Aug. 12, 2024 » Software Crafts » [Archived Version]
Looking back on the last 8 weeks
Read MoreAug. 9, 2024 » Django News » [Archived Version]
News Django 5.1 released Django 5.1 was released, featuring the new LoginRequiredMiddleware for easier authentication and several accessibility enhancements, including improved screen reader support and more semantic HTML elements. There is also a querystring template tag simplifies query string handling in templates. djangoproject.com Django security releases issued: 5.0.8 and 4.2.15 The Django team has issued security releases 5.0.8 and …
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What not to do and, what is available.
Read MoreAug. 8, 2024 » Simon Willison's Weblog: django » [Archived Version]
Yesterday I finally developed something I’ve been casually thinking about building for a long time: django-http-debug. It’s a reusable Django app - something you can pip install into any Django project - which provides tools for quickly setting up a URL that returns a canned HTTP response and logs the full details of any incoming request to a database table. This is ideal for any time you want to start developing against some external API that sends traffic to your own site - a webhooks provide…
Read MoreAug. 7, 2024 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
The Django team is happy to announce the release of Django 5.1. The release notes showcase a kaleidoscope of improvements. A few highlights are: Easier guardrails for authentication: the new and shiny LoginRequiredMiddleware, when added to MIDDLEWARE, enforces authentication for all views by default. A more inclusive framework: Django 5.1 includes several accessibility enhancements, such as improved screen reader support in the admin interface, more semantic HTML elements, and better associati…
Read MoreAug. 7, 2024 » Software Crafts » [Archived Version]
Groups are not the same as a Role
Read MoreAug. 6, 2024 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
In accordance with our security release policy, the Django team is issuing releases for Django 5.0.8 and Django 4.2.15. These releases address the security issues detailed below. We encourage all users of Django to upgrade as soon as possible. CVE-2024-41989: Memory exhaustion in django.utils.numberformat.floatformat() The floatformat template filter is subject to significant memory consumption when given a string representation of a number in scientific notation with a large exponent. Thanks …
Read MoreAug. 2, 2024 » Django News » [Archived Version]
News Python Insider: Python 3.13.0 release candidate 1 released This is the first release candidate of Python 3.13.0. blogspot.com setuptools 72.0.0 removes the test command If you used setup.py test to test your Python packages, you will need to migrate to another test runner. After five years of deprecation warnings, the test command has finally been removed. pypa.io django-allauth 64.0.0 released A numbe…
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How to remember what you have setup
Read MoreJuly 31, 2024 » Matthias Kestenholz: Posts about Django » [Archived Version]
Weeknotes (2024 week 31) I have missed almost two months of weeknotes. I’ve got some catching up to do. I have tried writing a larger piece on my thoughts about CMS, but with everything going on in my personal and work life I haven’t made much progress. This weeknotes entry is me trying to get back into the groove of writing (and publishing!) regularly. django-prose-editor I have previously written about the ProseMirror-based editor for Django websites here. I have continued working on the proj…
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