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Call for volunteers: Fundraising Working Group

Sept. 8, 2026 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

The Django Software Foundation is looking for people to join the Fundraising Working Group. This is a particularly interesting time to get involved. The DSF has raised its 2026 fundraising goal to $500,000. That funding is what allows us to continue supporting the Django Fellows, Django Girls, community events, Djangonaut Space, infrastructure, and the many other things that keep the Django ecosystem going. It also gives the DSF the room to do something new: hire its first Executive Director. Y…

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OpenAI's rogue agents were caught communicating via public wikis

Sept. 4, 2026 » Simon Willison's Weblog: django » [Archived Version]

Here we go again... Discovery of a new OpenAI agent message board by Sydney Von Arx, Cormac Slade Byrd, Spencer Kitts, and Thomas Larsen describes the latest accidental cyberattack by models being trained by OpenAI. This time it was agents engaged in some sort of web research benchmark, so they had (supposedly) controlled access to the Web. The agents figured out they could update public Wikis and spent weeks exchanging thousands of messages with each other to collaborate on the benchmark. This…

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Issue 353: DjangoCon US Recaps Galore!

Sept. 4, 2026 » Django News » [Archived Version]

News Django Developers Survey 2026 results The fifth annual survey run with JetBrains is out, with the full report, infographics, and a companion writeup titled "The State of Django 2026: Boring is so back." Help test Python 3.15! Python release manager Hugo van Kemende kindly requests you add 3.15 and allow-prereleases: true to your GitHub Actions matrix and publish wheels before the October 1 release. Releases Django bugfix release issued: 6.1.1 Twelve fixes, nearly all of them 6.1 regressio…

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Django bugfix release issued: 6.1.1

Sept. 2, 2026 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

Today we've issued the 6.1.1 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 Jacob Walls: 131403F4D16D8DC7

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Nifty Django Feature: Use Index for Custom Migration Operations

Sept. 2, 2026 » Better Simple » [Archived Version]

Part of the Nifty Django features series: You can hack Django's Index class to define custom migration operations on your model.

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Django and deployments

Sept. 2, 2026 » Software Crafts » [Archived Version]

Is it time for Django to have a deployment API...

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Djangonaut Space - Session 7 Accepting Applications

Sept. 1, 2026 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

We are thrilled to announce that Djangonaut Space, a mentorship program for contributing to Django, is open for applicants for our next cohort! 🚀 Session 7 launches October 12th, 2026. We are currently accepting applications until September 6th, 2026 Anywhere on Earth. More details can be found in the website. Djangonaut Space is a free, 8-week group mentoring program where individuals will work self-paced in a semi-structured learning environment. It seeks to help members of the community who …

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Our DjangoConUS 2026 photo album 📷

Sept. 1, 2026 » The Wagtail CMS Blog » [Archived Version]

Because I know you're here for the photos 😉

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DSF member of the month - Benjamin Balder Bach

Aug. 31, 2026 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

For August 2026, we welcome Benjamin Balder Bach as our DSF member of the month! ⭐ Benjamin has long been part of the Django community, serving for years as an organizer of Django Day Copenhagen and as Chair of the Social Media Working Group. He is a DSF member since June 2020! You can learn more about Benjamin by visiting Benjamin's website and his GitHub Profile. Let’s spend some time getting to know Benjamin better! Can you tell us a little about yourself? (hobbies, education, etc) Hello! I…

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DjangoCon US 2026 recap

Aug. 31, 2026 » Better Simple » [Archived Version]

A recap of my fantastic DjangoCon US 2026 experience in Chicago. It's still my favorite conference and I will look forward to it every year.

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