Oct. 2, 2026 » Carlton's latest posts. » [Archived Version]
This week’s theme was very much Back from Django on the Med 🏖️. Here’s a quick round-up so far, with more to come, and a guarantee that’ll I’ll miss something. Django Chat Will and I kicked off the new season with a retrospective on the event. It’s a short episode, and I think it conveys how significant I think the event is, and ones like it can be, to the community and project. Django on the Med | Django Chat🎙️ Django on the Med - YouTube🎥 Posts Here’s are the posts I’ve seen so far: Look…
Read MoreOct. 2, 2026 » Django News » [Archived Version]
News Nominate Someone for the 2026 Malcolm Tredinnick Memorial Prize The annual prize honors someone who welcomes newcomers, freely helps others, and grows the community, with a stipend meant to fund travel to a DjangoCon, PyCon, or sprint. Nominate someone by October 15 (Anywhere on Earth). Python 3.10.22, 3.11.17, 3.12.15, 3.13.16 and 3.14.8 are now available! Security releases across all five series, with fixes for tarfile extraction filters, zipfile decompression bombs, and SSL hostname val…
Read MoreOct. 1, 2026 » Adam Johnson » [Archived Version]
If your site has companion Apple or Android apps, you probably want links to your site to open in those apps, when installed. Both platforms support this, with Apple calling the feature Universal Links and Android calling it App Links. But an app can’t just claim to handle your …
Read MoreOct. 1, 2026 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
Hello Everyone 👋 It is that time of year again when we recognize someone from our community in memory of our friend Malcolm. Malcolm was an early core contributor to Django and had a huge influence on the Django we know today. Besides being knowledgeable, he was also especially friendly to new users and contributors. He exemplified what it means to be an amazing Open Source contributor. We still miss him to this day. The prize Our prizes page summarizes it nicely: The Malcolm Tredinnick Memor…
Read MoreOct. 1, 2026 » Latest Django Videos » [Archived Version]
A recap of the just-completed Django on the Med Pescara, Italy edition and catching up on summer Django news. 🔗 Links * Django on the Med: https://djangomed.eu/ * New technical governance approved (DEP 19): https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/sep/22/new-technical-governance-approved/ * Executive director search extended: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/sep/16/executive-director-search-extended/ * DjangoCon Europe 2027 (Innsbruck, Austria): https://2027.djangocon.eu/ * django-b…
Read MoreSept. 30, 2026 » Adam Johnson » [Archived Version]
When a security researcher finds a vulnerability in your site, they need a way to tell you about it. Without a clear contact, they may resort to guessing at addresses like security@<yourdomain>, messaging random folks on social media, or give up. And of course, in the worst case, they …
Read MoreSept. 30, 2026 » Matthias Kestenholz » [Archived Version]
Weeknotes (2026 week 40) I have been at Django on the Med 🏖️ and already wrote a lengthy post about that. I did a lot of work on a DEP for adding import map support to Django which is currently also being discussed on the forum. Apart from that I’m not going to repeat anything from the post linked above, so check it out if you want to know more. Motivated by a discussion I had at the sprint I also improved my release process. I now have a make-release script in my dotfiles which updates the CHA…
Read MoreSept. 30, 2026 » Better Simple » [Archived Version]
Every election cycle, qualified Django community members talk themselves out of running. This post is for you. I want to encourage you to run!
Read MoreSept. 28, 2026 » Matthias Kestenholz » [Archived Version]
Looking back at Django on the Med 🏖️ 2026 I haven’t been to a programming conference in a really long time. That was mostly due to laziness, wanting to stay at home and decision fatigue because I didn’t know how to travel sustainably and didn’t know where to stay during the conference. I had been talking online to Carlton for some time and when Django on the Med 🏖️ 2026 was announced I knew I had to go. What’s not to like about a conference in Italy with all the good food and the Mediterranea…
Read MoreSept. 27, 2026 » Adam Johnson » [Archived Version]
I previously announced my Python optimization workshop in Lisbon, on 10th October (which still has a few places). I am now pleased to add a Python/Django meetup on the Thursday before. Here are the details: What: Software Engineering meetup When: Thursday 8th October 2026, 18:00–20:00 Where …
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