1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/django/newforms/util.py b/django/newforms/util.py
index cc17ff4f7f..891585cba2 100644
--- a/django/newforms/util.py
+++ b/django/newforms/util.py
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 from django.utils.html import escape
 from django.utils.encoding import smart_unicode
 
-# Converts a dictionary to a single string with key="value", XML-style with
-# a leading space. Assumes keys do not need to be XML-escaped.
-flatatt = lambda attrs: u''.join([u' %s="%s"' % (k, escape(v)) for k, v in attrs.items()])
+def flatatt(attrs):
+    """
+    Convert a dictionary of attributes to a single string.
+    The returned string will contain a leading space followed by key="value",
+    XML-style pairs.  It is assumed that the keys do not need to be XML-escaped.
+    If the passed dictionary is empty, then return an empty string.
+    """
+    return u''.join([u' %s="%s"' % (k, escape(v)) for k, v in attrs.items()])
 
 class ErrorDict(dict):
     """