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PSF fellow · DSF director · Python developer · Django contributor · DjangoGirls+ coach · Djangonaut Space navigator · PyCon Italia organizer · Python Pescara founder · Conference speaker · GNU/Linux user · Free Software advocate · Blogger www.paulox.net
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Really happy to see the results of the 2026 DSF Board election 🎉
Congrats to Priya Pahwa, Ryan Cheley and Jacob Kaplan-Moss 👏
A warm thank you to Sarah Abderemane and Thibaud Colas for their service 🙏
And thanks to all candidates and DSF members for the strong participation 🤗

#Django #DSF #Election
November 28, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Really happy to see the results of the 2026 DSF Board election 🎉
Congrats to Priya Pahwa, Ryan Cheley and Jacob Kaplan-Moss 👏
A warm thank you to Sarah Abderemane and Thibaud Colas for their service 🙏
And thanks to all candidates and DSF members for the strong participation 🤗

#Django #DSF #Election
November 28, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Results are in for the 2026 Board elections of the Django Software Foundation! www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025...

Congratulations @jacobian.org @priyapahwa.bsky.social and Ryan Cheley ❤️🎉
November 28, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Just a quick reminder: there’s only one day left to vote in the 2026 DSF Board election! ⏰

If you’re an Individual DSF Member, please vote before tomorrow night for strong community representation. 🗳️💚

#Django #DSF #Community #Election
Have you voted in the 2026 DSF Board election? If you're a DSF member, check the email titled “[Action required] 2026 DSF Board voting” 📬

I’ve just voted, and I’m excited about the new board. Your vote matters! 🗳️

Deadline: 26 Nov 2025 ⏰

Info: www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/...

#Django #DSF
2026 DSF Board Candidates
Posted by Thibaud Colas on Nov. 5, 2025
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November 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Have you voted in the 2026 DSF Board election? If you're a DSF member, check the email titled “[Action required] 2026 DSF Board voting” 📬

I’ve just voted, and I’m excited about the new board. Your vote matters! 🗳️

Deadline: 26 Nov 2025 ⏰

Info: www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/...

#Django #DSF
2026 DSF Board Candidates
Posted by Thibaud Colas on Nov. 5, 2025
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November 18, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Ten days ago, we hosted the second Django Girls workshop ever in Pescara 🐬

I wrote a recap, photos and thank everyone who made it such a joyful and inspiring day 🧡

CC @pescara.python.it @djangogirls.bsky.social

#DjangoGirls #Django #Python #PythonPescara #Pescara

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Django Girls Pescara 2025
The second-ever Django Girls workshop in Pescara, organised by the Python Pescara community and hosted inside DevFest Pescara 2025 by GDG Pescara.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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I’ve just published a deep dive on UUIDv7 with Python 3.14, Django 5.2 and PostgreSQL 18 🐍

Covers Python uuidv7, Django db_default, PostgreSQL functions, GeneratedField and UUIDv47 as a safer alternative for public identifiers 🤖

👉 www.paulox.net/2025/11/14/h...

#Python #Django #PostgreSQL #UUIDv7
How to use UUIDv7 in Python, Django and PostgreSQL
Learn how to use UUIDv7 today with stable releases of Python 3.14, Django 5.2 and PostgreSQL 18. A step by step guide showing how to generate UUIDv7 in Python, store them in Django models, use Postgre...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I’ve just published a deep dive on UUIDv7 with Python 3.14, Django 5.2 and PostgreSQL 18 🐍

Covers Python uuidv7, Django db_default, PostgreSQL functions, GeneratedField and UUIDv47 as a safer alternative for public identifiers 🤖

👉 www.paulox.net/2025/11/14/h...

#Python #Django #PostgreSQL #UUIDv7
How to use UUIDv7 in Python, Django and PostgreSQL
Learn how to use UUIDv7 today with stable releases of Python 3.14, Django 5.2 and PostgreSQL 18. A step by step guide showing how to generate UUIDv7 in Python, store them in Django models, use Postgre...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Two weeks ago, I joined Will Vincent and Carlton Gibson on Django Chat to talk about Django On The Med 🏖️

We had just come back from the first edition in Palafrugell and shared what happened during those intense and inspiring sprint days 🎙️

🔗 www.paulox.net/2025/10/21/d...

#DjangoOnTheMed
Django Chat - Episode 187
A podcast on the Django Web Framework by William Vincent and Carlton Gibson.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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New guide on installing PostgreSQL 18 on Ubuntu 25.10!
Upgrade from version 17 using the official PGDG repository for a clean setup and access to new features like uuidv7().

www.paulox.net/2025/10/31/i...

CC @postgresql.org

#PostgreSQL #Ubuntu #Linux #Python #Django
Install PostgreSQL 18 on Ubuntu 25.10
How-to guide for installing PostgreSQL version 18 on Ubuntu, after a fresh installation of version 25.10 (Questing Quokka).
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October 31, 2025 at 6:24 PM
New guide on installing PostgreSQL 18 on Ubuntu 25.10!
Upgrade from version 17 using the official PGDG repository for a clean setup and access to new features like uuidv7().

www.paulox.net/2025/10/31/i...

CC @postgresql.org

#PostgreSQL #Ubuntu #Linux #Python #Django
Install PostgreSQL 18 on Ubuntu 25.10
How-to guide for installing PostgreSQL version 18 on Ubuntu, after a fresh installation of version 25.10 (Questing Quokka).
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October 31, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Django 6.0beta1 has arrived! 🎉

It adds CSP support, background tasks, and partial templates as new built-in features 🧩

It’s not for production yet, but testing it now helps make Django 6.0 even better 🚀

www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/...

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#Django #Django6 #Beta #Python
October 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The first Django On The Med sprints have been a wonderful success. 🏖️

I had proposed the idea back in 2022 and helped organize it with @carltongibson.bsky.social 😊

I’m so thankful to everyone who joined and made it such a joyful experience. 🙌

www.paulox.net/2025/10/12/m...

#DjangoOnTheMed
My Django On The Med 2025 🏖️
A summary of my experience at Django On The Med 2025 told through the posts I published on Mastodon during the conference.
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October 12, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Taking off ✈️ from Pescara, in my home region Abruzzo, to reach Girona for the Django On The Med 🏖️ sprint.

Sharing a photo of the Adriatic Sea 🌊 — the “Trabocchi” coast — before posting from the Costa Brava tomorrow! 📸

#DjangoOnTheMed #Django #Community #Sprint

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October 6, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Imagine a Django ORM feature matrix that updates itself as the code changes 🧙‍♂️ I explored how it could work — and why it’d be a great addition to Django’s docs 💡 www.paulox.net/2025/10/06/d...

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#Django #Python #ORM #OpenSource #Database #PostgreSQL #SQLite #MariaDB #MySQL
Django: one ORM to rule all databases 💍
Comparing the Django ORM support across official database backends, so you don’t have to learn it the hard way.
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October 6, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Django: one ORM to rule all databases 💍 (by @paulox.net)
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Django: one ORM to rule all databases 💍
Comparing the Django ORM support across official database backends, so you don’t have to learn it the hard way.
www.paulox.net
October 6, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Imagine a Django ORM feature matrix that updates itself as the code changes 🧙‍♂️ I explored how it could work — and why it’d be a great addition to Django’s docs 💡 www.paulox.net/2025/10/06/d...

CC @djangoproject.com

#Django #Python #ORM #OpenSource #Database #PostgreSQL #SQLite #MariaDB #MySQL
Django: one ORM to rule all databases 💍
Comparing the Django ORM support across official database backends, so you don’t have to learn it the hard way.
www.paulox.net
October 6, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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My new blog post *My DjangoCon US 2025* is online! It brings together my Mastodon posts, photos, and memories from an amazing week in Chicago.

Check it out 👉 www.paulox.net/2025/10/05/m...

CC @djangocon.us

#Django #Python #DjangoCon #Recap #Community
My DjangoCon US 2025
A summary of my experience at DjangoCon US 2025 told through the posts I published on Mastodon during the conference.
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October 4, 2025 at 10:34 PM
My new blog post *My DjangoCon US 2025* is online! It brings together my Mastodon posts, photos, and memories from an amazing week in Chicago.

Check it out 👉 www.paulox.net/2025/10/05/m...

CC @djangocon.us

#Django #Python #DjangoCon #Recap #Community
My DjangoCon US 2025
A summary of my experience at DjangoCon US 2025 told through the posts I published on Mastodon during the conference.
www.paulox.net
October 4, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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The PSF has announced the new Board members 🎉

Congratulations to Abigail Dogbe, Jannis Leidel, Sheena O’Connell, and Simon Willison.

I’m glad to know each of them: such a diverse and talented group.

Thanks @python.org for a fair and democratic process!
pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/09/anno...
#Python
September 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Reposted by Paolo Melchiorre at #DjangoCon
The new DjangoChat covers DjangoCon US 2025, Django 6.0 in feature freeze, and Django on the Med 🏖️ — the first Django sprint, which Carlton and I are organizing this October in Palafrugell, Spain.
👉 youtu.be/beDEIVKNNv0?...

#Django #DjangoChat #DjangoOnTheMed

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DjangoCon US 2025 Recap
YouTube video by Django Chat
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September 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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It's official - `django.tasks` exists! Coming soon to @djangoproject.com 6.0. 585 days later, the first step (of many) in Django's background tasks journey is finally complete! 🥳

theorangeone.net/posts/django...
django.tasks exists
As of today (well, technically yesterday), django.tasks is officially released upon the world! Mostly. <note> Note that django.tasks and django-tasks are in fact different, albeit by a single characte...
theorangeone.net
September 17, 2025 at 7:46 AM
The new DjangoChat covers DjangoCon US 2025, Django 6.0 in feature freeze, and Django on the Med 🏖️ — the first Django sprint, which Carlton and I are organizing this October in Palafrugell, Spain.
👉 youtu.be/beDEIVKNNv0?...

#Django #DjangoChat #DjangoOnTheMed

CC @djangoproject.com
DjangoCon US 2025 Recap
YouTube video by Django Chat
youtu.be
September 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The PSF has announced the new Board members 🎉

Congratulations to Abigail Dogbe, Jannis Leidel, Sheena O’Connell, and Simon Willison.

I’m glad to know each of them: such a diverse and talented group.

Thanks @python.org for a fair and democratic process!
pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/09/anno...
#Python
September 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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The 1.2.1 release of django-simple-deploy allows plugins to extend the core CLI.

For example, the dsd-flyio plugin now supports a `--vm-size` option.

This is what was needed to make plugins much more powerful than simply "give me the smallest possible working deployment".

#Python #Django
September 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM