Django: release code words up to 6.1
Did you know that each Django release has a “code word” associated with it? It’s hidden in plain sight, in the announcement blog post describing the list of features coming in the next version. I think this is a lovely little tradition.
I last covered the list back in 2021, for Django 3.2 (post). This post expands the table up until Django 6.1, which is expected next month (the first release candidate came out earlier this week).
Each code word links to its Wiktionary entry so you can see the definition. The word frequency column is based on the English data in the wordfreq Python package, as occurrences per billion words, so higher numbers mean the word is more common.
| Version | Post author | Quote with code word highlighted | Word frequency (per billion words) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.7 | James Bennett | ...will bring several major new features to Django, along with a host of other improvements... | 58,900 |
| 1.8 | Tim Graham | ...several major new features and a cornucopia of other improvements... | 363 |
| 1.9 | Tim Graham | ... myriad of goodies... | 3,090 |
| 1.10 | Tim Graham | ... panoply of new features... | 209 |
| 1.11 | Tim Graham | ... medley of new features... | 1,910 |
| 2.0 | Tim Graham | ... assortment of new features... | 1,820 |
| 2.1 | Tim Graham | ... smorgasbord of new features... | 263 |
| 2.2 | Carlton Gibson | ... salmagundi of new features... | 36 |
| 3.0 | Carlton Gibson | ... raft of new features... | 2,880 |
| 3.1 | Mariusz Felisiak | ... potpourri of new features... | 245 |
| 3.2 | Carlton Gibson | ... mezcla of new features... | N/A (not in English data) |
| 4.0 | Mariusz Felisiak | ... abundance of new features... | 7,240 |
| 4.1 | Carlton Gibson | ... profusion of new features... | 331 |
| 4.2 | Mariusz Felisiak | ... farrago of new features... | 83 |
| 5.0 | Natalia Bidart | ... deluge of exciting new features... | 1,120 |
| 5.1 | Natalia Bidart | ... kaleidoscope of improvements... | 692 |
| 5.2 | Sarah Boyce | ... composite of new features... | 8,710 |
| 6.0 | Natalia Bidart | ...assembles a mosaic of modern tools and thoughtful design... | 3,800 |
| 6.1 | Jacob Walls | ...a harmonious mélange of new features... | 98 |
Some observations on the newer entries:
- Carlton’s mezcla (Django 3.2) wins on rarity, as it doesn’t even appear in the English word frequency data.
- Sarah’s composite (Django 5.2) was a wink at the composite primary key support added in that release.
- I ended my previous post of code words with the signoff “May your projects have their own mélange of new features”. Perhaps this inspired Jacob to make the upcoming Django 6.1’s code word mélange? I had better nail the signoff on this one then!
Fin
May you enjoy Django’s ever-growing omnium-gatherum of features,
—Adam
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