fix-django-unicode-comparison-bug.patch

--- django/db/models/fields/__init__.py.old	2017-06-14 08:43:21.665812000 -0700
+++ django/db/models/fields/__init__.py	2017-12-17 14:34:03.023976702 -0800
@@ -2340,7 +2340,7 @@
         if self.has_default() and not callable(self.default):
             return self.default
         default = super(BinaryField, self).get_default()
-        if default == '':
+        if isinstance(default, six.text_type) and default == '':
             return b''
         return default

--- django/forms/widgets.py.old	2018-02-21 15:17:40.742742712 -0800
+++ django/forms/widgets.py	2018-02-21 15:19:57.182002508 -0800
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
         """
         Return a value as it should appear when rendered in a template.
         """
-        if value == '' or value is None:
+        if value is None or isinstance(value, six.string_types) and len(value) == 0:
             return None
         if self.is_localized:
             return formats.localize_input(value)