Django News - DjangoCon US Early Bird Tickets - May 30th 2025
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News
Python Release Python 3.14.0b2
Python 3.14.0b2 beta introduces deferred type annotations, t-string templating, improved error messages, and remote debugging support that may influence Django project testing.
Updates to Django
Fixed #35629 -- Added support for async database connections and cursors.
Enhances Django's ORM with asynchronous database connections and low-level cursor support for executing raw SQL queries, improving async performance and transaction management.
Wagtail CMS
What’s new in Wagtail - May 2025 highlights
May 2025 Wagtail update for Django developers details LTS release enhancements with autosave progress, dynamic StreamField previews, improved accessibility and active community contributions.
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Articles
Faster Python Docker Builds
Optimize Django and Python Docker builds by caching dependencies, using uv pip, and multi-stage builds to drastically reduce fresh build and rebuild times.
How I'm bundling frontend assets using Django and rspack these days
Using rspack for frontend asset bundling in Django enables efficient hot module reloading, content-based cache busting, and streamlined production builds via reusable configuration snippets.
Another Great PyCon
PyCon US 2025 showcased dynamic community engagement, rapid problem-solving, creative events, and inclusive practices that resonate with Python and Django developers.
Loading Pydantic models from JSON without running out of memory
Pydantic’s JSON loading uses a huge amount of memory; here’s how to reduce it.
Pygrunn: django template LSP, smarter completion for django templates
Django template LSP enhances editor support with auto-completion, custom tag detection, and docker integration for improved Django template development.
Docker: disable “What’s next” adverts
Disable intrusive Docker CLI adverts by setting DOCKER_CLI_HINTS to false to streamline output during Django tests and development.
Django Fellow Report
Django Fellow Report - Natalia Bidart
One ticket triaged, four reviewed, two authored, security work, t-strings research, and more.
Django Fellow Report - Sarah Boyce
Eleven tickets triaged, fifteen reviewed, two authored, security work, etc.
Events
PyBay2025: Call for Speakers @ Sessionize.com
PyBay2025 invites Python community members including Django developers to deliver innovative talks and network during its tenth anniversary celebration in San Francisco.
DjangoCon US Early Bird Tickets - Sale ends May 31st
The conference will take place from September 8 to 12 in Chicago, Illinois. Early bird ticket prices end May 31st.
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Podcasts
Django Chat #183: Django Deployments in 2025 - Eric Matthes
Eric is the author of Python Crash Course, the Mostly Python newsletter, and the django-simple-deploy package. We talk about rewriting the Django deployment story, different hosting providers, and teaching Python & Django to newcomers.
Episode 5: Chocolately Django REST APIs
Django Brew Episode 5 explains building robust REST APIs in Django using JsonResponse, Django REST Framework, and Django Ninja for efficient backend API development.
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AI Agent Rules
A lively discussion of current best practices for using agent rules for Django.
Supporting t-strings from Python 3.14
t-strings have been merged into Python 3.14. Adam Johnson leads off a discussion about how Django could use t-strings.
Projects
tmb/django-svg-sprite
A Django template tag for easy use of SVG sprites in templates.
koladev32/drf-simple-apikey
🔐 A simple package for API Key authentication in Django Rest with rotation integrated.
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