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Validation on update/modify

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Description

How do I enforce a custom vailidation on update/modify operation? Both clean method and attribute.validate don't work, they work only on save()
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No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by reproducing the difference between save() and update/modify, then trace the clean method and attribute.validate paths; done requires a clearly defined validation behavior for update/modify and a regression test covering it.

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Assessment

Tech stack
mongodb, python
Domain
backend, databases
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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