Set data ref on underlying django request

Ryan P Kilby · Ryan P Kilby · commit 7583b3a34c8a · 2017-11-13T15:10:31.000-05:00
diff --git a/rest_framework/request.py b/rest_framework/request.py
@@ -250,8 +250,9 @@ def _load_data_and_files(self):
             else:
                 self._full_data = self._data
 
-            # copy files refs to the underlying request so that closable
+            # copy data & files refs to the underlying request so that closable
             # objects are handled appropriately.
+            self._request._post = self._data
             self._request._files = self._files
 
     def _load_stream(self):
