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Aug. 28, 2026 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
The results from the 2026 Django Developers Survey are now available. This is the fifth annual report conducted from May to July 2026 by the Django Software Foundation in collaboration with JetBrains PyCharm. The full report includes infographics, quotes, and dedicated sections so you can easily navigate the results. There is also a The State of Django 2026: Boring is so back blog post highlighting key Django trends in 2026 and actionable ideas for your own Django development. The Django Chat p…
Read MoreAug. 25, 2026 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
We are back with our friends at JetBrains for the second of the two "Buy PyCharm, Support Django" fundraisers we run together each year. Our spring campaign was the first. It remains one of the most impactful ways the community can support the Django Software Foundation. Your support of this campaign helps fund key initiatives such as: A Django Executive Director: Funding our first Executive Director, who will lead fundraising, operations, and community coordination for the Foundation. Django …
Read MoreAug. 24, 2026 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
In early 2026, Django's Code of Conduct Working Group adopted Contributor Covenant 3.0 as Django's Code of Conduct. I talked about why at DjangoCon US 2026 (slides here). That talk was mostly the story of how we managed the people side of the process. This post is the technical mechanics of how we managed the change and our work going forward. Who can change what, and who has to sign off The Code of Conduct Working Group is established by the DSF board and kept deliberately small. At least thre…
Read MoreAug. 21, 2026 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
If you are at DjangoCon US this year, join us for 45 minutes to talk about the Django Software Foundation. What: Django Software Foundation Membership Open Space When: Wednesday, August 26th, 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm Where: Wolf Point Ballroom, voco Chicago Downtown Schedule: Talks: Wednesday, Aug 26 DSF Board Directors Jeff Triplett, Abigail Afi Gbadago, and Paolo Melchiorre will be there, along with Django Fellows, Steering Council members, and other DSF members. This is an open space, not a talk…
Read MoreAug. 12, 2026 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
The DSF Board hosts open office hours every Wednesday at 6:00 PM UTC (check your local time). Anyone in the Django community is welcome to drop in. You do not need an agenda or an invitation. Video call details are on the DSF Office Hours page. We have been running these since October 2024, and right now we have two things we would especially like to talk with you about. Who shows up On any given Wednesday, you might find DSF Board members, Steering Council members, Django Fellows, working grou…
Read MoreAug. 10, 2026 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
Django's Steering Council has accepted the Django Enhancement Proposal DEP 20 to move Django to an annual release cycle. From January 2028, Django will make one feature release a year, giving every feature release the LTS-level three years of support, and version numbers will carry the feature release year: Django 2028, then Django 2029, and so on. Better Python support Python releases annually, each October. Django's eight-month cycle hasn't fit that well: LTS releases carried a wide Python ma…
Read MoreAug. 6, 2026 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
The Django Software Foundation is announcing a call for an Executive Director. The Executive Director is the operational leader of the Django Software Foundation, a paid position reporting to the Board of Directors, responsible for setting the Foundation's strategic direction and turning it into action, while managing day-to-day operations. They serve as the main connector between the Board, staff, community, and sponsors. The Django Software Foundation (DSF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that devel…
Read MoreAug. 5, 2026 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
The Django team is happy to announce the release of Django 6.1. The release notes offer a harmonious mélange of new features and usability improvements. A few highlights are: Model field fetch modes for configuring on-demand fetching behavior Database-level delete options for ForeignKey.on_delete Dictionary-based email settings You can get Django 6.1 from our downloads page or from the Python Package Index. The PGP key ID used for this release is Jacob Walls: 131403F4D16D8DC7 With the r…
Read MoreAug. 4, 2026 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
In accordance with our security release policy, the Django team is issuing releases for Django 6.0.8 and Django 5.2.17. These releases address the security issues detailed below. We encourage all users of Django to upgrade as soon as possible. CVE-2026-15307: Server-side file-write and request forgery via spatial lookups Spatial lookups allowed str and dict lookup values to be passed to GDALRaster when they represented rasters. Depending on the raster driver, this could write a file to disk (in…
Read MoreJuly 29, 2026 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
For July 2026, we welcome Katherine "Kati" Michel as our DSF member of the month! ⭐ Kati is involved in the Django community for many years. She was a DEFNA Director for 8 years and DjangoCon US Website Chair and Co-Chair. She is a DSF member since December 2017! You can learn more about Kati by visiting Kati's website and her GitHub Profile. Let’s spend some time getting to know Kati better! Can you tell us a little about yourself? (hobbies, education, etc) In 2002, I was living in Lawrence, …
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