News

2022 Malcolm Tredinnick Memorial Prize awarded to Paolo Melchiorre

The Django Software Foundation Board is pleased to announce that the 2022 Malcolm Tredinnick Memorial Prize has been awarded to Paolo Melchiorre. Check out Paolo's blog post too.

2023 DSF Board Election Results

There were 30 candidates this year and the election results are in for next year.

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Articles

Test factory functions in Django

A very well done guide to test factory functions in Django, why to use them, custom factory functions, what not to do, and more.

Django Settings Patterns to Avoid

Sage advice from Adam Johonson on some potential mistakes made with Django settings that you can avoid.

The Essential Django Deployment Guide

A comprehensive overview of what it takes to get your Django app into production and the various hosting provider options.

QR Codes in Django

A simple description with code to add QR codes to an existing Django app.

Tutorials

HTMHell: How to transfigure wireframes into HTML

Tis the season for web development-related advent calendars, and day one kicks off with a nice overview of how to turn wireframes into HTML.

Videos

Django REST Framework Course – Build Web APIs with Python

From FreeCodeCamp, a 90 minute beginner course on building a web API with DRF.

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Podcasts

TalkPython #391 Pyscript powered by MicroPython

All about pyscript, a project announced at PyCon 2022 that allows you to write Python files and run them in your browser in place of JavaScript or even with interactions between Python and JavaScript. Features guests Brett Cannon, Nicholas Tollervey, and Fabio Pliger.

Projects

rajasimon/django-command-palette

A modern Django admin shortcut interface ( kbar ).

dprog-philippe-docourt/django-qr-code

An application that provides tools for displaying QR codes on your Django site.