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Django News - Django 6.0 release candidate 1 released - Nov 21st 2025

Nov. 21, 2025 » Django News » [Archived Version]

News Django 6.0 release candidate 1 released Django 6.0 release candidate 1 is now available. It represents the final opportunity for you to try out a mosaic of modern tools and thoughtful design before Django 6.0 is released. djangoproject.com Python Insider: Python 3.15.0 alpha 2 This release, 3.15.0a2, is the second of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state of new features a…

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Django 6.0 release candidate 1 released

Nov. 21, 2025 » Django News » [Archived Version]

News Django 6.0 release candidate 1 released Django 6.0 release candidate 1 is now available. It represents the final opportunity for you to try out a mosaic of modern tools and thoughtful design before Django 6.0 is released. Python Insider: Python 3.15.0 alpha 2 This release, 3.15.0a2, is the second of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state of new features and bug fixes and to test the release process. Django Software Foundation T…

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Planning My (Django) Retirement (Again)

Nov. 20, 2025 » Carlton's latest posts. » [Archived Version]

When I stepped down as Django Fellow, I joked that I was retiring. I wasn’t really going anywhere. I still maintain a whole load of packages, and I remained on the Security Team, but I was stepping away from working on Django day-to-day. Somehow I ended up running for the Steering Council for the current cycle, and being duly elected, I found myself back in the midst of it. We’re coming up for the first 12 months of the current Steering Council’s term. We’re about half-way through, and — on …

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Django-related Deals for Black Friday 2025

Nov. 20, 2025 » Adam Johnson » [Archived Version]

Here are some Django-related deals for this year’s Black Friday (28th November) and Cyber Monday (1st December), including my own. I’ll keep this post up to date with any new deals I learn about. If you are also a creator, email me with details of your offer and …

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How I automate my Substack newsletter with content from my blog

Nov. 19, 2025 » Simon Willison's Weblog: django » [Archived Version]

I sent out my weekly-ish Substack newsletter this morning and took the opportunity to record a YouTube video demonstrating my process and describing the different components that make it work. There's a lot of digital duct tape involved, taking the content from Django+Heroku+PostgreSQL to GitHub Actions to SQLite+Datasette+Fly.io to JavaScript+Observable and finally to Substack. The core process is the same as I described back in 2023. I have an Observable notebook called blog-to-newsletter…

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How I automate my Substack newsletter with content from my blog

Nov. 19, 2025 » Simon Willison's Weblog: django » [Archived Version]

I sent out my weekly-ish Substack newsletter this morning and took the opportunity to record a YouTube video demonstrating my process and describing the different components that make it work. There's a lot of digital duct tape involved, taking the content from Django+Heroku+PostgreSQL to GitHub Actions to SQLite+Datasette+Fly.io to JavaScript+Observable and finally to Substack. The core process is the same as I described back in 2023. I have an Observable notebook called blog-to-newsletter…

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Django News - PyCharm 30% Promotion Extended! - Nov 14th 2025

Nov. 14, 2025 » Django News » [Archived Version]

News Support the Django Software Foundation by buying PyCharm at a 30% Discount The Django Software Foundation’s primary fundraiser has been extended, so you can get 30 percent off PyCharm Pro and support Django until November 19. jetbrains.com Call for Proposals for DjangoCon US 2026 Website! DjangoCon US 2026 requests proposals to redesign branding, illustrations, and the 11ty and Tailwind website for Chicago, including swag, signage, an…

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PyCharm 30% Promotion Extended!

Nov. 14, 2025 » Django News » [Archived Version]

News Support the Django Software Foundation by buying PyCharm at a 30% Discount The Django Software Foundation’s primary fundraiser has been extended, so you can get 30 percent off PyCharm Pro and support Django until November 19. Call for Proposals for DjangoCon US 2026 Website! DjangoCon US 2026 requests proposals to redesign branding, illustrations, and the 11ty and Tailwind website for Chicago, including swag, signage, and starter code. “Boost Your GitHub DX” out now Boost Your GitHub DX by…

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How to use UUIDv7 in Python, Django and PostgreSQL

Nov. 13, 2025 » Paolo Melchiorre » [Archived Version]

Learn how to use UUIDv7 today with stable releases of Python 3.14, Django 5.2 and PostgreSQL 18. A step by step guide showing how to generate UUIDv7 in Python, store them in Django models, use PostgreSQL native functions and build time ordered primary keys without writing SQL.

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