Currently you cannot use FORM_DESIGNER_WIDGET_CLASSES inside your own settings file because this information is also used to overwrite the EXPORTER_CLASSES.
I fixed it by using a separate setting, FORM_DESIGNER_EXPORTER_CLASSES, for overwriting the EXPORTER_CLASSES variable.
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Currently you cannot use FORM_DESIGNER_WIDGET_CLASSES inside your own settings file because this information is also used to overwrite the EXPORTER_CLASSES.
I fixed it by using a separate setting, FORM_DESIGNER_EXPORTER_CLASSES, for overwriting the EXPORTER_CLASSES variable.