Django: Security, Deprecations, and Admin Fixes
Django developers merged six pull requests on April 28th, 2026, including security documentation updates for CVE-2026-25674, template system deprecations, and admin interface improvements. The changes prepare for Django 6.1 while addressing long-standing bugs and security concerns.
Duration: PT1M58S
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This episode is a short developer briefing from Django.
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- Show: Django
- Published: 2026-04-28T00:00:00Z
- Audio duration: PT1M58S
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Good morning. This is your Django development briefing for April 28th, 2026.
Six pull requests were merged yesterday, addressing security, deprecations, and bug fixes. David Smith merged a deprecation of double-dot variable lookups in Django templates, implementing an alternative approach that raises parsing errors earlier in the process. This change affects the template system and prepares…
Mike Edmunds added a new deprecation utility called warn_about_external_use, which conditionally issues warnings based on whether deprecated features are used within Django itself. This utility fixes existing issues with LazySettings deprecation warnings.
Artyom Kotovskiy resolved a ModelAdmin bug affecting list_editable form submissions when users lack permissions for certain instances. The fix ensures proper formset handling and includes improved regression tests.
Anna Makarudze added connector validation to the Q.create method, bringing it in line with Q.__init__ validation. This change required performance benchmarking to ensure the validation doesn't impact query performance.
VIZZARD-X updated OpenLayers to version 10.9.0 for the OSMWidget, fixing 403 "Access blocked" errors caused by…
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