News

Django 4.1.1 released

Django 4.1.1 has been released. It addresses 15 different bugfixes.

Python 3.10.7, 3.9.14, 3.8.14, and 3.7.14 released

Python releases 3.10.7, 3.9.14, 3.8.14, and 3.7.14 are now available.

Python Packaging User Survey

Please help the Python Software Foundation (PSF) better understand the challenges and opportunities within the Python packaging ecosystem, especially around PyPI.

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Articles

Why naïve times are local times in Python

A deep-dive on local datetimes in Python.

Django: Excel output instead of CSV

How to update reports on a legacy Django project from CSV to Excel format (XLS).

Deploying a Wagtail site to Fly.io Part 1: The Plan

A five-part look at deploying Wagtail's bakerydemo to Fly.io.

Events

Hybrid Panel: Hot Takes on CI Tools We Use at IndyPy on Sept. 13

On Tuesday, Sept. 13 from 7-9pm ET, experts from Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD and JFrog Pipelines will join IndyPy for a panel: “Hot Takes on CI Tools We Use.” The lively discussion, moderated by Calvin Hendryx-Parker (Six Feet Up), will feature the pros and cons of your favorite tools and, as always, awesome door prizes. Register now: https://meetingplace.io/indypy/events/9487.

Videos

Python Community News

The Python Community News channel includes topics this week about Conference Spaces, Calls for Maintainers, the New Packaging Survey, and more.

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Projects

django-functest/django-functest

Helpers for creating high-level functional tests in Django, with a unified API for WebTest and Selenium tests.

okken/pytest-check

A pytest plugin that allows multiple failures per test.

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