Django moves toward Contributor Covenant 3, Python opens up its Security Response Team, new 6.1 features land, and more from across the ecosystem.

Django News

Django News issue 325 covers Django's plan to adopt Contributor Covenant 3 as its Code of Conduct, Python's expansion of its Security Response Team for broader community participation, and new Django 6.1 features including QuerySet.totally_ordered, customizable multipart parser class, SQLite StringAgg distinct support, and changed behavior for first()/last() when ordering is cleared. Also included: articles on Django settings validation with type hints, render() vs HttpResponse(), a GitHub spam-fighting CLI, Pulumi-based deployment practices, and AI deepfake fraud in tech hiring pipelines.

Contributor Covenant, Security Team Expansion, and Django 6.1 Updates