Fixed #2761 - ListField truncation on HTTP PATCH

- Checked ``partial`` state when getting value in appropriate field
  classes; return ``empty`` immediately if key not submitted.

rest_framework/fields.py

@@ -1262,14 +1262,13 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(MultipleChoiceField, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def get_value(self, dictionary):
+        if self.field_name not in dictionary:
+            if getattr(self.root, 'partial', False):
+                return empty
         # We override the default field access in order to support
         # lists in HTML forms.
         if html.is_html_input(dictionary):
-            ret = dictionary.getlist(self.field_name)
-            if getattr(self.root, 'partial', False) and not ret:
-                ret = empty
-            return ret
-
+            return dictionary.getlist(self.field_name)
         return dictionary.get(self.field_name, empty)
 
     def to_internal_value(self, data):
@@ -1416,6 +1415,9 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.child.bind(field_name='', parent=self)
 
     def get_value(self, dictionary):
+        if self.field_name not in dictionary:
+            if getattr(self.root, 'partial', False):
+                return empty
         # We override the default field access in order to support
         # lists in HTML forms.
         if html.is_html_input(dictionary):