CharField should not accept collections as valid input

rest_framework/fields.py

@@ -661,7 +661,8 @@ class CharField(Field):
     default_error_messages = {
         'blank': _('This field may not be blank.'),
         'max_length': _('Ensure this field has no more than {max_length} characters.'),
-        'min_length': _('Ensure this field has at least {min_length} characters.')
+        'min_length': _('Ensure this field has at least {min_length} characters.'),
+        'invalid': _('{input} is not a valid string.'),
     }
     initial = ''
 
@@ -686,6 +687,9 @@ def run_validation(self, data=empty):
             if not self.allow_blank:
                 self.fail('blank')
             return ''
+        if not isinstance(data, (six.text_type, six.binary_type, type(None))):
+            if data is not empty:
+                self.fail('invalid', input=data)
         return super(CharField, self).run_validation(data)
 
     def to_internal_value(self, data):

tests/test_fields.py

@@ -501,10 +501,11 @@ class TestCharField(FieldValues):
     Valid and invalid values for `CharField`.
     """
     valid_inputs = {
-        1: '1',
         'abc': 'abc'
     }
     invalid_inputs = {
+        1: ['1 is not a valid string.'],
+        42.0: ['42.0 is not a valid string.'],
         '': ['This field may not be blank.']
     }
     outputs = {
@@ -528,6 +529,21 @@ def test_disallow_blank_with_trim_whitespace(self):
             field.run_validation('   ')
         assert exc_info.value.detail == ['This field may not be blank.']
 
+    def test_collection_types_are_invalid_input(self):
+        field = serializers.CharField()
+        input_values = (
+            42,
+            {},
+            [],
+            tuple(),
+            set(),
+        )
+        for value in input_values:
+            with pytest.raises(serializers.ValidationError) as exc_info:
+                field.run_validation(value)
+            expected = ['{0} is not a valid string.'.format(value)]
+            assert exc_info.value.detail == expected
+
 
 class TestEmailField(FieldValues):
     """