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Ensuring Essential Data Exists in Your Django App on Startup
When building Django applications that rely on permissions and roles, the auth.Group model becomes an essential part of your authentication …
Integrate MCP Servers in Python LLM Code
Integrate MCP Servers in Python LLM Code Why write a python MCP Client?The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a game-changer …
Autofill Image Captions using Large Language Models
A common concern for large and/or public facing organizations is ensuring accessibility compliance, and a common troublemaker is missing alt …
Let’s Write a Time Logging Assistant
In this article, we’ll walk through building a purpose-driven AI agent to help users log their time. The assistant will …
Avoiding Mocks: Testing LLM Applications with LangChain in Django
In this post, we’ll explore a testing approach we used at Lincoln Loop for a Django project that interacts with …
Single-file Django Apps with nanodjango
Lincoln Loop depends on open source projects, and we like to give back to the community whenever we can. Some …
Serverless Tasks in Django with AWS Lambda
Periodic tasks are the heartbeat of many Django apps—sending emails, clearing out stale data, or crunching reports. Sure, tools like …
Building a Chat Backend for Wikipedia Articles in Django
Content-aware chatbots are increasingly common on the web. What used to feel like magic can now be implemented with some …
Embeddings: A Bridge From LLMs to Your Data
With the ubiquity of media coverage around “AI everything” and companies racing to add shiny new “AI-driven” features, having a …
Rescuing Django Projects with Smoke Tests: Quick Wins for Long-Term Success
We often inherit existing Django projects at Lincoln Loop either to provide ongoing maintenance or build new features (or both). …
