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Django Query Optimization - Defer, Only, and Exclude

March 14, 2025 » TestDriven.io » [Archived Version]

In this article, we'll look at the differences between Django QuerySet's defer, only, and exclude methods.

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DSF member of the month - Cory Zue

March 14, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

For March 2025, we welcome Cory Zue (@coryzue.com) as our DSF member of the month! ⭐ Cory Zue has been Django developer for many years. He is currently a member of the DSF Social Media Working Group and he has been a DSF member since October 2022. You can learn more about Cory by checking out his website or visiting Cory's GitHub Profile. Let’s spend some time getting to know Cory better! Can you tell us a little about yourself (hobbies, education, etc) I'm a programmer-turned-manager-turned-e…

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Django News - DjangoCon US CFP - Mar 14th 2025

March 14, 2025 » Django News » [Archived Version]

Introduction The DjangoCon US Call for Proposals (CFP) is officially open, so now's your chance to join the incredible lineup of speakers coming to Chicago this September. Whether you're considering giving your first talk or sharing deep technical insights, the community would love to hear from you. April 27th is the deadline! Also, in this issue, we're celebrating International Women's Day with recognition of remarkable contributions by women leaders in the Django comm…

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Smoke test your Django admin site

March 13, 2025 » Simon Willison's Weblog: django » [Archived Version]

Smoke test your Django admin site Justin Duke demonstrates a neat pattern for running simple tests against your internal Django admin site: introspect every admin route via django.urls.get_resolver() and loop through them with @pytest.mark.parametrize to check they all return a 200 HTTP status code. This catches simple mistakes with the admin configuration that trigger exceptions that might otherwise go undetected. I rarely write automated tests against my own admin sites and often feel guilty …

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Accessibility and inclusivity at FOSDEM 2025

March 13, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

For this year’s FOSDEM conference, our Django accessibility team organized the "Inclusive Web" track. Here’s a recap of how it went! The idea for the Inclusive Web devroom started at FOSDEM 2024, where we discussed the importance of showcasing accessibility and inclusivity work in open source, in web development and beyond. The Django accessibility team got to work on a FOSDEM 2025 proposal. Lo and behold, it got accepted, and here we are with a room full of people interested in those top…

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Happy International Women's Day! 🎉 💜

March 8, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

This International Women's Day, we're celebrating a historic milestone in Django’s journey! 🚀 For the first time ever, Django has women in every leadership position within the project: 2 Django Steering Council members 💜 2 DSF Board members 💜 2 Django Fellows 💜 This moment is not just about numbers — it’s about the impact of years of effort to create a more inclusive and welcoming Django community. A huge shoutout to Django Girls for introducing countless women to tech and Django, and to Djan…

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Break django-admin commands into subcommands

March 8, 2025 » Josh Karamuth » [Archived Version]

Learn how to organize Django management commands into intuitive subcommand namespaces, making your CLI cleaner and more developer-friendly!

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Django News - Django 5.1.7, 5.0.13, and 4.2.20 - Mar 7th 2025

March 7, 2025 » Django News » [Archived Version]

News Django security releases issued: 5.1.7, 5.0.13, and 4.2.20 Django releases critical security patches in versions 5.1.7, 5.0.13, and 4.2.20 to address a potential denial-of-service vulnerability in the django.utils.text.wrap() and wordwrap functions. djangoproject.com Join the DEFNA Board as Corporate Secretary! DEFNA is seeking a Corporate Secretary to support its board by managing compliance, record-keeping, and communications for th…

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Django security releases issued: 5.1.7, 5.0.13 and 4.2.20

March 6, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

In accordance with our security release policy, the Django team is issuing releases for Django 5.1.7, Django 5.0.13 and Django 4.2.20. These releases address the security issues detailed below. We encourage all users of Django to upgrade as soon as possible. CVE-2025-26699: Potential denial-of-service in django.utils.text.wrap() The django.utils.text.wrap() and wordwrap template filter were subject to a potential denial-of-service attack when used with very long strings. Thanks to sw0rd1ight f…

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Why I can't use a new tech-stack

March 5, 2025 » Josh Karamuth » [Archived Version]

Why I’m Still Betting on Django in 2025 (And Why That’s Not a Bad Thing)

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