Dec. 10, 2024 » » [Archived Version]
Somewhat surprising behavior that could trip you up and cause confusion while using custom template tags.
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How to promote your open-source library as a developer to other developers.
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How to optimize Django ORM queries to improve site performance.
Read MoreDec. 6, 2024 » Matthias Kestenholz: Posts about Django » [Archived Version]
Weeknotes (2024 week 49) Django Steering Council elections I have been thinking long and hard about running for the Django Steering Council. I think there are a few things I could contribute since I’ve been using Django for 16 or more years, and have been working on, maintaining and publishing third-party apps almost all this time. I have also contributed a few small features to Django core itself, and contributed my fair share of tests and bugfixes. The reason why I haven’t been mo…
Read MoreDec. 6, 2024 » Django News » [Archived Version]
News Django security releases issued: 5.1.4, 5.0.10, and 4.2.17 Django 5.1.4 fixes one security issue with severity “high”, one security issue with severity “moderate”, and several bugs in 5.1.3. djangoproject.com Python 3.13.1, 3.12.8, 3.11.11, 3.10.16 and 3.9.21 are now available Another big release day! Python 3.13.1 and 3.12.8 were regularly scheduled releases, but they do contain a few security fixes. That makes it a nice time to rele…
Read MoreDec. 5, 2024 » Adam Johnson » [Archived Version]
Here’s another technique for using pdb within Django. I will add this to the new debugging chapter of Boost Your Django DX in a future update. When debugging Django code, you might need to start with a given SQL query and work backwards to find the code that triggered …
Read MoreDec. 4, 2024 » Carlton's latest posts. » [Archived Version]
Will kicked us off early, so time for a look back at the year. Nice and quiet, which is just what I said I wanted. Most of my time was focused on my work project Paths. We’re 18 months in and going well. The product is maturing nicely, we’re reaching towards what we imagined when we set out, and more, and we still have a wee bit of runway left. So all in all we’re pleased. This year will tell if we can pick up the extra clients we need to make it truly sustainable, so that’ll be the focus goi…
Read MoreDec. 4, 2024 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
In accordance with our security release policy, the Django team is issuing releases for Django 5.1.4, Django 5.0.10, and Django 4.2.17. These releases address the security issues detailed below. We encourage all users of Django to upgrade as soon as possible. CVE-2024-53907: Potential denial-of-service in django.utils.html.strip_tags() The strip_tags() method and striptags template filter are subject to a potential denial-of-service attack via certain inputs containing large sequences of neste…
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