Django News
Weekly Django news, articles, projects, and more. Lots of Django, Python, and anything that's web-focused.
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📰 Issue 335: Redesigning DjangoProject.com
https://django-news.com/archive/issue-335-redesigning-djangoprojectcom/
Announcing the Google Summer of Code 2026 contributors for Django
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/may/05/gsoc-2026-django-contributors/
Django bugfix releases issued: 5.2.10, 6.0.1 https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/jan/06/bugfix-releases/
[News] 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.
https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/promo/support-django/?week2
💼 [Jobs] PyPI Sustainability Engineer
https://djangojobboard.com/1340/sustainability-engineer-pypi-python-software-foundation-career-page/
[Articles] ⭐ Django ORM Standalone⁽¹⁾: Querying an existing database
A practical step-by-step guide to using Django ORM in standalone mode to connect to and query an existing database using inspectdb. #djangonews
https://www.paulox.net/2026/02/20/django-orm-standalone-database-inspectdb-query/
Django security releases issued: 5.2.9, 5.1.15, and 4.2.27 https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/dec/02/security-releases/
[Podcasts] Django Chat #196: Freelancing & Community - Andrew Miller
Andrew is a prolific software developer. He runs the solo agency Software Crafts, writes regularly, is a former Djangonaut, and co-founder of the AI banking startup Hamilton Rock.
https://djangochat.com/episodes/freelancing-community-andrew-miller-seDEJ66s
[News] Django Packages : 🧑🎨 A Fresh, Mobile-Friendly Look with Tailwind CSS
As we announced last week, Django Packages released a new design, and Maksudul Haque, who led the effort, wrote about the changes. #djangonews
https://djangopackages.org/changelog/new-tailwind-css-theme/
[Articles] Python: introducing profiling-explorer - Adam Johnson
https://adamj.eu/tech/2026/04/03/python-introducing-profiling-explorer/
📰 Django News - DjangoCon Europe Next Week! - Apr 10th 2026
DSF member of the month - Theresa Seyram Agbenyegah https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/mar/08/dsf-member-of-the-month-theresa-seyram-agbenyegah/
[Podcasts] PyPodcats Episode 11 with Sheena O'Connell
Sheena O’Connell tells us about her journey, the importance of community and good practices for teachers and educators in Python, and organizational psychology. #djangonews
[Events] DjangoCon US Updated Dates
The conference is August 24-28, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. The Call for Proposals (CFP) is open until March 16. And Early Bird Tickets are now available! #djangonews
[Articles] CLI subcommands with lazy imports
In case you didn't hear, PEP 810 got accepted which means Python 3.15 is going to support lazy imports! One of the selling points of lazy imports is with code that has a CLI so that you only import...
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🎉 The Django News Newsletter Issue 326: Google Summer of Code 2026 with Django
1000 Most Popular Django Packages, DjangoCon US Date Change, icu4py package, and more.
📰 New newsletter: Django News - Django Sprints on the Med? - May 23rd 2025
🎉 The Django News Newsletter Issue 225: 🎉 Sarah "New Django Fellow!" Boyce 🎉
Djangonaut Space debrief, Flask-like Django in a single file, optimzing the system check framework, and more.
Our 2024 Annual Impact Report https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/jun/30/django-2024-annual-impact-report/
[Events] DjangoDay India 2025 DjangoDay India 2025 is set to bring the Django community together in Bangalore on Sept 7, offering technical sessions, open source collaboration, and networking opportunities. #djangonews https://2025.djangoday.in/home
Last call for DjangoCon US 2025 tickets! https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/sep/04/last-call-for-djangocon-us-2025-tickets/
[Events] DjangoCon Africa 2025
DjangoCon Africa 2025 offers vibrant networking, an influential keynote, and inspiring opportunities to contribute to Django open source projects and global community. #djangonews
[Sponsor] Get 30% off PyCharm. 100% Support Django Support the rapid development of Django! Until June 15, get PyCharm for your Django development with a 30% discount via this link. 100% will be donated to the Django Software Foundation. #djangonews https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/promo/support-django/
Django Fellow Report - Natalia
Roughly 70% of my time this week went into security work, which continues being quite demanding. The remaining time was primarily dedicated to Mike’s excellent...
Also 2 tickets triaged, 9 reviewed, and... #djangonews
https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/django-fellow-report-natalia-2026/43850/8
[News] Former DSF President and researcher Anna Makarudze is seeking Django developers to share insights on dependency vulnerabilities and supply chain risks in open source. #djangonews
Djangonaut Space Financial Report 2025
Djangonaut Space’s 2025 report highlights a community-powered year of $2.2k in donations funding tools and conference access, while setting sights on sending contributors to even more events in 2026.
📰 Django News - Django Security Fixes, Python Releases, and New Tools - Mar 6th 2026
[Article]How I Use django-simple-nav for Dashboards, Command Palettes, and More
Jeff shares how he uses django-simple-nav to define navigation once in Python and reuse it across dashboards and even a lightweight HTMX-powered command palette. #djangonews
https://micro.webology.dev/2026/02/26/how-i-use-djangosimplenav-for/
[Projects] adamchainz/icu4py
Python bindings to the ICU (International Components for Unicode) library (ICU4C). #djangonews
[Articles] Using tox to Test a Django App Across Multiple Django Versions
A practical, production-ready guide to using tox to test your reusable Django app across multiple Python and Django versions, complete with packaging...
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[Django Fellow Reports] Django Fellow Report - Jacob
A short week with a US holiday and some travel to visit family, but still 4 tickets triaged, 12 reviewed, 3 authored, security report, and more. #djangonews
https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/django-fellow-report-jacob-2026/43851/7
📰 Django News - PyCharm 30% Promotion Extended! - Nov 14th 2025
[Articles] Serving Private Files with Django and S3
Django’s FileField and ImageField are good at storing files, but on their own they don’t let us control access. When … #djangonews
https://lincolnloop.com/blog/serving-private-files-with-django-and-s3/
Django security releases issued: 6.0.3, 5.2.12, and 4.2.29 https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/mar/03/security-releases/
[News] Google Summer of Code 2026 with Django
All the information you need to apply for Django's 21st consecutive year in the program. #djangonews
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/feb/24/google-summer-of-code-2026-with-django/



