admin autocompletes error with django-autocomplete-light version 3.8.1

[rlskoeser]

testing notes

• confirm that autocomplete lookups in django admin work as expected (account, footnote bibliography)

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Describe the bug
Autocomplete fields in django admin were non-operational after the latest deploy; there was a javascript error in the console.

To reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Install the latest version of django-autocomplete-light
2. Run collectstatic (if not testing in dev)
3. Login to django admin
4. Open an event for editing

The autocomplete fields (account, footnote bibliography) are not populated correctly.

Expected behavior
Autoocomplete fields should be initialized properly and searchable.

Additional context
Solved by downgrading to django-autocomplete-light version 3.5.1

[jkotin]

Should I be testing this one? Autocomplete in admin works well.

[rlskoeser]

@jkotin yes, thanks - that is all I needed confirmed. We had previously encountered a problem with an update to the autocomplete python library we were using and had prevented it from upgrading for some time, I wanted confirmation that the upgrade doesn't cause any problems. If you're comfortable that autocomplete is working as expected on the test site, we can close this.