April 27, 2026 » Trey Hunner » [Archived Version]
It’s time for some discounted Python-related skill-building. This is my eighth annual compilation of Python learning-related Black Friday & Cyber Monday deals. If you find a Python-related deal in the next week that isn’t on this list, please contact me. Python-related sales It’s not even Black Friday yet, but most of these Python-related Black Friday sales are already live: Python Morsels: I’m offering lifetime access for the second time ever (more details below) Data School: a new subscri…
Read MoreApril 27, 2026 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
If you've felt like djangoproject.com could use a refresh, you're not alone. The site has served the community well for a long time, it’s beloved by a lot of people but doesn’t reflect where Django is today or who we want to reach. We've been working on a redesign behind the scenes, and we want to share where we're headed and how you can get involved. Why a redesign The case has been building for a while. The excellent user research report from 20tab documented in detail what current site users…
Read MoreApril 26, 2026 » Paolo Melchiorre » [Archived Version]
A timeline of my DjangoCon Europe 2026 journey, from Lecce to Bari and then Athens, told through the Mastodon posts I shared along the way.
Read MoreApril 25, 2026 » Carlton's latest posts. » [Archived Version]
There’s a feature you’re keen on in Django’s main development branch — as we write, the Database-level delete options for ForeignKey.on_delete from the upcoming Django 6.1, for example. The release is months away — Database-level deletes were merged in October 2025, after Django on the Med 🏖️, with Django 6.1 not final until Aug 2026. What’s a girl to do? Deploy main, of course. Hear me out. Django main is stable Django main is, in practice, remarkably stable. Contributions are well vetted, …
Read MoreApril 24, 2026 » Django News » [Archived Version]
News uv is now supported natively - Read the Docs Read the Docs now natively supports uv, bringing faster and simpler Python dependency installs to your docs builds. Support the Django Software Foundation by buying PyCharm at a 30% Discount 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 DSF member of the month - Rob Hudson Rob Hudson, creator of Dja…
Read MoreApril 23, 2026 » Software Crafts » [Archived Version]
Athens this time around...
Read MoreApril 22, 2026 » The JetBrains Blog » [Archived Version]
Spend a few minutes around developer content, and it’s easy to come away with the impression that web apps now appear to almost write themselves. Everything that follows – review, verification, refactoring, debugging, and the open-source frameworks that make those apps dependable – gets less attention. AI can speed up code generation, but it does […]
Read MoreApril 21, 2026 » Django on the Med 🏖️ » [Archived Version]
Hi everyone 👋We’re happy to share the first details for the next edition of Django on the Med 🏖️, which will take place from September 23 to 25, 2026 in Pescara, Italy 🇮🇹 Django on the Med 🏖️ is a small, focused sprint event. Three days to get together on work on Django. It’s a unique opportunity to make progress on tough issues in the core framework and ecosystem: Mariusz Felisiak: "Django 6.1 will support database-level delete opt…" - Fosstodon Django 6.1 will support database-level delet…
Read MoreApril 21, 2026 » Better Simple » [Archived Version]
I officially started accepting clients for a Django mentoring business. If you, your colleagues, or company are wanting help in being a better Django developer or software engineer, please reach out.
Read MoreApril 19, 2026 » Adam Johnson » [Archived Version]
Back in February, I encountered an out-of-memory error while migrating a client project to Python 3.14. The issue occurred when running Django’s database migration command (migrate) on a limited-resource server, and seemed to be caused by the new incremental garbage collection algorithm in Python 3.14. At the …
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