July 11, 2025 » Simon Willison's Weblog: django » [Archived Version]
Following the widespread availability of large language models (LLMs), the Django Security Team has received a growing number of security reports generated partially or entirely using such tools. Many of these contain inaccurate, misleading, or fictitious content. While AI tools can help draft or analyze reports, they must not replace human understanding and review. If you use AI tools to help prepare a report, you must: Disclose which AI tools were used and specify what they were used for (an…
Read MoreJuly 11, 2025 » Django News » [Archived Version]
News Django’s Ecosystem The official Django website has added a new page called “Django’s Ecosystem” with a list of resources and 3rd party packages. djangoproject.com Python Release Python 3.14.0b4 It's the final 3.14 beta! Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and bug fixes and to prepare their projects to support the new feature release. python.org Updates to …
Read MoreJuly 9, 2025 » Better Simple » [Archived Version]
A quick post on why we should include references to third-party packages in Django's documentation. Mainly, we've already solved curation and developers are doing to develop!
Read MoreJuly 6, 2025 » Anže’s Blog » [Archived Version]
Even though my team has been diligent with mocking external requests, a few web requests still managed to slip through after a few months of cranking out new features. We only noticed them when our tests started to fail. 🫣
Read MoreJuly 5, 2025 » Matthias Kestenholz » [Archived Version]
Weeknotes (2025 week 27) I have again missed a few weeks, so the releases section will be longer than usual since it covers six weeks. django-prose-editor I have totally restructured the documentation to make it clearer. The configuration chapter is shorter and more focussed, and the custom extensions chapter actually shows all required parts now. The most visible change is probably the refactored menu system. Extensions now have an addMenuItems method where they can add their own buttons to th…
Read MoreJuly 4, 2025 » Django News » [Archived Version]
News Django 5.2.4 bugfix release Django 5.2.4 fixes regressions in media type preference, JSON null serialization, and composite primary key lookups to improve framework robustness. djangoproject.com Django Joins curl in Pushing Back on AI Slop Security Report... Django updates its security guidelines to mandate verified AI-assisted vulnerability reports, reducing fabricated submissions and ensuring human oversight in vulnerability triage.…
Read MoreJuly 2, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
Today we've issued the 5.2.4 bugfix release. The release package and checksums are available from our downloads page, as well as from the Python Package Index. The PGP key ID used for this release is Natalia Bidart: 2EE82A8D9470983E
Read MoreJune 30, 2025 » Paolo Melchiorre » [Archived Version]
A personal look at PyCon Italia 2025, told from multiple perspectives: organizer, volunteer, speaker, and participant. From the retreat to the Open Day and three intense conference days, this is a story about community, growth, and shared effort.
Read MoreJune 30, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
Django has always been more than just a web framework; it’s a testament to what a dedicated community can build together. Behind every Django release, bug fix, or DjangoCon is a diverse network of people working steadily to strengthen our open-source ecosystem. To celebrate our collective effort, the Django Software Foundation (DSF) is excited to share our 2024 Annual Impact Report 🎉 In this report, you’ll discover key milestones, narratives of community folks, the impact of the events running …
Read MoreJune 27, 2025 » Django News » [Archived Version]
News ⭐ DSF calls for applicants for a Django Fellow [last call] Applications for the new Django Fellow position are open until midnight AOE on July 1st. djangoproject.com Updates to Django Today 'Updates to Django' is presented by Pradhvan from the Djangonaut Space!🚀 Last week we had 14 pull requests merged into Django by 8 different contributors – including 1 first-time contributor! Congratulations to lukas-komischke-ameos for hav…
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