Django News - Issue 3
Tags: django, python, newsletter, updates
Published: 2019-12-28 20:20:54

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title: Django News - Issue 3
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date: 2019-12-26 11:00:00 UTC
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### News

#### Happy holidays everyone! 

As 2019 comes to a close, we'd like to wish everyone a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year!

Thanks, Jeff and William

PS: We are excited about 2020 and have big plans.

#### [Python 3.8.1, 3.7.6, 3.6.10, and 3.9.0a2 are now available!](https://cur.at/w6rNaJr?m=rss)

[python.org](https://cur.at/w6rNaJr?m=rss)

#### [When is the last release of Python 2.7 coming out?](https://cur.at/qUpWpJE?m=rss)

On January 1, 2020, Python 2.7.18 will enter "code freeze" and will officially be released in April 2020 per [PEP 373](https://cur.at/zPYSiNG?m=rss). This will be the last official version of Python 2.7.

[readthedocs.io](https://cur.at/qUpWpJE?m=rss)

#### [Django Channels 2.4.0 is out!](https://cur.at/6EcEZ3M?m=rss)

Channels 2.4 brings compatibility with Django 3.0s new async features. Please note: support was dropped for all Django versions before 2.2, which is the current LTS.

[readthedocs.io](https://cur.at/6EcEZ3M?m=rss)

#### [Wagtail 2.7 LTS](https://cur.at/xPoezrq?m=rss)

[wagtail.io](https://cur.at/xPoezrq?m=rss)

### Sponsored Links

#### [Test-Driven Development with Django, Django REST Framework, and Docker](https://cur.at/9xg6PMb?m=rss)

An advanced-beginner course on Django.

[testdriven.io](https://cur.at/9xg6PMb?m=rss)

### Articles

#### [When to switch to Python 3.8](https://cur.at/Iyhb1Hx?m=rss)

[pythonspeed.com](https://cur.at/Iyhb1Hx?m=rss)

#### [Flask vs Django (2020)](https://cur.at/VihzMPN?m=rss)

A comparison of the two most popular Python-based web frameworks.

[wsvincent.com](https://cur.at/VihzMPN?m=rss)

#### [Automate your Telegram channel with a Django Telegram Bot](https://cur.at/ZHzZJQ7?m=rss)

Have you ever wanted to create your own chat bot with Django and Telegram? Learn how with this guide.

[guguweb.com](https://cur.at/ZHzZJQ7?m=rss)

### Podcasts

#### [The Django Stack behind RealPython.com](https://cur.at/agsmv6C?m=rss)

An interview with Dan Bader who runs RealPython.com, a Django site with 4 million+ page views a month hosted on Heroku for ~ $700 USD / month.

[runninginproduction.com](https://cur.at/agsmv6C?m=rss)

#### [Django Chat - Performance](https://cur.at/6086xnv?m=rss)

Is premature optimization the root of all evil? We discuss! And also cover both common and uncommon techniques for improving performance in a Django application.

[djangochat.com](https://cur.at/6086xnv?m=rss)

### Projects

#### [Django and MongoDB database connector](https://cur.at/MPqUF23?m=rss)

Djongo promises to be the only Django database connector that works with MongoDB without changing the Django ORM.

[github.com](https://cur.at/MPqUF23?m=rss)

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