Jan. 16, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
Django 5.2 alpha 1 is now available. It represents the first stage in the 5.2 release cycle and is an opportunity for you to try out the changes coming in Django 5.2. Django 5.2 brings a composite of new features which you can read about in the in-development 5.2 release notes. This alpha milestone marks the feature freeze. The current release schedule calls for a beta release in about a month and a release candidate about a month from then. We'll only be able to keep this schedule if we get ea…
Read MoreJan. 15, 2025 » TestDriven.io » [Archived Version]
This article explores the basics of database indexing, its advantages and disadvantages, and how to apply it in a Django application.
Read MoreJan. 15, 2025 » Matthias Kestenholz: Posts about Django » [Archived Version]
Weeknotes (2025 week 03) Claude AI helped me for the first time django-imagefield prefers processing thumbnails, cropped images etc. directly when saving the model and not later on demand; it’s faster and also you’ll know it immediately when an image couldn’t be processed for some reason instead of only later when people actually try browsing your site. A consequence is that if you change formats you have to remember that you have to reprocess the images. The Django app comes …
Read MoreJan. 15, 2025 » Better Simple » [Archived Version]
I discovered that the release process for the Django Debug Toolbar wasn't as robust as I thought.
Read MoreJan. 14, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
In accordance with our security release policy, the Django team is issuing releases for Django 5.1.5, Django 5.0.11, and Django 4.2.18. These releases address the security issues detailed below. We encourage all users of Django to upgrade as soon as possible. CVE-2024-56374: Potential denial-of-service vulnerability in IPv6 validation Lack of upper bound limit enforcement in strings passed when performing IPv6 validation could lead to a potential denial-of-service attack. The undocumented and …
Read MoreJan. 14, 2025 » Josh Karamuth » [Archived Version]
Learn how to build a reusable component with simple tools
Read MoreJan. 13, 2025 » Josh Karamuth » [Archived Version]
Programming isn't about building useful software, it's about decency.
Read MoreJan. 10, 2025 » Django News » [Archived Version]
News Feedback needed on Content-Security-Policy header support Rob Hudson is seeking feedback on Content-Security-Policy header support and asking for input before Django 5.2's feature freeze by January 15. mastodon.social Django Software Foundation DSF member of the month - Hiroki Kiyohara Hiroki is the creator and a staff member of DjangoCongress JP. He has done a lot for the Django Japan community and has been a DSF member since O…
Read MoreJan. 10, 2025 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]
In this episode, we began an update to the signup process to simplify things. I am replacing email and password with just email. Users will receive ‘magic links’ via their email client to sign in. To do this, we are using django-sesame.
Read MoreJan. 9, 2025 » Adam Johnson » [Archived Version]
JavaScript’s import statement lets module scripts import objects from other scripts. For example, you can define a script as a module in HTML: <script type=module src="/static/js/index.js"></script> Then that file can import from another, like: import { BigBlueButton } from "/static/js/lib/buttons.js"; // ... This …
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