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Django News - DjangoCon US Call for Proposals - Feb 14th 2025

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

News Python 3.14.0 alpha 5 is out Python 3.14.0a5 is the fifth of seven planned alpha releases. blogspot.com DjangoCon US Call for Proposals The CFP is now open until April 27th. The earlier you submit, the better! pretalx.com DSF member of the month - Lily Foote Lily is a long-time contributor to Django core, especially on the ORM, and is currently a member of the Django 6.x Steering Council. dja…

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Deployment Snafus and AI - Building SaaS #215

Feb. 14, 2025 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]

In this episode, I finished up the sign in simplification feature for the homeschool app. I planned to do deploy it quickly and move onto the next thing, but we hit a comedy errors and challenges while trying to get Docker Desktop working again on my dev machine. On the stream, we also began to play with Ollama in preparation of doing some agentic AI framework research.

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TIL: Tools exist which do not lowercase domain names when requesting websites over HTTP(S)

Feb. 13, 2025 » Matthias Kestenholz: Posts about Django » [Archived Version]

TIL: Tools exist which do not lowercase domain names when requesting websites over HTTP(S) About a week ago I received error mails for a surprising behavior (to me!) where some tool requested an URL from one of our websites using feincms3-language-sites (a Django library for multilingual websites) with a domain name containing uppercase characters. I knew that the domain part of all sorts of URLs is case sensitive, but what surprised me was that our server actually got a request with such a dom…

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How to handle 404 errors with htmx in Django

Feb. 12, 2025 » Josh Karamuth » [Archived Version]

Enhance user experience by gracefully handling 404 errors with htmx in Django

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DSF member of the month - Lily Foote

Feb. 11, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

For February 2025, we welcome Lily Foote (@lilyf) as our DSF member of the month! ⭐ Lily Foote is a contributor to Django core for many years, especially on the ORM. She is currently a member of the Django 6.x Steering Council and she has been a DSF member since March 2021. You can learn more about Lily by visiting her GitHub profile. Let’s spend some time getting to know Lily better! Can you tell us a little about yourself (hobbies, education, etc) My name is Lily Foote and I’ve been contribu…

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Unorthodox Ways to Measure Economic Progress

Feb. 10, 2025 » Josh Karamuth » [Archived Version]

Why high divorce rates are a sign of a healthy economy

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Django News - Official MongoDB Backend Support - Feb 7th 2025

Feb. 7, 2025 » Django News » [Archived Version]

News Django 5.1.6, 5.0.12, and 4.2.19 bugfix release Two new bugfixes in the latest update. djangoproject.com MongoDB Django Backend Now Available in Public Preview The Official Django MongoDB Backend is now available in public preview. mongodb.com Python 3.13.2 and 3.12.9 now available! Python 3.13.2 and 3.12.9 are maintenance releases. python.org Updates to Django Boost Your…

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Better Onboarding - Building SaaS #214

Feb. 7, 2025 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]

In this episode, I returned to the homeschooling application and started to improve the sign up and onboarding experience. We simplified signup to eliminate passwords and work via email. I talked through the design changes that I plan to make to the first time experience for new users.

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Django bugfix releases issued: 5.1.6, 5.0.12, and 4.2.19

Feb. 5, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

Today we've issued 5.1.6, 5.0.12, and 4.2.19 bugfix releases. 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.

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The Ultimate Guide to Django Templates

Feb. 5, 2025 » The PyCharm Blog » [Archived Version]

Django templates are a crucial part of the framework. Understanding what they are and why they’re useful can help you build seamless, adaptable, and functional templates for your Django sites and apps. If you’re new to the framework and looking to set up your first Django project, grasping templates is vital. In this guide, you’ll […]

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