S3Boto3StorageImportError ==> ImportError: cannot import name 'force_text' from 'django.utils.encoding'

[wilberhdezmp]

I just upgraded to Django 4.0.x (using boto3 v1.17.39) but getting error below.
I looked around changelog in this repo for any mention but nothing related in workaround (i.e., force_str) for removed django.utils.encoding.force_text()
Any idea where I can find this info?

    from storages.backends.s3boto3 import S3Boto3Storage
...
    from django.utils.encoding import (
ImportError: cannot import name 'force_text' from 'django.utils.encoding' 

Looks like in Django4 these have been remove, django.utils.encoding.force_text() and smart_text().
features-removed-in-4-0

[nateprewitt]

Hi @wilberhdezmp, I believe you may have the wrong repository. The classes you're using aren't maintained by AWS and it doesn't look like Boto3 is actually used in this import chain.

You'll likely want to file an issue with django-storage if you've already updated to the latest version.

[nateprewitt]

At a quick glance, it appears django-storage hasn't released a version which supports Django 4.0.

[wilberhdezmp]

Thanks @nateprewitt - appreciate the help ==> django-storages changelog