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+.. change::
+ :tags: bug, orm
+ :tickets: 8403
+
+ Added new parameter :paramref:`.AbstractConcreteBase.strict_attrs` to the
+ :class:`.AbstractConcreteBase` declarative mixin class. The effect of this
+ parameter is that the scope of attributes on subclasses is correctly
+ limited to the subclass in which each attribute is declared, rather than
+ the previous behavior where all attributes of the entire hierarchy are
+ applied to the base "abstract" class. This produces a cleaner, more correct
+ mapping where subclasses no longer have non-useful attributes on them which
+ are only relevant to sibling classes. The default for this parameter is
+ False, which leaves the previous behavior unchanged; this is to support
+ existing code that makes explicit use of these attributes in queries.
+ To migrate to the newer approach, apply explicit attributes to the abstract
+ base class as needed.
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