The DjangoCon US Call for Proposals (CFP) is officially open, so now's your chance to join the incredible lineup of speakers coming to Chicago this September. Whether you're considering giving your first talk or sharing deep technical insights, the community would love to hear from you. April 27th is the deadline!
Also, in this issue, we're celebrating International Women's Day with recognition of remarkable contributions by women leaders in the Django community. Plus, exciting updates from Django core, a deep dive into MongoDB integration, practical guides on forms and Open Graph images, and a host of engaging Django projects and videos.
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Djangonaut Space Session 4 Team Introductions!
Djangonaut Space Session 4 features diverse teams of Django core, CMS, Debug Toolbar, and accessibility specialists showcasing global contributors’ technical expertise.
djangonaut.space
Happy International Women's Day! 🎉 💜
Django celebrates International Women’s Day by highlighting record women leadership in project roles and initiatives like Django Girls.
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Updates to Django
Today 'Updates to Django' is presented by Abigail Afi Gbadago from the DSF Board and Djangonaut Space!🚀
Last week we had 10 pull requests merged into Django by 8 different contributors - including a first-time contributor! Congratulations to Petr Přikryl for having their first commits merged into Django - welcome on board! 🎉
This week’s Django highlights:
- PostgreSQL backends no longer use
CASCADEwhen dropping a column. - The
OrderableAggMixinclass andcontrib.postgres.OrderableAggMixinhave been marked as deprecated and generic support forAggregate.order_byhas been added.
Special thanks to Chris Muthig for the long work on this PR and Simon Charette for the help 🥳
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MongoDB Backend for Django: Dive into the Docs!
Explore the official MongoDB Django backend! Learn to connect, model, and manage data with detailed documentation. Discover how to leverage MongoDB's performance and scalability within your Django projects.
fnf.dev
Articles
Django Form Basics
Advanced Django Form techniques allow integration of extra fields with ModelForm, styling with crispy, and leveraging Bootstrap accordions to conditionally display new category fields.
Disabling Scheduled Dependency Updates
Manually updating pinned dependencies using custom tools like gha-update and pre-commit reduces scheduled PR noise and streamlines library maintenance in Python projects.
davidism.com
Fixing Django's APPEND_SLASH behavior with Kamal
Resolve a Kamal proxy bug affecting Django's APPEND_SLASH handling by replacing CommonMiddleware with a subclass that disables chunked encoding for redirects.
Creating Open Graph Images in Django for Improved Social Media Sharing
A practical guide to generating dynamic Open Graph images in Django using Playwright to enhance social media link previews.
djangotricks.com
Events
DjangoCon US CFP
The CFP is open until April 27th for this year's DjangoCon US in Chicago in September.
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Chicago Like A Local
During DjangoCon US 2025, enjoy authentic Chicago experiences by sampling local foods, coffee spots, cultural sites, and urban travel tips.
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Videos
Django REST Framework - API Development with Django
A 30(!) part series with 5-20 minute videos on all components of DRF.
youtube.com
Django Ledger: Accounting with Python - Talk Python Live Stream
A detailed look at django-ledger, a double entry accounting system and financial analysis engine built in Django.
youtube.com
Keeping Django relevant for the next 20 years by Thibaud Colas
A data-driven evaluation of Django's future assesses Python ecosystem trends, tooling improvements, and contributor health to navigate existential challenges and growth opportunities.
djangotv.com
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HackSoft - Your Django Development Partner Beyond Code
From custom software development to consulting, team augmentation, or opening an office in Sofia, Bulgaria - HackSoft can help! Learn more.
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Projects
DmytroLitvinov/django-admin-inline-paginator-plus
The "Django Admin Inline Paginator Plus" is simple way to paginate your inline in django admin.
github.com