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diff --git a/odoo/models.py b/odoo/models.py
index 3944401694f..44413e31cb9 100644
--- a/odoo/models.py
+++ b/odoo/models.py
@@ -1206,16 +1206,21 @@ class BaseModel(MetaModel('DummyModel', (object,), {'_register': False})):
@api.model
def default_get(self, fields_list):
- """ default_get(fields) -> default_values
+ """ default_get(fields_list) -> default_values
Return default values for the fields in ``fields_list``. Default
values are determined by the context, user defaults, and the model
itself.
- :param fields_list: a list of field names
- :return: a dictionary mapping each field name to its corresponding
- default value, if it has one.
+ :param list fields_list: names of field whose default is requested
+ :return: a dictionary mapping field names to their corresponding default values,
+ if they have a default value.
+ :rtype: dict
+
+ .. note::
+ Unrequested defaults won't be considered, there is no need to return a
+ value for fields whose names are not in `fields_list`.
"""
# trigger view init hook
self.view_init(fields_list)