Sept. 22, 2023

Django News - Django 5.0 alpha 1 released - Sep 22nd 2023

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News

Django 5.0 alpha 1 is now available. It represents the first stage in the 5.0 release cycle and is an opportunity for you to try out the changes coming in Django 5.0. There are many new exciting features, which you can read about in the in-development 5.0 release notes.

djangoproject.com

Python 3.12.0rc3 "is the absolutely last release preview" for Python 3.12.

python.org

Updates to Django

There was a big push to get as many PRs as possible in before the 5.0 feature freeze deadline and so last week we had a massive 22 pull requests merged into Django by 13 different contributors - including 7 first time contributors! Congratulations to Rinku Chaudhari, Anvansh, Lemuel Sta Ana, michele, puc_dong, Yves Weissig and Sam Toyer for having their first commits merged into Django - welcome on board!

Some of the final features added to 5.0 were:

The main admin content area is now rendered in a <main> tag instead of <div> (#34833) and it's header in a <header> tag instead of <div> (#34832) which improves accessibility.
Functions decorated with functools.lru_cache can be serialized in migrations without the need to write a custom serializer (#34822).
Added support for callables on model fields' choices (#24561).
Model properties can be rendered as booleans in ModelAdmin.list_display by using the new boolean attribute (#31558).

The alpha version of Django 5.0 is released which means now is a great time to start testing against your project! You can find the full release notes here: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/5.0/

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A detailed guide to implementing a follower system in Django 4.2 similar to Twitter, Instagram, etc. complete with helper methods to create/remove relationships.

uhtred.dev

How to add a template library to builtins and remove existing {% load %} tags from your templates.

adamj.eu

Let's explore how to make smooth blue-green deployments in Django using advanced migration tools.

fly.io

A one-line fix to this common error when using the excellent Django Debug Toolbar.

timonweb.com

A clever way to implement role-based permissions in a Django CMS.

406.ch

A short guide (and accompanying video) on adding serverless functions to Django.

photondesigner.com

Events

The first edition of DjangoCon Africa takes place this year, 6-11 November, in Zanzibar, Tanzania. This is a GoFundMe to help raise more funds to assist with travel and accommodation for many attendees, including speakers, who will otherwise be unable to attend. This applies particularly to attendees who will be coming from other African nations.

Every single penny that we receive in donations will be used to assist travellers on low budgets, and every donation, however small, will help make a difference to a real person

gofundme.com

Two talks on September 28th focused on prototyping with Django & building bridges between engineers and non-engineers.

meetup.com

DjangoCon US has a panel that you won't want to miss.

djangocon.us

Podcasts

Adam is a prolific figure in the Django community and the author of a new book, Boost Your Git DX. We discuss the latest Django 5.0 alpha release, how to use aliases, managing third-party packages, and a plethora of tips and tricks with Git to improve your developer workflow.

djangochat.com