FeaturedDjango Developers Community SurveyThe Django Core Team wants to know more about how you use Django. Take a few minutes to fill out the survey and help them tailor Django so it meets our needs. Bugfix and Security Releases: 1.8.1, 1.8.2 and 1.7.8Bugfix releases were made on the 1.8 and 1.7 branches as well as a security release related to flushing database-backed sessions in the 1.8 release. DjangoCon US Registration is open!DjangoCon US is in Austin, TX this year and shaping up to be a great event. Ticket prices are the lowest they’ve been in years. Take advantage of the early-bird pricing while it’s still available. High Performance Django
Links of InterestDjango Performance: 4 Simple ThingsFour simple tweaks to boost the performance of your Django site by Frank Wiles at RevSys. Hello Web AppTracy Osborn released her book, Hello Web App last month. It is tailored towards showing non-programmers how to design and build their own web apps using Python and Django. Fast Immutable Python Deployments
The recent 7.0 release of
Fun with Django’s New Postgres Features
Django 1.8 introduces the
Django Development with Docker Compose and MachineAnother post by Real Python, showing you how to use some newer parts of the Docker ecosystem (compose and machine) to help you develop Django sites and ship them to production. Using ipdb with Docker Compose for interactive debuggingOne of the major pain points when doing local development in Docker is the lack of an interactive debugger. This post shows you how to get access to (i)pdb inside your docker container. Awesome DjangoA curated list of awesome Django apps and resources by Roberto Rosario. Python and Django Installation on Windows EnvironmentA quick intro to getting Python and Django running on a Windows computer. Wagtail 1.0 (beta) best Django CMS?Frank Wiles sings the praises of Wagtail, one of the newer projects on the Django CMS block. Python 3 Cheatsheet for DjangonautsPython 3 is here and support across the Django ecosystem is solid. Arun Ravindran discusses what you need to know to move your projects to Python 3. Let’s modernize the way we handle frontend code with DjangoFiguring out the dividing line between frontend tools and Django can be challenging. Here’s one approach to that problem which uses Webpack in lieu of Django’s staticfiles. Creating a face detection API with Python and OpenCV (in just 5 minutes)It’s surprisingly simple (once you see the code) to do face detection in images with OpenCV and Django. Check out the post for all the details. Advice for the Django noviceSome great tips on how to write better code and level up from Django novice to pro. Ten Reasons Django Is Perfect For StartupsIf you need a sales pitch to use Django on your next project, here’s a nice list to bring to the table. Optimizing like madAn example of working around MySQL’s query “optimizer” to shave about a minute off of a single query. We encountered this exact issue just a few weeks ago as well. Squashing and optimizing migrations in DjangoOne of the new features in Django’s built-in database migrations is the ability to squash multiple migrations down into one. This post explores that functionality and points out some of its rough edges. An Object Caching Pattern for DjangoA simple caching method for Django models. It won’t work for every situation, but covers the author’s use-case well. New & Updated Packages
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