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Welcome our new Ops member - Baptiste Mispelon

April 28, 2024 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

The DSF Board are pleased to introduce Baptiste Mispelon as a new member of the Ops team. Baptiste will join the team who maintains Django’s infrastructure. Baptiste speaking at Django Under the Hood 2015 Baptiste (IPA pronunciation /ba.tist/) is a long-time Django contributor, having been a member of the community for over a decade now. He was an initial board member of the Django Girls Foundation, co-created the Django Under the Hood, series of conferences, and was chair of t…

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Livestream: Django Trends for 2024

April 25, 2024 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

Today at 3pm UTC – Discover the latest trends in the Django ecosystem, based on insights from 4,000 developers who participated in the Django Developers Survey. Join the livestream with Sarah Abderemane, a Django Software Foundation Board member, and Sarah Boyce, a Django Fellow, to reflect on insights from the Django community. Register to join

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DjangoCon US 2024 CFP Last Call

April 23, 2024 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

Update: The CFP has been extended to Monday, April 29th at 12 PM EDT Hey Django enthusiasts! Have you submitted your talk or tutorial for DjangoCon US 2024, in beautiful Durham, North Carolina, USA? Time flies, and we're fast approaching the deadline (April 29, 2024 at 12 PM EDT) for DjangoCon US 2024 Call for Proposals (CFP). If you've been pondering sharing your Django journey, showcasing your innovative projects, or imparting your expertise to fellow developers, now is the perfect moment to …

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An open letter regarding the DjangoCon Europe CfP

April 22, 2024 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

As many of you are not doubt aware there have recently been some community conversation regarding a license agreement that was published as part of the DjangoCon Europe Call for Proposals for organizers. I believe it is fair to characterize the reaction as negative, with expressions of anger, frustration, and confusion towards the DSF for placing burdensome and one sided requirements for hosting a DjangoCon Europe. I want to state first and foremost that I added the licensing agreement to t…

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Django bugfix release issued: 5.0.4

April 3, 2024 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

Today we've issued the 5.0.4 bugfix release. The release package and checksums are available from our downloads page, as well as from the Python Package Index. The PGP key ID used for this release is Natalia Bidart: 2EE82A8D9470983E. Django 3.2 has reached the end of extended support Note that with this release, Django 3.2 has reached the end of extended support. All Django 3.2 users are encouraged to upgrade to Django 4.2 or later to continue receiving fixes for security issues. See the downl…

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Welcome our new Fellow - Sarah Boyce

March 22, 2024 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

The DSF Board and Fellows Committee are pleased to introduce Sarah Boyce as our new Django Fellow. Sarah will be joining Natalia Bidart who is continuing her excellent tenure as a Fellow. Sarah is a senior developer and developer advocate with 5 years of experience developing with Django under her belt. She graduated with a first class honours degree in Mathematics from the University of Bath, and transitioned in software development in her first job out of school. Sarah first worked as a cl…

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Django security releases issued: 5.0.3, 4.2.11, and 3.2.25

March 4, 2024 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

In accordance with our security release policy, the Django team is issuing Django 5.0.3, Django 4.2.11, and Django 3.2.25. These releases addresses the security issue detailed below. We encourage all users of Django to upgrade as soon as possible. CVE-2024-27351: Potential regular expression denial-of-service in django.utils.text.Truncator.words() django.utils.text.Truncator.words() method (with html=True) and truncatewords_html template filter were subject to a potential regular expression de…

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Django accessibility in 2023 and beyond

Feb. 11, 2024 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

Happy birthday, Django accessibility team! 🌈 The team has been up and running for three years, and is now looking for new members. With a lot happening in this space, we thought we were overdue for an update on what we’re up to. Django accessibility in 2023 We’re very happy with the work done to date. There have been a lot of efforts to improve the accessibility of core Django features such as forms, and of the administrative interface. Beyond Django core, there has also been progress on d…

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Django security releases issued: 5.0.2, 4.2.10, and 3.2.24

Feb. 6, 2024 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

In accordance with our security release policy, the Django team is issuing Django 5.0.2, Django 4.2.10, and Django 3.2.24. These releases address the security issue detailed below. We encourage all users of Django to upgrade as soon as possible. CVE-2024-24680: Potential denial-of-service in intcomma template filter The intcomma template filter was subject to a potential denial-of-service attack when used with very long strings. Thanks Seokchan Yoon for the report. This issue has severity &quo…

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DSF calls for applicants for a Django Fellow

Jan. 19, 2024 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

After five years as part of the Django Fellowship program, Mariusz Felisiak has let us know that he will be stepping down as a Django Fellow in March 2024 to explore other things. Mariusz has made an extraordinary impact as a Django Fellow and has been a critical part of the Django community. The Django Software Foundation and the wider Django community are grateful for his service and assistance. The Fellowship program was started in 2014 as a way to dedicate high-quality and consistent resour…

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