<form>
<input type="text" name="name" value="fill">
<select name="occupation" multiple="multiple">
 <option value="">Default</option>
 <option value="Crazy Cultist">Crazy cultist</option>
 <option value="Crazy">Crazy</option>
</select>
<textarea cols=20 style="width: 100%" name="address">An address</textarea>
<input type="radio" name="living" value="yes">
<input type="radio" name="living" value="no">
<input type="checkbox" name="nice_guy" checked="checked">
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<form>
<input type="text" name="name" value="Bob Jones">
<select name="occupation" multiple="multiple">
 <option value="">Default</option>
 <option value="Crazy Cultist" selected="selected">Crazy cultist</option>
 <option value="Crazy" selected="selected">Crazy</option>
</select>
<textarea cols="20" style="width: 100%" name="address">14 W. Canal
New Guinea</textarea>
<input type="radio" name="living" value="yes">
<input type="radio" name="living" value="no" checked="checked">
<input type="checkbox" name="nice_guy">
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defaults = {'name': 'Bob Jones',
            'occupation': ['Crazy Cultist','Crazy'],
            'address': '14 W. Canal\nNew Guinea',
            'living': 'no',
            'nice_guy': 0}
