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 Generic views
 =============
 
+
+.. versionchanged:: 1.3
+
+.. note::
+
+    From Django 1.3, function-based generic views have been deprecated in favor
+    of a class-based approach, described in the class-based views :doc:`topic
+    guide </topics/class-based-views>` and :doc:`detailed reference
+    </ref/class-based-views>`.
+
 Writing Web applications can be monotonous, because we repeat certain patterns
 again and again. Django tries to take away some of that monotony at the model
 and template layers, but Web developers also experience this boredom at the view