Getting Started Contributing to Django, Project Quarantine and more

PyCon UK dates announced, Python for DevOps, Ruff v0.9.0 Released with some more interesting news, articles, packages and projects

Ashok Tankala

Jan 18, 2025

PyCon UK dates announced

This time it's happening in a new location(Manchester).

Python 3.14.0 alpha 4 is out

Python 3.14 is still in development. This release, 3.14.0a4, is the fourth of seven planned alpha releases.

PyConf Hyderabad 2025 dates announced

The conference is on 22nd February & the workshop is on 23 February.

Articles

Getting Started Contributing to Django

Want to contribute to Django but feeling overwhelmed by its massive codebase? Check out this article by Tim Schilling, where he shared a curated list of helpful resources to get you started.

# Tim Schilling

Mike Fiedler introduced a new feature to PyPI that allows projects to be quarantined. This functionality enables PyPI administrators to flag potentially harmful projects, preventing users from easily installing them and mitigating further risks. In this post, he discussed the implementation details and outlined future improvements.

# Mike Fiedler

Python for DevOps

Python offers a package for almost every need, including DevOps. In this article, Adam Gordon Bell highlighted some incredible Python packages designed for DevOps tasks, such as automating workflows, creating dashboards, managing infrastructure and building useful tools.

# Adam Gordon Bell

Django vs. FastAPI, An Honest Comparison

Django & FastAPI are both excellent frameworks, but looking for a "winner" might not be the right quest. The choice depends on your specific needs. In this article, David Dahan outlined the strengths & weaknesses of each framework for various scenarios, which will help you decide which one is the better fit for your use case.

# David Dahan

Learn SQL with Python (Part 1)

If you want to learn SQL basics & experiment with Python, check out this article by Patrick Kennedy. He covered foundational SQL concepts like creating tables, adding columns, inserting data and reading (selecting) data. This article is part of a series where subsequent sections dive into filtering, sorting, grouping, joins and more.

# Patrick Kennedy

Interesting Packages and Projects to explore

Arcade - Easy to use Python library for creating 2D arcade games

Pathway - Python ETL framework for stream processing, real-time analytics, LLM pipelines, and RAG

Psycopg 3 - New generation PostgreSQL database adapter for the Python programming language

Dishka - Cute DI framework with agreeable API and everything you need

Flasgger - Easy OpenAPI specs and Swagger UI for your Flask API

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HydPy January Meetup
January 18, 2025

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January 18, 2025

Inland Empire Python Users Group monthly meeting
January 22, 2025

Python Meeting Düsseldorf
January 22, 2025

PyCon+Web 2025
January 24 – 25, 2025

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