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You can't buy happiness, but you can buy ice cream, and that's pretty much the same thing.
It's been a fun few weeks, from attending the MVP summit to attending my first Django London Meetup. I met Adam Johnson in person and chatted with Afi and Thibaud. Meetups are nice ways to meet new friends and hang out with old friends since we are all giddy learning about Django.
Conferences and Meetups you should sign up to speak and attend:
Django London is accepting speakers for the monthly meetups. To reserve a speaking slot, message the organisers on Meetup. The meetups happen once a month all year round.
Attend and speak at PyCon UK. The CFP is still open. The conference will take place in Manchester from September 19th to 22nd.
Attend and speak at DjangoCon US. The CFP is still open. The conference will be held in Chicago, Illinois, from September 8th to September 12th.
Attend DjangoCon Europe in Dublin from the 23rd to the 27th of April.
Attend EuroPython in Prague, Czech Republic, from the 14th to the 20th of July.
Django 5.2 is out now! Upgrade and test out the new feature Django.db.models.CompositePrimaryKey, which allows you to define models with a primary key consisting of multiple fields. We are also excited about the automatic import of models in the Django shell, which is a simplified way to override BoundField for customising form rendering through bound_field_class at project, form, or field levels.
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The word of the day is vouchsafe, which means to grant or bestow something on someone, suggesting it's a privilege or something assured
Example in a sentence:
She vouchsafed the secret to only a few of her closest allies.
I am making my grand departure into the unknown.
Until the next fortnight, my treasured reader, go forth, and may the odds ever be in your favour!