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Nifty Django Feature: Third-Party Packages

Aug. 26, 2026 » Better Simple » [Archived Version]

Part of the Nifty Django features series: The documentation now includes mentions of third-party packages and community maintained solutions, go check them out!

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DjangoCon US 2026

Aug. 25, 2026 » Paolo Melchiorre » [Archived Version]

DjangoCon US is a six-day international conference for the community by the community about the Django web framework, held each year in North America.

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PyCharm & Django Fall Fundraiser

Aug. 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 …

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The Block and Tackle of Django's Code of Conduct Working Group

Aug. 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…

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DjangoCon US 2026

Aug. 23, 2026 » Paolo Melchiorre » [Archived Version]

DjangoCon US is a six-day international conference for the community by the community about the Django web framework, held each year in North America.

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Issue 351: DjangoCon US last call, Djangonaut Space applications open

Aug. 21, 2026 » Django News » [Archived Version]

We'll see you in Chicago! Jeff and Will are heading to DjangoCon US next week, so if you're going too, come say hi. News Almost Time: What to Know Before You Head to Chicago DjangoCon US 2026 kicks off Monday, August 24 in Chicago, with registration and breakfast starting at 7:30 AM on the 14th floor. Watch for Friday's attendee email with your Slack invite and lightning-talk sign-up, and if you're sticking around for sprints on August 27-28, grab a free sprints ticket now. New One-Day and Onl…

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DSF Membership Open Space at DjangoCon US

Aug. 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…

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PyCharm for AI-assisted Django Workflows

Aug. 20, 2026 » The JetBrains Blog » [Archived Version]

The 2026 Django Developers Survey (results coming soon!) found that AI is part of the weekly or daily workflow for 90% of respondents. AI can write code quickly, but Django developers still need to understand the application, evaluate what the agent produces, and be accountable for what ships. That makes your IDE more important, not […]

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Nifty Django Feature: Counting on Multiple Columns

Aug. 19, 2026 » Better Simple » [Archived Version]

Part of the Nifty Django features series: The Count expression only works on a single column, but you can use Subquery to count on multiple columns!

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Django: django-upgrade 1.32.0 out now, with 44 AI-assisted bug fixes

Aug. 17, 2026 » Adam Johnson » [Archived Version]

django-upgrade is my tool for automatically upgrading your project code for new Django versions. It rewrites your Python files to fix deprecations and adopt some new features, taking a chunk of the monotony out of upgrading between Django versions. Yesterday, I released version 1.32.0, which fixes 44 bugs …

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