Django REST Framework 3.15

News

Django REST framework 3.15 Release Notes

The first major release since September 2022 is here! Now with Django 5.0 and Python 3.12 support as well as a long list of new features.

🐍 Python Insider: Python 3.10.14, 3.9.19, and 3.8.19 is now available

Python 3.10.14, 3.9.19, and 3.8.19 security releases are now available.

Updates to Django

Today 'Updates to Django' is presented by Raffaella Suardini from Djangonaut Space!

Last week we had 17 pull requests merged into Django by 8 different contributors.

All built-in session engines now provide an async API thanks to the hard work of Jon Janzen, Mariusz Felisiak and Andrew Chen Wang.

Last week a regression got fixed in Django 5.0 where admin could be rendered with two id attributes on the clear checkbox.

Wagtail CMS

What’s New in Wagtail CMS 6.0: Email Newsletter Package, UI Designs, Universal Listings

There are loads to share in this episode, including features in the latest 6.0 release, a preview of the new email newsletter package, and future design possibilities.

Articles

Django: Fuss-free use of Homebrew GDAL/GEOS libraries on macOS

GeoDjango requires the GDAL and GEOS spatial libraries. Adam Johnson has some tips on how to get past this potential hurdle.

Speed up Django’s collectstatic command with Collectfasta

An update to the now-archived collectfast project that helps speed up Django's collectstatic.

Python's UV tool is even better

Jeff wrote a follow-up article on how to optimize uv, Python package installer and resolver utility, to remove the need for a virtual environment.

django-prose-editor – Prose-editing component for the Django admin

Based on ProseMirror, a Django-specific toolkit for building prose editors for the web.

Every dunder method in Python

An explanation of Python's 100+ dunder methods and 50+ dunder attributes, including a summary of each one.

The simplest way to add magic link sign-in using Django

Build a sample Django app to demonstrate the simplest way to add email sign-in, aka magic link sign-in, to Django.

Forum

Django 5.1 release - status and next steps - Announcements

Django 5.1's feature freeze date is May 22nd, and future versions of Django will be released on Wednesdays instead of Mondays.

Events

PyOhio 2024

PyOhio is back and will take place on Saturday & Sunday, July 27-28, 2024, at The Westin Cleveland Downtown in Cleveland, OH. PyOhio is the free annual Python community conference based in Ohio.

DjangoCon US Call for Proposals

The CFP is still open until April 24th. Consider submitting a talk! There are resources to help if you need help with your proposal and presentation.

Videos

What is the difference between null=True and blank=True in Django? - YouTube

When should you set null=True and blank=True in Django? What's the difference?

Nextjs and Django Airbnb Clone

Learn how to build a full-stack clone of the popular website Airbnb using technologies like Nextjs/React and Tailwind in the front and Django with Django rest framework in the backend.