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+# Django DurationField Error Message Format Correction
+
+## Issue
+The `DurationField` error message in Django incorrectly displayed the duration format. When users entered an invalid duration, they received an error message stating the format should be:
+
+```
+[DD] [HH:[MM:]]ss[.uuuuuu]
+```
+
+However, this format specification is **incorrect**. According to the actual behavior of the `parse_duration()` function, the correct format should be:
+
+```
+[DD] [[HH:]MM:]ss[.uuuuuu]
+```
+
+## Analysis
+
+### Format Breakdown
+
+Looking at the `standard_duration_re` regex pattern in `django/utils/dateparse.py`:
+
+```python
+standard_duration_re = re.compile(
+    r'^'
+    r'(?:(?P<days>-?\d+) (days?, )?)?'      # Optional: days
+    r'(?P<sign>-?)'                           # Optional: sign
+    r'((?:(?P<hours>\d+):)(?=\d+:\d+))?'     # Optional: hours (only if MM:ss follows)
+    r'(?:(?P<minutes>\d+):)?'                 # Optional: minutes
+    r'(?P<seconds>\d+)'                       # REQUIRED: seconds
+    r'(?:\.(?P<microseconds>\d{1,6})\d{0,6})?'  # Optional: microseconds
+    r'$'
+)
+```
+
+### Key Differences
+
+| Component | Status | Old Format | New Format |
+|-----------|--------|-----------|-----------|
+| Days | Optional | `[DD]` | `[DD]` |
+| Hours | Optional (only with MM) | `[HH:[MM:]]` | `[[HH:]MM:]` |
+| Minutes | Optional | Implied in Hours | Explicit as `MM` |
+| Seconds | **MANDATORY** | `ss` | `ss` |
+| Microseconds | Optional | `[.uuuuuu]` | `[.uuuuuu]` |
+
+### Why the Difference?
+
+The old format `[HH:[MM:]]ss` implies that:
+- Hours are optional
+- If hours are present, minutes are optional
+- But this doesn't clearly show that **minutes are required if hours are present**
+
+The new format `[[HH:]MM:]ss` correctly shows that:
+- Hours and minutes form an optional group: `[[HH:]MM:]`
+- Minutes MUST be present if hours are present
+- Seconds are always required
+
+### Valid Examples
+
+All these formats are valid according to the regex:
+- `14` → 14 seconds
+- `14:00` → 14 minutes, 0 seconds
+- `1:14:00` → 1 hour, 14 minutes, 0 seconds
+- `1 1:14:00` → 1 day, 1 hour, 14 minutes, 0 seconds
+- `14:00:00.123456` → 14 hours, 0 minutes, 0 seconds, 123456 microseconds
+- `10:30` → 10 minutes, 30 seconds
+
+## Solution
+
+The fix involves updating the error message format string in **two files**:
+
+### 1. `django/db/models/fields/__init__.py` (Line 1590)
+
+**Before:**
+```python
+default_error_messages = {
+    'invalid': _("'%(value)s' value has an invalid format. It must be in "
+                 "[DD] [HH:[MM:]]ss[.uuuuuu] format.")
+}
+```
+
+**After:**
+```python
+default_error_messages = {
+    'invalid': _("'%(value)s' value has an invalid format. It must be in "
+                 "[DD] [[HH:]MM:]ss[.uuuuuu] format.")
+}
+```
+
+### 2. `tests/model_fields/test_durationfield.py` (Line 78)
+
+**Before:**
+```python
+"It must be in [DD] [HH:[MM:]]ss[.uuuuuu] format."
+```
+
+**After:**
+```python
+"It must be in [DD] [[HH:]MM:]ss[.uuuuuu] format."
+```
+
+## Impact
+
+- **Minimal change**: Only 2 lines modified in 2 files
+- **User-facing**: The error message users receive will now accurately reflect the accepted duration format
+- **Backward compatibility**: No code behavior changes, only the error message text
+- **Test update**: The test validates that the error message matches the implementation
+
+## Verification
+
+The fix has been verified by:
+1. Confirming the regex pattern in `django/utils/dateparse.py`
+2. Testing multiple valid duration formats against the regex
+3. Ensuring all test cases pass with the updated error message
diff --git a/durationfield_fix.patch b/durationfield_fix.patch
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+diff --git a/django/db/models/fields/__init__.py b/django/db/models/fields/__init__.py
+index f32ce64629..71005490f3 100644
+--- a/django/db/models/fields/__init__.py
++++ b/django/db/models/fields/__init__.py
+@@ -1587,7 +1587,7 @@ class DurationField(Field):
+     empty_strings_allowed = False
+     default_error_messages = {
+         'invalid': _("'%(value)s' value has an invalid format. It must be in "
+-                     "[DD] [HH:[MM:]]ss[.uuuuuu] format.")
++                     "[DD] [[HH:]MM:]ss[.uuuuuu] format.")
+     }
+     description = _("Duration")
+ 
+diff --git a/tests/model_fields/test_durationfield.py b/tests/model_fields/test_durationfield.py
+index b73994f86a..f1c82ab8bd 100644
+--- a/tests/model_fields/test_durationfield.py
++++ b/tests/model_fields/test_durationfield.py
+@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class TestValidation(SimpleTestCase):
+         self.assertEqual(
+             cm.exception.message % cm.exception.params,
+             "'not a datetime' value has an invalid format. "
+-            "It must be in [DD] [HH:[MM:]]ss[.uuuuuu] format."
++            "It must be in [DD] [[HH:]MM:]ss[.uuuuuu] format."
+         )
+ 
+