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DjangoCon Europe and beyond

May 15, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

Credit: DjangoCon Europe 2025 organizers We had a blast at DjangoCon Europe 2025, and hope you did too! Events like this are essential for our community, delighting both first-timers and seasoned Djangonauts with insights, good vibes, and all-around inspiration. This year’s conference brought together brilliant minds from all corners of the globe. And featured early celebrations of Django’s 20th birthday! ⭐️🎂🎉 After launching in 2005, Django turns 20 in 2025, and the conference was a great oc…

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DSF member of the month - Simon Charette

May 14, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

For May 2025, we welcome Simon Charette as our DSF member of the month! ⭐ Simon Charette is a longtime Django contributor and community member. He served on the Django 5.x Steering Council and is part of the Security team and the Triage and Review team. He has been a DSF member since November 2014. You can learn more about Simon by visiting Simon's GitHub Profile. Let’s spend some time getting to know Simon better! Can you tell us a little about yourself (hobbies, education, etc) My name is S…

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Nvidia, Kubuntu, and My Reluctant Return to Windows 11

May 14, 2025 » Josh Karamuth » [Archived Version]

My latest attempt to make Linux work on a modern Nvidia laptop ended, predictably, with a return to Windows 11.

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My DjangoCon Europe 2025

May 12, 2025 » Paolo Melchiorre » [Archived Version]

A summary of my experience at DjangoCon Europe 2025 told through the posts I published on Mastodon during the conference.

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Web Components: Powerful, Yes. A Joy to Write? Not Quite (Coming from React)

May 12, 2025 » Josh Karamuth » [Archived Version]

Coming from years of React development, I find Web Components incredibly powerful and standards-based, but writing them can feel surprisingly tedious.

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MyProtein's Downfall: A Cautionary Tale of False Advertising and Declining Quality

May 10, 2025 » Josh Karamuth » [Archived Version]

From trusted sports nutrition to shady shortcuts: How MyProtein betrayed its customers with false claims and plummeting quality.

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Django News - Python 3.14.0 beta is here - May 9th 2025

May 9, 2025 » Django News » [Archived Version]

News Python 3.14.0 beta 1 is here! Python 3.14.0 beta1 brings deferred annotation evaluation, template string literals, Zstandard compression support, zero-overhead debugging, improved diagnostics, and invites Django projects to test compatibility. blogspot.com Python Software Foundation Names New Deputy Executive Director Python Software Foundation promotes Loren Crary to Deputy Executive Director, expanding her strategic planning, budget…

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Django security releases issued: 5.2.1, 5.1.9 and 4.2.21

May 7, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

In accordance with our security release policy, the Django team is issuing releases for Django 5.2.1, Django 5.1.9 and Django 4.2.21. These releases address the security issues detailed below. We encourage all users of Django to upgrade as soon as possible. CVE-2025-32873: Denial-of-service possibility in strip_tags() django.utils.html.strip_tags() would be slow to evaluate certain inputs containing large sequences of incomplete HTML tags. This function is used to implement the striptags templ…

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Upgrade PostgreSQL from 16 to 17 on Ubuntu 25.04

May 6, 2025 » Paolo Melchiorre » [Archived Version]

Howto guide for upgrading PostgreSQL from version 16 to 17 on Ubuntu, after its upgrade from version 24.10 to 25.04 (Plucky Puffin).

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18 Years of REVSYS

May 5, 2025 » REVSYS Blog » [Archived Version]

18 Years of REVSYS

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