Oct. 31, 2026 » Latest Django Videos » [Archived Version]
In this guest talk for Djangonaut Space Session 7, Annabelle Wiegart shares her journey from newcomer in tech to Django contributor, PyLadies Zurich organizer, and Djangonaut Space captain. Annabelle explores how finding a supportive community changed her relationship with open source. She discusses her path into contributing to Django, including working on ORM tickets and nullable expressions with mentorship from experienced Django contributors, and reflects on the mindset shift that made par…
Read MoreOct. 30, 2026 » Django News » [Archived Version]
News Python 3.15.2, 3.14.10, 3.13.18, 3.12.16, and 3.11.18 are out A second round of expedited security releases, five days after the last: the ssl module now blocks the compromised eMudhra intermediate CA keys outright, so pip is protected even before you upgrade it. They also fix a tarfile.tar_filter bypass using links that replace the destination and reject negative-version cookies in http.cookiejar. Announcing PSF Community Service Award Recipients! Five new Community Service Awards go to …
Read MoreOct. 27, 2026 » Latest Django Videos » [Archived Version]
Star Trek made a promise to me that I grew up believing: the future would have room for everyone, and that the team we need to face that uncertain future together will look different from each other. Octavia Butler added color and friction to that promise, sharing a future that was written with specificity and honesty; and Black woman led. Speculative fiction, scifi and Afrofuturism are what first let me imagine myself in rooms I hadn't been invited into yet — and it shaped the aesthetic and th…
Read MoreOct. 27, 2026 » Latest Django Videos » [Archived Version]
Cal-ITP Benefits is an open-source Django application funded by the state of California as part of the California Integrated Travel Project. It provides a way for riders to confirm their eligibility for public transit benefits and then register their credit or debit card so they automatically receive reduced fares when they tap to pay. This product aims to make open-loop payments accessible to all transit riders, while providing a convenient digital enrollment path for reduced fares that limits…
Read MoreOct. 27, 2026 » Latest Django Videos » [Archived Version]
Searching for human names in large datasets is harder than it looks. A user searches for "Smith, John," but the database contains "Smyth, Jon" or "Smithe, Johnny." Standard LIKE queries are too strict, full-text search doesn't handle name nuances well, and unindexed fuzzy matching won't scale. This talk covers how we solved these problems for RecordsDB, a Django app that searches over 50 million North Carolina court records for legal aid organizations and public defenders. Talk Structure The …
Read MoreOct. 27, 2026 » Latest Django Videos » [Archived Version]
A Code of Conduct is only as strong as the community's trust in it. When it's time to revise one, the how matters as much as the what. Django's Working Group undertook a significant revision in 2026 — adopting CC3's expanded encouraged and restricted behaviors, adding explicit guidance on consent and impact versus intent, formalizing a graduated enforcement ladder, and even addressing the responsible use of AI-generated content. This was not just a find-and-replace; it required community input,…
Read MoreOct. 27, 2026 » Latest Django Videos » [Archived Version]
Every marketing campaign has the same problem: one message, a dozen audiences, and suddenly your CMS is drowning in nearly identical pages. For Truth Initiative, the nation’s largest nonprofit dedicated to ending nicotine addiction, editors were maintaining a growing library of duplicate landing pages with no clean way to test what was actually working. We solved it with a dynamic Wagtail landing page, built on a Django backend, that tracks users based on the last URL segment (e.g., /youtube, …
Read MoreOct. 27, 2026 » Latest Django Videos » [Archived Version]
In this talk, I’ll delve into how GeoDjango can be used to build scalable spatial data platforms for smart cities and urban systems. Cities are fundamentally spatial systems—roads, buildings, utilities, mobility flows, and environmental sensors all exist in geographic space—and modeling these systems requires tools that can handle geospatial data at scale. GeoDjango, combined with PostGIS, provides a powerful framework for representing, querying, and visualizing this spatial information in web …
Read MoreOct. 27, 2026 » Latest Django Videos » [Archived Version]
Few debates in the Python world generate more discussion than Django vs. FastAPI. After decades of building production systems with both, we've arrived at a simple conclusion: they don't actually do the same thing, and that changes everything about how you should evaluate them. This talk walks through a structured, no-hype comparison across three areas: What they share: Python-native development experience Async support Ecosystem depth and active communities Where Django excels: Batteries-…
Read MoreOct. 27, 2026 » Latest Django Videos » [Archived Version]
Scientists and developers are solving the same problems—but rarely together. Researchers generate valuable datasets, insights, and discoveries, but these often stay locked in papers, spreadsheets, or lab notebooks. Developers, on the other hand, build scalable platforms, APIs, and user experiences, but may lack access to scientific workflows and domain expertise. Django sits at a powerful intersection: it can transform research into accessible, interactive, and impactful software. In this talk,…
Read More