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Django News - django.tasks exists - Sep 26th 2025

Sept. 26, 2025 » Django News » [Archived Version]

News Django Fellow Sarah Boyce - Maternity leave announcement At the end of this month, Sarah will be stepping away from her role as Django Fellow for some time while out on maternity leave. djangoproject.com PostgreSQL 18 Released! PostgreSQL 18 delivers major performance and usability improvements, including a new asynchronous I/O system with up to 3× faster reads, less disruptive major version upgrades, and smarter indexing and query op…

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Django News - Django 6.0 Feature Freeze - Sep 19th 2025

Sept. 19, 2025 » Django News » [Archived Version]

News Django 6.0 alpha 1 released The Django 6.0 feature freeze is upon us. This is a chance to try it out now and report any bugs or issues before the public release in December. djangoproject.com Nominate a Djangonaut for the 2025 Malcolm Tredinnick Memorial Prize Nominations for the annual Malcolm Tredinnick Memorial Prize are now open. Malcolm was an early core contributor to Django and had a huge influence on Django as we know it today…

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Django News - Djangonaut Space 2025 Session 5 - Sep 12th 2025

Sept. 12, 2025 » Django News » [Archived Version]

News Djangonaut Space 2025 Session 5 Applications Applications are open until September 14 end of day. This is your last chance to apply if interested! djangonaut.space Getting Started With Open Source Through Community Events Django community events empower developers to gain practical open source contribution experience via office hours, sprints, testathons, and live PR review sessions boosting personal growth. djangoproject.co…

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Django News - Last call for DjangoCon US 2025 tickets! - Sep 5th 2025

Sept. 5, 2025 » Django News » [Archived Version]

News 🎟️ Last call for DjangoCon US 2025 tickets! DjangoCon US kicks off this Monday, September 8th - 12th in Chicago, IL USA. Online tickets are still on sale! If you are attending this year, Will, Jeff, and Catherine from this newsletter will be there. Say hello in person or virtually. Online tickets are only $99 USD and include three days and over 50 talks! djangoproject.com Django security releases issued: 5.2.6, 5.1.12, and 4.2.24 Dj…

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Django News - Python Documentary - Aug 29th 2025

Aug. 29, 2025 » Django News » [Archived Version]

News Python: The Documentary | An origin story A 90-minute documentary featuring Guido van Rossum, Travis Oliphant, Barry Warsaw, and many more, and they tell the story of Python’s rise, its community-driven evolution, the conflicts that almost tore it apart, and the language’s impact on... well… everything. youtu.be pypistats.org is now operated by the Python Software Foundation PSF now operates pypistats.org, transferring maintenance of …

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Django News - State of Python 2025 Results - Aug 22nd 2025

Aug. 22, 2025 » Django News » [Archived Version]

News State of Python 2025 Is Out! Explore the key trends and actionable ideas from the latest Python Developers Survey, which was conducted jointly by the Python Software Foundation and JetBrains PyCharm and includes insights from over 30,000 developers. jetbrains.com PyPI now serves project status markers in API responses PyPI now exposes standardized project status markers through its HTML and JSON index APIs, enabling package installers…

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Django News - A New Django Fellow - Aug 15th 2025

Aug. 15, 2025 » Django News » [Archived Version]

News Jacob Tyler Walls is Our New Fellow Jacob Tyler Walls joins the Django Fellowship, bringing Django contributions, Triage and Review experience, ORM expertise, and GIS and open source maintenance skills. djangoproject.com Python 3.14.0rc2 and 3.13.7 are go! Python 3.14 release candidates provide performance enhancements, new language features, and ABI stability, urging Django maintainers to prepare for compatibility testing. …

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Django News - Django 5.2.5 Released - Aug 8th 2025

Aug. 8, 2025 » Django News » [Archived Version]

News Django bugfix release issued: 5.2.5 Django 5.2.5 provides essential bug fixes to boost application stability and performance, ensuring smooth deployments and improved developer experience. djangoproject.com django-rest-framework release v3.16.1 DRF v3.16.1 fixes unique_together and source field bugs, removes legacy Python support, and enhances translations, documentation, and internal testing with Django 5.2 compatibility. g…

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Django News - Django and AI - Aug 1st 2025

Aug. 1, 2025 » Django News » [Archived Version]

News Djangonaut Session 5 - Officer and Organizer Interest A form to gauge returning officer and session organizer interest for the next session! google.com PyPI Users Email Phishing Attack - The Python Package Index Blog Phishing emails exploit PyPI package metadata by directing users to fake login pages that mimic PyPI, prompting developers to verify URLs and update passwords. pypi.org Djangonaut Space is looking…

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Django News - DjangoCon US 2025 Talks Announced - Jul 25th 2025

July 25, 2025 » Django News » [Archived Version]

News Announcing our DjangoCon US 2025 Talks! The official DjangoCon US 2025 talk lineup has been unveiled, featuring expert sessions on Django deployments, ORM alternatives, search, AI integration, CMS, migrations, performance, and community practices. djangocon.us Python 3.14 release candidate 1 is go! This is the first release candidate of Python 3.14. blogspot.com PSF Board Election Nominations Opening July 29th…

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