Django 4.2 LTS (2023-04-03 => 2026-04)

• https://github.com/django/django/releases/tag/4.2

• https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2023/apr/03/django-42-released/

• https://www.djangoproject.com/download/#supported-versions

• https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/4.2/

• https://github.com/adamchainz/django-upgrade/#django-42

Annonces

2023-04-03 Felix Felisiak announce

• https://fosstodon.org/@felixxm/110134065330640657

We did it! 🎉 Django 4.2 the latest and greatest LTS release is out 🔥

Many thanks to everyone who devoted their time and effort to make this possible 💚 🌟 #django #opensource #python

Annonce de Adam Johnson

• https://fosstodon.org/@adamchainz/110134141602479502

🎉 Welcome to the era of #Django 4.2

https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2023/apr/03/django-42-released/

django-upgrade has three fixers to help you upgrade.

• https://github.com/adamchainz/django-upgrade/#django-42

Example

django-upgrade --target-version 4.2 config/settings/base.py

STORAGES = {
    "staticfiles": {
        "BACKEND": "django.contrib.staticfiles.storage.StaticFilesStorage",
    },
}

Warning

do not forget

"default": {
    "BACKEND": "django.core.files.storage.FileSystemStorage",
},

What’s new

• Django 4.2 major features
  • pyscopg3 support
    • What’s new in Psycopg 3
  • Comments on columns and tables
  • Custom file storages (STORAGES)
    • Upgrade with django-upgrade
  • Support for asynchronous streaming responses
  • Support for async interfaces for related managers and Mode
  • Tutorial on django-debug-toolbar
• Django 4.2 minor features
  • Django.contrib.admin
  • Django.contrib.gis
  • django.contrib.postgres
  • Database backends
  • Internationalization
  • Management Commands
  • Models
  • Requests and Responses
  • Tests
  • django-debug-toolbar 4.0 was just released with compatibility with psycopg3