# The Django weblog Latest news about Django, the Python web framework. This is one page of public article previews, not the complete archive. Follow Next page to continue. Summaries are not the original full articles. ## Executive Director Search Extended to September 22 DevFeed: [Executive Director Search Extended to September 22]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Jeff Triplett and the DSF Board Published: 2026-09-16T12:50:40Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [The Django weblog]() Topics: [Django](), [Open Source](), [Job]() Tags: [2026](), [communication](), [community](), [django](), [framework](), [fundraising](), [job](), [leadership](), [open-source](), [organizational](), [python](), [relationships]() ### AI overview The Django Software Foundation has extended applications for its first Executive Director through September 22, 2026, anywhere on Earth. The role focuses on fundraising, partnerships, operations, and supporting the Django community. ### Source excerpt We are extending the search for the Django Software Foundation's first Executive Director. Applications now close at the end of Tuesday, September 22, 2026, anywhere on Earth (AoE). As long as it is still September 22 somewhere, your application counts. We are happy with the applications we received. We also knew several people had applications in progress, and it took a while for word about the role to reach everyone it should have. Giving people a little more time felt like the fairest option. If you were most of the way there, you have until Tuesday. If you have already applied, this does not slow anything down for you. We are reviewing applications as they come in, and we will reach out to candidates and schedule interviews on the same timeline we planned. The Executive Director will play a central role in helping the DSF grow its capacity and build a sustainable future for the Django project and its community. That includes leading fundraising and partnerships, supporting the Foundation's operations and programs, and working closely with the board, staff, volunteers, and the wider Django community. We are looking for an experienced nonprofit leader who is comfortable taking on a broad role and building things as they go. Fundraising is central to this job. We need someone who is at ease sitting down with companies, making the case for Django, and connecting what the DSF does to what those organizations care about. Much of the Foundation's future depends on growing those relationships and turning them into steady support. You don't need to be a Django or Python expert, and you don't need prior involvement in the Django community. Experience with open source or other community-driven organizations is welcome, but we are primarily looking for someone with strong fundraising instincts, plus leadership, communication, relationship-building, and organizational skills. Could that person be you? If you have been waiting for the right opportunity to step forward, we enc ## DjangoCon Europe 2027 is heading to Innsbruck, Austria! 🏔⛷🚠🇦🇹 DevFeed: [DjangoCon Europe 2027 is heading to Innsbruck, Austria! 🏔⛷🚠🇦🇹]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: DjangoCon Europe 2027 Organizing Team Published: 2026-09-15T13:20:26Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [The Django weblog]() Topics: [Django](), [Python]() Tags: [announce](), [community](), [conference](), [django](), [framework](), [open-source](), [python]() ### AI overview DjangoCon Europe 2027 will take place in Innsbruck, Austria, from February 17-21, 2027. The community-run conference has opened its Call for Proposals and started ticket sales, with volunteer and sponsorship opportunities also available. ### Source excerpt We're delighted to announce that DjangoCon Europe 2027 will take place in Innsbruck, Austria, from February 17-21, 2027! Photo by Nicole Baster on Unsplash Each year, DjangoCon Europe brings together people from across the Django community to learn, share ideas, contribute, and spend time together. In 2027, that community will come together in Innsbruck for five days of Django, Python, and community. DjangoCon Europe is organized by community volunteers and has long been one of the highlights of the Django community calendar. Developers, contributors, newcomers, and long-time community members from around the world come together to exchange knowledge, make new connections, and help shape the future of Django. Save the dates 📅 February 17-21, 2027 📍 Innsbruck, Austria And there's even more good news: the Call for Proposals is open, and tickets are now on sale! Submit a proposal Have something you'd like to share with the Django community? The Call for Proposals is open. Whether you have a deep technical topic, a lesson you've learned from building with Django, an idea that could benefit the community, or something completely unexpected, we'd love to hear from you. Submit a proposal -> Get your ticket Ready to join us in Innsbruck? Tickets for DjangoCon Europe 2027 are now on sale. Come spend five days learning, sharing, meeting fellow Djangonauts, and enjoying everything the Django community has to offer. Get your ticket -> Volunteer at DjangoCon Europe DjangoCon Europe is a community-run conference, and volunteers play an important part in making it happen. If you'd like to help us make DjangoCon Europe 2027 a great experience for everyone, sign up to volunteer. Whether you're a long-time member of the community or attending your first DjangoCon, we'd love to have you involved. Sign up to volunteer -> Sponsor DjangoCon Europe Support the conference financially and gain visibility in the Django community. Learn more about sponsorship -> Download the sponsorship brochure ## PyCharm & Django Fundraiser Extended to September 14 DevFeed: [PyCharm & Django Fundraiser Extended to September 14]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Jeff Triplett Published: 2026-09-10T11:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [The Django weblog]() Topics: [PyCharm]() Tags: [django](), [framework](), [ide](), [open-source](), [pycharm](), [python](), [support]() ### AI overview The JetBrains fundraiser for Django has been extended through September 14, 2026. PyCharm licenses are offered at a 30% discount, with JetBrains donating the full purchase or renewal amount to the DSF. ### Source excerpt The second half of our annual JetBrains fundraiser has been extended through September 14, 2026. Thank you to JetBrains for the extra time. You still have time to renew your PyCharm license or give it a try. You get PyCharm at 30% off, and JetBrains donates 100% of your purchase or renewal to the DSF. This is one of the DSF's bigger fundraisers of the year, and we appreciate everyone who takes a look. The Executive Director search also closes on September 14, and we are curious to see who reaches out. JetBrains has been a steady sponsor for years, and it was great to see the chatter around the Django Developers Survey 2026 results we released with them last month. The full report is on the JetBrains site. If you are shopping for an IDE, AI-focused or not, they have a solid product. If you would like to help with our fundraising goals, we would love to hear from you or your company. The board is happy to talk with individuals too, if you have ideas. Whatever you can do to support us, we appreciate it. Ways to help Renew or start a PyCharm license through the fundraiser before September 14. Have your company sponsor the DSF directly. Donate on our website or give through GitHub Sponsors. Reach out to the board if you want to donate, sponsor, or volunteer, or if you have fundraising ideas. ## Call for volunteers: Fundraising Working Group DevFeed: [Call for volunteers: Fundraising Working Group]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Priya Pahwa Published: 2026-09-08T19:27:14Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [The Django weblog]() Topics: [Django]() Tags: [building](), [business](), [community](), [development](), [django](), [ecosystem](), [events](), [executive](), [framework](), [infrastructure](), [leadership](), [open-source](), [partnerships](), [python](), [sales](), [support]() ### AI overview The Django Software Foundation is recruiting volunteers for a Fundraising Working Group as it pursues a 2026 fundraising goal of $500,000 and prepares to hire its first Executive Director. The group will help develop sponsorships, partnerships, donor relationships, and new fundraising initiatives for the Django project. ### Source excerpt The Django Software Foundation is looking for people to join the Fundraising Working Group. This is a particularly interesting time to get involved. The DSF has raised its 2026 fundraising goal to $500,000. That funding is what allows us to continue supporting the Django Fellows, Django Girls, community events, Djangonaut Space, infrastructure, and the many other things that keep the Django ecosystem going. It also gives the DSF the room to do something new: hire its first Executive Director. You can read more about the DSF's fundraising goals for 2026 in this post. Getting there will take more than asking people to donate. We need to think about how we build relationships with companies that depend on Django, how we make sponsorships meaningful, how we find new ways for organisations to support the project, and how we communicate the value of investing in Django. That is where the Fundraising Working Group comes in. The DSF is hiring an Executive Director who will bring dedicated, day-to-day leadership to the Foundation, including sponsorship development and partner relationships. The Fundraising Working Group will have an opportunity to work closely with the person in this role as we build out our fundraising efforts. Who are we looking for? We'd love to have people who have done this before. If you have experience with fundraising, sponsorships, partnerships, business development, sales, donor relationships, or building relationships with companies, there is plenty of scope to put that experience to work. We need people who can help identify opportunities, open doors, develop ideas, and turn them into actual fundraising initiatives. But you don't need to be a fundraising expert to join. Maybe you've never worked on fundraising before, but you know how companies make decisions about supporting open source. Maybe you have ideas for how Django could engage organisations that rely on it. Maybe you are good at building relationships, telling a compelling story, organi ## Django bugfix release issued: 6.1.1 DevFeed: [Django bugfix release issued: 6.1.1]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Jacob Walls Published: 2026-09-02T17:30:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [The Django weblog]() Topics: [Django]() Tags: [django](), [framework](), [open-source](), [python](), [release]() ### AI overview Django 6.1.1 has been issued as a bugfix release, with the release package and checksums available for download. ### Source excerpt Today we've issued the 6.1.1 bugfix release. 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 Jacob Walls: 131403F4D16D8DC7 ## Djangonaut Space - Session 7 Accepting Applications DevFeed: [Djangonaut Space - Session 7 Accepting Applications]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Djangonaut Space Mission Control Published: 2026-09-01T17:13:15Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [The Django weblog]() Topics: [Maintainers](), [Code](), [Pull Request]() Tags: [applications](), [community](), [discord](), [django](), [framework](), [leadership](), [learning](), [maintainers](), [open-source](), [pull-request](), [python]() ### AI overview Djangonaut Space is accepting applications for its seventh cohort, a free eight-week group mentoring program that helps people contribute to Django and potentially develop future leadership roles in its community. ### Source excerpt We are thrilled to announce that Djangonaut Space, a mentorship program for contributing to Django, is open for applicants for our next cohort! 🚀 Session 7 launches October 12th, 2026. We are currently accepting applications until September 6th, 2026 Anywhere on Earth. More details can be found in the website. Djangonaut Space is a free, 8-week group mentoring program where individuals will work self-paced in a semi-structured learning environment. It seeks to help members of the community who wish to level up their current Django code contributions and potentially take on leadership roles in Django in the future. Rodrigo Vieira, Djangonaut Session 6 "Participating as a mentee in the Djangonaut Space was a highly valuable experience. The program provided clear, step-by-step guidance on how to navigate the core framework, find the right issues to tackle, and confidently send my PRs. Beyond the code, the community on Discord was very active, sharing experiences, wins and support. We had access to regular talks, Django Fellows and long-time maintainers who generously shared their time and expertise. It was a welcoming environment to connect with other newcomers from all over the world, allowing us to share our journeys and learn together. The highlight of the program for me was seeing my first pull request finally merged and mentioned in Django News. I'm looking forward to keep involved as an alumni and help others now." Eliana, Djangonaut Session 1 "I'm so grateful to have been a part of the Djangonaut Space program. It's a wonderfully warm, diverse, and welcoming space, and the perfect place to get started with Django contributions. The community is full of bright, talented individuals who are making time to help and guide others, which is truly a joy to experience. Before Djangonaut Space, I felt as though I wasn't the kind of person who could become a Django contributor; now I feel like I found a place where I belong." Enthusiastic about contributing to Django but ## DSF member of the month - Benjamin Balder Bach DevFeed: [DSF member of the month - Benjamin Balder Bach]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Sarah Abderemane Published: 2026-08-31T05:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [The Django weblog]() Topics: [Django](), [PHP](), [Computer science](), [HTML](), [SQL]() Tags: [community](), [developers](), [development](), [django](), [framework](), [open-source](), [php](), [python](), [sql](), [support]() ### AI overview An August 2026 Django community profile introduces Benjamin Balder Bach, highlighting his work with Django Day Copenhagen and the Social Media Working Group. He discusses his path from self-taught web designer to computer science and digital design studies, along with his experience using HTML, SQL, ASP classic, PHP, and Django. The interview connects Django's emphasis on rapid development with the importance of understanding users through developer involvement in frontline support. ### Source excerpt For August 2026, we welcome Benjamin Balder Bach as our DSF member of the month! ⭐ Benjamin has long been part of the Django community, serving for years as an organizer of Django Day Copenhagen and as Chair of the Social Media Working Group. He is a DSF member since June 2020! You can learn more about Benjamin by visiting Benjamin's website and his GitHub Profile. Let's spend some time getting to know Benjamin better! Can you tell us a little about yourself? (hobbies, education, etc) Hello! I like DIY in general, so whether it's software, cooking, sewing, growing plants or building stuff with wood - I really like practical things with a finish in sight. I really don't mind when it's not a software project, though 😇 I'll try to nail what my education and work is about: I started as a self-taught programmer when I had a job at 15 (as a web designer). Before that, I had been delivering newspapers and cleaning toilets at my school, so it was a pretty big leap forward. I knew HTML but learned about SQL and ASP classic (not .net) because my employer back in 2000 let me learn while working. Fast-forward, I studied Computer Science from 2005 and took my masters degree in Digital Design and Communication - heavily inspired by years of PHP and Django experience, my thesis ended up being about "Risky and Rapid Design Spaces" (2013) - a concept/anecdote that I still stand by. It becomes relevant in the context of Django because the front-and-center message and goal of the framework is to "encourages rapid development". "Rapid" means that we iterate and deploy changes quickly (with lots of aspects of what that means). But I think we need to understand and frame the "risky" part, especially understanding that a GIANT risk-avertion factor is to have developers understand and share context with users, whether they are clients, customers or staff colleagues. For instance, while I was working at Read the Docs, we had developers rotating on frontline support, meaning that everyone in ## Django Developers Survey 2026 results DevFeed: [Django Developers Survey 2026 results]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Jeff Triplett Published: 2026-08-28T14:55:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [The Django weblog]() Topics: [Django](), [PyCharm](), [htmx](), [Artificial Intelligence](), [Deployment](), [Tooling]() Tags: [ai](), [blog](), [deployment](), [django](), [framework](), [htmx](), [open-source](), [pycharm](), [python](), [testing](), [tooling]() ### AI overview The Django Developers Survey 2026 results are available. The report was conducted by the Django Software Foundation with JetBrains PyCharm, and related coverage discusses Django trends, Django 6.1, HTMX, async development, AI, deployment, testing, and Python tooling. ### Source excerpt The results from the 2026 Django Developers Survey are now available. This is the fifth annual report conducted from May to July 2026 by the Django Software Foundation in collaboration with JetBrains PyCharm. The full report includes infographics, quotes, and dedicated sections so you can easily navigate the results. There is also a The State of Django 2026: Boring is so back blog post highlighting key Django trends in 2026 and actionable ideas for your own Django development. The Django Chat podcast also covers the survey in a special summer episode, from Django 6.1 and HTMX to async, AI, deployment, testing, and Python tooling. ## PyCharm & Django Fall Fundraiser DevFeed: [PyCharm & Django Fall Fundraiser]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Jeff Triplett Published: 2026-08-25T19:45:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [The Django weblog]() Topics: [Django](), [PyCharm](), [ide](), [Python]() Tags: [collaboration](), [community](), [developers](), [django](), [events](), [framework](), [growth](), [onboarding](), [open-source](), [partnership](), [pycharm](), [python](), [support]() ### AI overview Django and JetBrains are running a fall fundraiser in which new or renewed PyCharm licenses are offered at a 30% discount, with JetBrains matching the contribution to the Django Software Foundation. The campaign supports Django maintenance, community programs, events, contributor onboarding, and the Foundation's planned Executive Director role. ### Source excerpt We are back with our friends at JetBrains for the second of the two "Buy PyCharm, Support Django" fundraisers we run together each year. Our spring campaign was the first. It remains one of the most impactful ways the community can support the Django Software Foundation. Your support of this campaign helps fund key initiatives such as: A Django Executive Director: Funding our first Executive Director, who will lead fundraising, operations, and community coordination for the Foundation. Django Fellows: Ensuring the rapid development and maintenance of Django. Django Girls: Making the Django community accessible to programming beginners around the world. International events and conferences: Supporting DjangoCons, one-day events, meetups, and other community gatherings around the world. Djangonaut Space: Onboarding new contributors to the Django project. The Executive Director role is new, which is why this campaign matters more than usual. The DSF raises around $300,000 a year today. Reaching $500,000 is what makes a full-time Executive Director sustainable, and campaigns like this one are how we close that gap. If leading that work sounds like you, applications are open until September 14, 2026. How the campaign works The campaign runs until September 10, 2026. When you buy a new PyCharm license or renew an existing one at a 30% discount through our special campaign link, JetBrains will donate an equal amount to the Django Software Foundation. You get a professional IDE that is trusted by Django developers worldwide, and the DSF receives a matched contribution. Get 30% off PyCharm, Support Django Thank you, JetBrains Beyond this campaign, JetBrains contributes to the Django ecosystem in ways that are easy to overlook but hard to overstate. The 2026 Django Developers Survey was published earlier this summer, and along with the Python Developers Survey, it gives the entire community a clearer picture of where Django and Python are heading each year. "JetBrains is one ## The Block and Tackle of Django's Code of Conduct Working Group DevFeed: [The Block and Tackle of Django's Code of Conduct Working Group]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Dan Ryan, Code of Conduct WG Chair Published: 2026-08-24T14:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [The Django weblog]() Topics: [Django](), [Pull Request](), [Template]() Tags: [availability](), [community](), [diversity](), [django](), [framework](), [open-source](), [python]() ### AI overview Django's Code of Conduct Working Group explains the governance and technical process behind adopting Contributor Covenant 3.0, including membership, board oversight, escalation paths, decision-making, and structured proposals for future changes. ### Source excerpt In early 2026, Django's Code of Conduct Working Group adopted Contributor Covenant 3.0 as Django's Code of Conduct. I talked about why at DjangoCon US 2026 (slides here). That talk was mostly the story of how we managed the people side of the process. This post is the technical mechanics of how we managed the change and our work going forward. Who can change what, and who has to sign off The Code of Conduct Working Group is established by the DSF board and kept deliberately small. At least three people, per the working group manual, recruited for diversity of geography, background, and lived experience rather than just availability. Membership is volunteer and term-limited. Terms became annual in February 2026, and if a member doesn't respond to the January renewal check-in within a week, they're rolled off. Nobody has to feel guilty about stepping back. The board isn't a separate, distant approval layer sitting above the working group. The DSF board's president always holds a seat on the working group and acts as its board liaison. Other board members can volunteer alongside them, and two currently do, in addition to the chair. Day to day, the working group operates independently. It only has to go back to the board for three things: spending money, taking a drastic punitive action, or altering the Code of Conduct text itself. There's a second working group in the mix too. The Online Community Working Group handles routine moderation of Django's day-to-day spaces. It doesn't touch the Code of Conduct Working Group at all until something gets escalated: a formal report, a violation spanning multiple spaces, or an issue neither group can resolve alone. Each group appoints one of its own members as liaison to the other. If the two groups can't reach consensus on something that needs joint handling, either chair can send it to the board. Inside the working group itself, decisions are made by consensus first. If that doesn't happen, a two-thirds majority of members with ## DSF Membership Open Space at DjangoCon US DevFeed: [DSF Membership Open Space at DjangoCon US]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Jeff Triplett Published: 2026-08-21T02:11:52Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [The Django weblog]() Topics: [Wagtail]() Tags: [corporate](), [django](), [executive](), [framework](), [open-source](), [python](), [update]() ### AI overview An announcement for a DjangoCon US open-space session about the Django Software Foundation, covering fundraising, corporate membership, the Executive Director search, individual membership, working groups, and governance updates. ### Source excerpt If you are at DjangoCon US this year, join us for 45 minutes to talk about the Django Software Foundation. What: Django Software Foundation Membership Open Space When: Wednesday, August 26th, 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm Where: Wolf Point Ballroom, voco Chicago Downtown Schedule: Talks: Wednesday, Aug 26 DSF Board Directors Jeff Triplett, Abigail Afi Gbadago, and Paolo Melchiorre will be there, along with Django Fellows, Steering Council members, and other DSF members. This is an open space, not a talk. Pull up a chair and bring your questions. What We Want to Talk About Fundraising and finances. We raised our 2026 goal to $500,000. We'll cover what it funds, most of it the Django Fellows, and how we are tracking against it. If your company depends on Django, or you know one that does, ask us about corporate membership and sponsorship. The Executive Director search. The DSF is hiring its first Executive Director, and applications are open through midnight Central Time on September 14, 2026. If you are thinking about applying, or know someone who should, ask us about the role. Membership. How individual membership works, how people become members, and what members do. Members vote in DSF elections, and we would like more of you to. Working groups and teams. You don't need to be a DSF member to join a working group, and we could use your help. Teams work a little differently, and we can explain the difference. The Steering Council. A short update on DEP 19, which rewrites Django's technical governance, and DEP 20, which moves Django to one feature release a year. This is your time as much as ours. If you have a question about how the Foundation spends its money, how decisions get made, or why something is the way it is, ask it. We would rather answer a hard question in a room in Chicago than in a thread three weeks from now. One note on scope: this session is about the Foundation, not about code. We will touch on the DEPs above, but patches, ORM internals, and your favorite tic ## DSF Office Hours DevFeed: [DSF Office Hours]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Jeff Triplett Published: 2026-08-12T17:25:24Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [The Django weblog]() Topics: [Django](), [FIRST](), [GitHub]() Tags: [community](), [corporate](), [django](), [executive](), [framework](), [github](), [leadership](), [open-source](), [python]() ### AI overview The Django Software Foundation invites the Django community to join open office hours every Wednesday. The article highlights the Executive Director search, fundraising needs for the role, community participation, working groups, and ways for companies using Django to provide support. ### Source excerpt The DSF Board hosts open office hours every Wednesday at 6:00 PM UTC (check your local time). Anyone in the Django community is welcome to drop in. You do not need an agenda or an invitation. Video call details are on the DSF Office Hours page. We have been running these since October 2024, and right now we have two things we would especially like to talk with you about. Who shows up On any given Wednesday, you might find DSF Board members, Steering Council members, Django Fellows, working group members, and community members who are curious about joining a working group. There is no membership requirement. Anybody from the community can join, and often does. The Executive Director search We recently published a call for applicants for a Django Executive Director. If you are considering applying, or you are still deciding whether it is the right fit, come to office hours and ask us anything: what the job actually looks like, what we expect in the first year, how the search works. We would rather answer your questions directly than have you guess from a job posting. If this is the first you are hearing about the search, please help us spread the word. The best candidate may be someone who has not thought to look. Fundraising to support it Hiring an Executive Director is why we raised our 2026 fundraising goal from $300,000 to $500,000, which needs about $16,000 per month in additional recurring support. We have made real progress and are working to close the rest. If your company uses Django, you can help through corporate sponsorship, a direct donation, or GitHub Sponsors. Most of these are a small lift for a company that already depends on Django. If you want fundraising materials to bring to your leadership team, or help picking the option that fits, come to office hours, and we will get you what you need. Everything else Office hours cover plenty beyond that: what our working groups are up to and how to join one, projects the Foundation is working on, and whateve