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March 8, 2026 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
For March 2026, we welcome Theresa Seyram Agbenyegah as our DSF member of the month! ⭐ Theresa is a passionate community builder serving in the DSF Events Support Working Group. She has demonstrated strong leadership by taking on roles such as LOC Programmes Lead at PyCon Africa 2024 and Programs Chair for PyCon Ghana 2025. She also organized DjangoGirls events across multiple PyCons, including PyCon Ghana 2022 and PyCon Africa 2024. You can learn more about Theresa by visiting Theresa's Linke…
Read MoreMarch 3, 2026 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
In accordance with our security release policy, the Django team is issuing releases for Django 6.0.3, Django 5.2.12, and Django 4.2.29. These releases address the security issues detailed below. We encourage all users of Django to upgrade as soon as possible. CVE-2026-25673: Potential denial-of-service vulnerability in URLField via Unicode normalization on Windows The django.forms.URLField form field's to_python() method used urllib.parse.urlsplit() to determine whether to prepend a URL scheme…
Read MoreFeb. 24, 2026 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
When we learned that the Django Software Foundation has been accepted as a mentoring organization for Google Summer of Code 2026, it marked another steady milestone in a long-standing relationship. Django first participated in GSoC in 2006, and 2026 represents our 21st consecutive year in the program. Over two decades, GSoC has become a consistent pathway for contributors to engage more deeply with Django — not just through a summer project, but often through continued involvement that extends…
Read MoreFeb. 21, 2026 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
For February 2026, we welcome Baptiste Mispelon as our DSF member of the month! ⭐ Photo by Bartek Pawlik - bartpawlik.format.com Baptiste is a long-time Django and Python contributor who co-created the Django Under the Hood conference series and serves on the Ops team maintaining its infrastructure. He has been a DSF member since November 2014. You can learn more about Baptiste by visiting Baptiste's website and his GitHub Profile. Let’s spend some time getting to know Baptiste better! Can you…
Read MoreFeb. 19, 2026 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
Last month we announced our plan to adopt Contributor Covenant 3 as Django's new Code of Conduct through a multi-step process. Today we're excited to share that we've completed the first step of that journey! What We've Done We've merged new documentation that outlines how any member of the Django community can propose changes to our Code of Conduct and related policies. This creates a transparent, community-driven process for keeping our policies current and relevant. The new process includes:…
Read MoreFeb. 11, 2026 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
The members of the Steering Council wanted to provide you all with a quick TL;DR of our work in 2025. First off, we were elected at the end of 2024 and got started in earnest in early 2025 with the mission to revive and dramatically increase the role of the Steering Council. We're meeting for a video conference at least monthly, you can deep dive into the meeting notes to see what we've been up to. We also have set up Slack channels we use to communicate in between meetings to keep acti…
Read MoreFeb. 4, 2026 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
Yesterday, Django issued security releases mitigating six vulnerabilities of varying severity. Django is a secure web framework, and that hasn’t changed. What feels new is the remarkable consistency across the reports we receive now. Almost every report now is a variation on a prior vulnerability. Instead of uncovering new classes of issues, these reports explore how an underlying pattern from a recent advisory might surface in a similar code path or under a slightly different configuration. Th…
Read MoreFeb. 3, 2026 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
In accordance with our security release policy, the Django team is issuing releases for Django 6.0.2, Django 5.2.11, and Django 4.2.28. These releases address the security issues detailed below. We encourage all users of Django to upgrade as soon as possible. CVE-2025-13473: Username enumeration through timing difference in mod_wsgi authentication handler The django.contrib.auth.handlers.modwsgi.check_password() function for authentication via mod_wsgi allowed remote attackers to enumerate use…
Read MoreJan. 21, 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! 🚀 Djangonaut Space is holding a sixth session! This session will start on March 2nd, 2026. We are currently accepting applications until February 2nd, 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 environmen…
Read MoreJan. 15, 2026 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
For January 2026, we welcome Omar Abou Mrad as our DSF member of the month! ⭐ Omar is a helper in Django Discord server, he has helped and continuesly help folks around the world in their Django journey! He is part of the Discord Staff Team. He has been a DSF member since June 2024. You can learn more about Omar by visiting Omar's website and his GitHub Profile. Let’s spend some time getting to know Omar better! Can you tell us a little about yourself? (hobbies, education, etc) Hello! My na…
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