Use request.QUERY_PARAMS internally

(instead of request.GET)

rest_framework/filters.py

@@ -54,6 +54,6 @@ class DjangoFilterBackend(BaseFilterBackend):
         filter_class = self.get_filter_class(view)
 
         if filter_class:
-            return filter_class(request.GET, queryset=queryset)
+            return filter_class(request.QUERY_PARAMS, queryset=queryset)
 
         return queryset

rest_framework/negotiation.py

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class DefaultContentNegotiation(BaseContentNegotiation):
         """
         # Allow URL style format override.  eg. "?format=json
         format_query_param = self.settings.URL_FORMAT_OVERRIDE
-        format = format_suffix or request.GET.get(format_query_param)
+        format = format_suffix or request.QUERY_PARAMS.get(format_query_param)
 
         if format:
             renderers = self.filter_renderers(renderers, format)
@@ -80,5 +80,5 @@ class DefaultContentNegotiation(BaseContentNegotiation):
         Allows URL style accept override.  eg. "?accept=application/json"
         """
         header = request.META.get('HTTP_ACCEPT', '*/*')
-        header = request.GET.get(self.settings.URL_ACCEPT_OVERRIDE, header)
+        header = request.QUERY_PARAMS.get(self.settings.URL_ACCEPT_OVERRIDE, header)
         return [token.strip() for token in header.split(',')]

rest_framework/renderers.py

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class JSONPRenderer(JSONRenderer):
         Determine the name of the callback to wrap around the json output.
         """
         request = renderer_context.get('request', None)
-        params = request and request.GET or {}
+        params = request and request.QUERY_PARAMS or {}
         return params.get(self.callback_parameter, self.default_callback)
 
     def render(self, data, accepted_media_type=None, renderer_context=None):

rest_framework/tests/negotiation.py

 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.test.client import RequestFactory
 from rest_framework.negotiation import DefaultContentNegotiation
+from rest_framework.request import Request
+
 
 factory = RequestFactory()
 
@@ -22,16 +24,16 @@ class TestAcceptedMediaType(TestCase):
         return self.negotiator.select_renderer(request, self.renderers)
 
     def test_client_without_accept_use_renderer(self):
-        request = factory.get('/')
+        request = Request(factory.get('/'))
         accepted_renderer, accepted_media_type = self.select_renderer(request)
         self.assertEquals(accepted_media_type, 'application/json')
 
     def test_client_underspecifies_accept_use_renderer(self):
-        request = factory.get('/', HTTP_ACCEPT='*/*')
+        request = Request(factory.get('/', HTTP_ACCEPT='*/*'))
         accepted_renderer, accepted_media_type = self.select_renderer(request)
         self.assertEquals(accepted_media_type, 'application/json')
 
     def test_client_overspecifies_accept_use_client(self):
-        request = factory.get('/', HTTP_ACCEPT='application/json; indent=8')
+        request = Request(factory.get('/', HTTP_ACCEPT='application/json; indent=8'))
         accepted_renderer, accepted_media_type = self.select_renderer(request)
         self.assertEquals(accepted_media_type, 'application/json; indent=8')