Sept. 10, 2025 » Matthias Kestenholz » [Archived Version]
Weeknotes (2025 week 37) I’m having a slow week after the last wisdom tooth extraction. Finally! I’m slowly recuperating from that. I’m trying to split up the blog posts a bit and writing more standalone pieces instead of putting everything into weeknotes. Publishing more focussed pieces sounds like a good thing and should also help me with finding my own writing later. Releases django-content-editor 8.0.2: I fixed the ordering calculation in the cloning functionality; the tests are a bit too …
Read MoreSept. 8, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
In July, I joined Raffaella Suardini and Sage Abdullah for the Djangonaut Space Space Reviewers Episode 6, where we reviewed a Django PR during a live stream. This was a fun event. I won’t get into the technical aspects of the review, and I won’t point out the many mistakes I made. Instead, I want to revisit several “getting started with open source” community events and reflect on my personal growth since I first got involved with open source. I hope this encourages others to attend those even…
Read MoreSept. 7, 2025 » 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.
Read MoreSept. 5, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
This year, the Django Software Foundation (DSF) was invited by EuroPython to come to the event, showcase the framework and the vibrant community around it. The DSF had a booth in the community area where attendees could learn more about Django and meet maintainers. This year was extra special: Django’s 20th birthday was right at the beginning of the conference! The milestone was marked in style, starting on Wednesday evening at Pyvo, the local Python community meetup in Prague, where we celebr…
Read MoreSept. 5, 2025 » Django News » [Archived Version]
News 🎟️ Last call for DjangoCon US 2025 tickets! DjangoCon US kicks off this Monday, September 8th - 12th in Chicago, IL USA. Online tickets are still on sale! If you are attending this year, Will, Jeff, and Catherine from this newsletter will be there. Say hello in person or virtually. Online tickets are only $99 USD and include three days and over 50 talks! djangoproject.com Django security releases issued: 5.2.6, 5.1.12, and 4.2.24 Dj…
Read MoreSept. 4, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
DjangoCon US starts next week in Chicago, IL on September 8-12th, 2025! With three amazing keynotes and over fifty presentations over three days, join us in person or online where you can watch presentations on your own schedule or stream live with us during the live event. Can't make it to Chicago? Our online tickets give you the best of both worlds. Watch live as it happens or catch up on your own schedule – all talks will be available to stream throughout the conference and beyond. You'll ge…
Read MoreSept. 4, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
This summer I participated in the Google Summer of Code program with Django. My work focused on introducing keyboard shortcuts to the Django admin interface which led to a new package: django-admin-keyshortcuts. Proposal and Community Discussions My original GSoC proposal was to improve the existing django-admin-keyboard-shortcuts package maintained by one of my mentors, Tom. The plan was to fix bugs, add new keyboard shortcuts, build a command palette, and eventually merge these features into …
Read MoreSept. 3, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
In accordance with our security release policy, the Django team is issuing releases for Django 5.2.6, Django 5.1.12, and Django 4.2.24. These releases address the security issues detailed below. We encourage all users of Django to upgrade as soon as possible. CVE-2025-57833: Potential SQL injection in FilteredRelation column aliases FilteredRelation was subject to SQL injection in column aliases, using a suitably crafted dictionary, with dictionary expansion, as the **kwargs passed QuerySet.an…
Read MoreSept. 3, 2025 » Better Simple » [Archived Version]
2025 is the year of trying new things. To end the year, I'll be looking for my next adventure.
Read MoreSept. 2, 2025 » The PyCharm Blog » [Archived Version]
Whether you’re building APIs, dashboards, or machine learning pipelines, choosing the right framework can make or break your project. Every year, we survey thousands of Python developers to help you understand how the ecosystem is evolving, from tooling and languages to frameworks and libraries. Our insights from the State of Python 2025 offer a snapshot […]
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