400 DSF Members
Database indexing, intro to Django views, and using LLMs for Python development.
News
PyPI Now Supports Project Archival
Projects on PyPI can now be marked as archived.
Django Software Foundation
400 individual members of the Django Software Foundation
The Django Software Foundation reached 400 individual members.
Wagtail CMS News
Our updated Accessibility Conformance Report
Wagtail has released a new Accessibility Conformance Report for version 6.3, showcasing improvements across WCAG 2.2 criteria, detailing compliance in the CMS, documentation, and websites, and inviting feedback for further accessibility enhancements.
Updates to Django
Today 'Updates to Django' is presented by Abigail Afi Gbadago from Djangonaut Space!
Last week we had 21 pull requests merged into Django by 12 different contributors - including 2 first-time contributors! Congratulations to Gregory Mariani and Igor Scheller for having their first commits merged into Django - welcome on board!🎊
Highlights of the changes made:
- The
mainbranch is now tracking development for Django 6.0. - You can now squash a squashed migration. This eases the squashing process (#19082).
- Support has been dropped for Python 3.10 & 3.11 (#19067)
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This position is for someone who can bring their python software development experience to support Playdate, Game Publishing, and our Apps! You would be responsible for contributing to and maintaining our growing flock of Flask and Django web applications.
Additionally, Panic hires interns every summer via The Script, designed for college students with underrepresented backgrounds entering freshman through senior years.
Articles
Database Indexing in Django
Explore the fundamentals of database indexing in Django—covering types, advantages, and practical examples—to help you significantly improve query performance and scalability in your projects.
An Introduction to Django Views
An overview of Django views, covering function-based vs. class-based approaches, best practices, and practical PyCharm tips for streamlined web development.
Django 5.2 simple_block_tag with HTMX
Django 5.2 introduces the new simple_block_tag(), demonstrated here with HTMX to validate and test custom attributes for more robust and maintainable components.
Avoiding Mocks: Testing LLM Applications with LangChain in Django
A practical method for testing Django-based LLM apps with LangChain uses a custom fake backend to avoid mocks, enabling flexible refactoring and thorough validation of model interactions.
Add headings to HTML landmarks
Use visually hidden headings to make your website easier to navigate.
Rendering form fields as group in Django
A welcome addition in Django 5.0, the concept of field groups makes a lot easier to customize the layout of our Django forms.
Looking at Django task runners and queues
A look at different ways to combine scheduled and one-off background jobs in Django—comparing django-apscheduler, django-tasks, django-q2, Celery, and cron—to handle tasks like sending email and long-running processes efficiently.
Events
PyOhio 2025
PyOhio is a free annual Python community conference based in Ohio this July 26-27, 2025.
Tutorials
How to Use GraphQL in Django with Elasticsearch
A guide to combining Graphene-Django with Django Elasticsearch DSL to create high-performance GraphQL endpoints, complete with advanced search and filtering via Elasticsearch.
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Podcasts
Real Python #236: Simon Willison: Using LLMs for Python Development
Simon talks about his LLM research and explores ways of writing Python code with these rapidly evolving tools.
Django Job Board
⭐ Jr. Web Services Engineer at Panic 🆕 (featured)
Senior Backend Engineer at BactoBio 🆕
Senior Software Engineer at Spark
Front-end developer at cassandra.app
Lead Django Developer at cassandra.app
Développeur(se) back-end en CDI at Brief Media
Projects
drf-forms/drf-schema-adapter
Making using Django with frontend libraries and frameworks DRYer.
nanuxbe/django-classy-doc
django-classy-doc brings Classy Class-Based Views-style docs to your own code.
