dt': datetime.datetime(1000, 1, 1, 0, 0, tzinfo=TzInfo(UTC))}
```

Implementation reference: [pydantic/speedate#77](https://github.com/pydantic/speedate/pull/77)

## Conclusion

We're excited to share that Pydantic v2.10.0 is here, and it's the most feature-rich version of Pydantic yet.
If you have any questions or feedback, please open a [GitHub discussion](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/discussions/new/choose).
If you encounter any bugs, please open a [GitHub issue](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/issues/new/choose).

Thank you to all of our contributors for making this release possible!
We would especially like to acknowledge the following individuals for their significant contributions to this release:

-   [@kc0506](https://github.com/kc0506)
-   [@changhc](https://github.com/changhc)
-   [@Youssefares](https://github.com/Youssefares)

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