April 24, 2026

Issue 334: New look, new home, same everything else

in blog	Django News
published date	2026-04-24
original entry	Issue 334: New look, new home, same everything else

News

Read the Docs now natively supports uv, bringing faster and simpler Python dependency installs to your docs builds.

JetBrains and the Django Software Foundation team up again to offer 30% off PyCharm while matching donations to fund Django’s core development and community programs.

Django Software Foundation

Rob Hudson, creator of Django Debug Toolbar, reflects on his open source journey, Django’s community spirit, and bringing Content Security Policy support into Django core.

Python Software Foundation

The Python Software Foundation has announced its first 2026 class of Fellows, recognizing community leaders and contributors from around the world.

Wagtail CMS News

For Earth Day, Wagtail makes the case that deleting old emails, files, and forgotten drafts is a simple way to cut digital clutter and lighten your carbon footprint.

Updates to Django

Today, "Updates to Django" is presented by Raffaella from Djangonaut Space! 🚀

Last week we had 26 pull requests, into Django by 13 different contributors - including a first-time contributor! Congratulations to Gary Badwal for having their first commits merged into Django - welcome on board!

A huge congratulations on the work done at DjangoCon Europe 2026's sprint, because 4 of those PRs were merged during the sprints 🏰

News in Django:

The undocumented function django.template.library.parse_bits() no longer accepts the takes_context argument, while the InclusionAdminNode.__init__() now takes the template tag name as the first positional argument.
Fixed a misplaced ` in thedjango/contrib/admin/templates/admin/change_list.htmltemplate added in Django 6.0 that could be problematic when overriding thepagination` block (#37029).
The new BitAnd, BitOr, and BitXor aggregates return the bitwise AND, OR, XOR, respectively. These aggregates were previously included only in contrib.postgres.
The File class now always evaluates to True in boolean contexts, rather than relying on the name attribute. The built-in subclasses FieldFile, UploadedFile, TemporaryUploadedFile, InMemoryUploadedFile, and SimpleUploadedFile retain the previous behavior of evaluating based on the name attribute.

Articles

A DjangoCon Europe talk explores using transpiled Django templates in the browser to power dynamic forms without constant server requests.

A practical guide to safer dependency updates, covering hashes, GitHub Action pinning, cooldown windows, and automated upgrades to reduce supply chain risk.

Adam Johnson explains how a Django migration memory “leak” on Python led to a clever workaround and helped expose issues with its new garbage collector.

PDM is winning over Django developers with an easy switch from uv, smarter dependency controls, and a polished project workflow.

A first-time speaker’s perspective on DjangoCon Europe 2026 in Athens, packed with standout talks, community energy, and inspiration for the year ahead.

A DjangoCon Europe talk explores using transpiled Django templates in the browser to power dynamic forms without constant server requests.