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.
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
dprog-philippe-docourt/django-qr-code
An application that provides tools for displaying QR codes on your Django site.