Python 3.13 and Django 5.1.2 bugfix released
Python 3.13 release, Django 5.1.2, DSF Board Nominations, DjangoCon US recaps, and more.
News
Django bugfix release issued: 5.1.2
Three new bugfixes in the latest release. As always, the best security policy is being on the latest version of Django.
Python 3.13.0 released
The official release for Python 3.13 and a listing of new and deprecated features.
What's New in Python 3.13 is a detailed look at all the new features.
Python Insider: Python 3.12.7 released
The seventh maintenance release of Python 3.12 is now available.
Join the Python Developers Survey 2024
The annual Python Developers Survey is now live. This is your chance to weigh in on the current state of the language and the ecosystem around it.
Django Software Foundation
2025 DSF Board Nominations
Another reminder that nominations are open for the Django Software Foundation Board. Of our 7 directors, there are 4 positions currently open, with each position serving for two years.
If we had $1,000,000…
Jacob Kaplan-Moss expanding on his DjangoCon US talk on what the DSF might do with more money.
DSF initiatives I'd like to see
An article-length gist from Django Fellow Sarah Boyce on what the DSF Board (and new members!) might accomplish.
Thoughts on the Treasurer Role at Tech NonProfits
In light of recent fraud by the Treasurer at Pycon NZ, the author weighs in on his time as Treasurer of the Django Software Foundation.
Wagtail CMS News
Wagtail vs Wordpress
Can't decide between Wagtail and Wordpress? See these two content management projects compare and which one could be the best CMS for your project.
Updates to Django
Today 'Updates to Django' is presented by Raffaella Suardini from Djangonaut Space!
Last week we had 5 pull requests merged into Django by 4 different contributors - including 2 first-time contributors! Congratulations to Aditya Chaudhary and Chiara Mezzavilla for having their first commits merged into Django - welcome on board!
In Django 5.2 the debug() context processor is no longer included in the default project template. PR #18629
Do you want to find out who contributed to Django 4.1? There's an interesting notebook to find out the steps to achieve this goal.
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Articles
Django Project Ideas
A list of Django project ideas that will help you expand your competence, whether you’re new to the framework or looking to advance your existing skills.
Django: speed up tests slightly by disabling update_last_login
Django’s test client provides two methods to log in a user: login() and force_login(). The latter one is faster because it bypasses the authentication backend, including password hashing, and just sets a session to have the user logged in.
Switching from virtualenvwrapper to direnv, Starship, and uv
Trey watches us through switching from virtualenvwrapper to direnv, Starship, and uv.
Where are you? - Part 1 - Geocoding with Nominatim to empower area search
A new series on setting up Geocoding is building towards using it with Django.
Fellows
Fellows Reports (Week 40)
Do you know the Fellows maintain a weekly listing of all their work? Well they do! Here is the latest for Natalia and for Sarah.
Events
DjangoCon US 2024 Recap - Kati Michel
Kati has the most-detailed recaps of DCUSs. Check this out for a full summary of the week's activities.
DjangoCon US 2024 - Short Summary
Lance Goyke's impressions of attending DCUS this year.
DjangoCon US 2024 Conference Wrap Up
A wrap up (with full conference photo!) of this year's event.
Design Articles
HTML for People
HTML isn't only for people working in the tech field. It's for everyone. Learn how to make a website from scratch in this beginner friendly web book.
Django Job Board
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Senior Full Stack Developer at Baserow
Django Backend Developer at Spotter AI
Back-end developers at ISM Fantasy Games
Django Codebase
If Django were created today, which batteries would you expect to be included in core?
Community thoughts on modernizing Django.
Django Forum
2025 DSF board elections
An announcement and community discussion around the upcoming Django Software Foundation Board elections.
Projects
amirreza8002/django-valkey
A Valkey cache and session backend for Django.
TypeError/secure
Lightweight modern Python library to add security headers (CSP, HSTS, etc.) to Django, Flask, FastAPI, and more. Secure defaults or fully customizable.
