News
Happy holidays everyone!
As 2019 comes to a close, we'd like to wish everyone a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year!
Thanks, Jeff and William
PS: We are excited about 2020 and have big plans.
Django Newsletter
When is the last release of Python 2.7 coming out?
On January 1, 2020, Python 2.7.18 will enter "code freeze" and will officially be released in April 2020 per PEP 373. This will be the last official version of Python 2.7.
readthedocs.io
Django Channels 2.4.0 is out!
Channels 2.4 brings compatibility with Django 3.0s new async features. Please note: support was dropped for all Django versions before 2.2, which is the current LTS.
readthedocs.io
Articles
Flask vs Django (2020)
A comparison of the two most popular Python-based web frameworks.
wsvincent.com
Automate your Telegram channel with a Django Telegram Bot
Have you ever wanted to create your own chat bot with Django and Telegram? Learn how with this guide.
guguweb.com
Podcasts
The Django Stack behind RealPython.com
An interview with Dan Bader who runs RealPython.com, a Django site with 4 million+ page views a month hosted on Heroku for ~ $700 USD / month.
runninginproduction.com
Django Chat - Performance
Is premature optimization the root of all evil? We discuss! And also cover both common and uncommon techniques for improving performance in a Django application.
djangochat.com
Projects
Django and MongoDB database connector
Djongo promises to be the only Django database connector that works with MongoDB without changing the Django ORM.
github.com
Sponsored Links
Test-Driven Development with Django, Django REST Framework, and Docker
An advanced-beginner course on Django.
testdriven.io