News

Django security releases issued: 3.1.7, 3.0.13 and 2.2.19

As ever, the best security policy is to stay up-to-date with the latest release of Django.

Django 3.2 beta 1 released

Django 3.2 beta 1 is now available. It represents the second stage in the 3.2 release cycle and is an opportunity for you to try out the changes coming in Django 3.2.

Python 3.9.2 and 3.8.8 are now available

Time to upgrade Python if you can!

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Articles

Simple In-Memory Caching of Django Model Data With cachetools by Adam Johnson

An elegant way to fix an N+1 problem.

Building web apps with Vue and Django - The Ultimate Guide

A look at multiple approaches for combining Django & Vue.

Setup Webpack Project with Django

A series on combining Webpack with Django.

Interview Question Series Wrap Up

From Jacob Kaplan-Moss, a series on good interview questions to ask.

Comprehending Class-Based Views in Django - Generic Views

The 3rd in a series on using CBVs in your applications, this one focuses on generic views.

Videos

"What You Should Know About Django REST Framework" by Lacey Williams Henschel (PyCascades 2021)

Lacey teaches us about the often overlooked or assumed to be too complex Django REST Framework features, starting with ModelViewSet.

Coding Entrepreneurs Podcast with Adam Johnson

The guest is Adam Johnson, a Django Technical Board member, consultant, and author of the excellent Speed Up Your Django Tests book.

Podcasts

Django Riffs - Success with Static Files

Static files are vital to your application, but they have little to do with Python code. We'll see what they are and what they do.

Projects

bennylope/django-organizations

Multi-user accounts for Django projects.