Apps to Services
A critique of Django's app model and advocating for a service-oriented architecture to improve maintainability and scalability in complex applications.
A critique of Django's app model and advocating for a service-oriented architecture to improve maintainability and scalability in complex applications.
Discusses the limitations of Django's built-in authentication system (contrib.auth) and the need for a more flexible alternative like django-newauth.
A beginner's guide to starting a Django web project, covering project structure, core files, and initial setup.
A developer shares practical tips and tricks for working with Django, covering tools like Vagrant, Fabric, and Vim to improve workflow and avoid common pitfalls.
A guide to setting up a virtual environment and project structure for Django applications, covering OSX and Ubuntu.
A technical guide on configuring Django to force SSL connections to a PostgreSQL database server.
Kay 1.1, a web framework for Google App Engine based on Django, is released with new features like a cron decorator, pagination API, and live settings.
A tutorial on implementing lightweight autocomplete functionality in a Django web application using jQuery and Python.
A developer proposes using Google Summer of Code to add Python 3 support to the Django web framework, sharing a personal roadmap and goals.
A technical guide on configuring Django to connect to a remote Sybase database server using the sqlany_django engine.
A guide to using tox, a Python testing tool, for multi-environment testing, documentation building, and dependency management.
Introducing bpssl, a Django application for managing HTTPS redirection and securing specific URLs at the application level.
A proposal for a distributed, community-powered continuous integration system for Python projects, inspired by Test Swarm, to handle complex multi-environment testing.
A Django core developer explains his personal system for prioritizing bug fixes, features, and contributions to the open-source framework.
Announcing the release of django-taggit 0.9, a Django app for tagging, with new features, bug fixes, and breaking changes.
A developer shares custom testing utilities for Django, including convenience methods for GET/POST requests and a context manager for user login.
A developer proposes a new API for generating Django fixtures more easily, outlining the concept and hoping someone will build it.
A deep dive into the internal architecture and customization API of the django-taggit library for Django.
Introduces a new API for django-taggit using custom through models to support non-integer primary keys and extended tagging functionality.
Explores fixing compatibility issues between Django and the PyPy Python interpreter, detailing specific bugs and solutions.