Like `item.model_dump(exclude_unset=True)`.

/// info

In Pydantic v1 the method was called `.dict()`, it was deprecated (but still supported) in Pydantic v2, and renamed to `.model_dump()`.

The examples here use `.dict()` for compatibility with Pydantic v1, but you should use `.model_dump()` instead if you can use Pydantic v2.

///

/// info

In Pydantic v1 the method was called `.dict()`, it was deprecated (but still supported) in Pydantic v2, and renamed to `.model_dump()`.

The examples here use `.dict()` for compatibility with Pydantic v1, but you should use `.model_dump()` instead if you can use Pydantic v2.

///

### About `**user_in.dict()` { #about-user-in-dict }

#### Pydantic's `.dict()` { #pydantics-dict }

/// info

In Pydantic v1 the method was called `.dict()`, it was deprecated (but still supported) in Pydantic v2, and renamed to `.model_dump()`.

The examples here use `.dict()` for compatibility with Pydantic v1, but you should use `.model_dump()` instead if you can use Pydantic v2.

///

## Request body + path parameters { #request-body-path-parameters }

    "price": 50.2
}
```

/// info

In Pydantic v1 the method was called `.dict()`, it was deprecated (but still supported) in Pydantic v2, and renamed to `.model_dump()`.

The examples here use `.dict()` for compatibility with Pydantic v1, but you should use `.model_dump()` instead if you can use Pydantic v2.

///

/// info

* 📝 Add VS Code tutorial link. PR [#10592](https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/pull/10592) by [@nilslindemann](https://github.com/nilslindemann).
* 📝 Add notes about Pydantic v2's new `.model_dump()`. PR [#10929](https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/pull/10929) by [@tiangolo](https://github.com/tiangolo).