Django Fellow Report - Sarah - 2025

[sarahboyce]

Week ending 2025-05-25 (Week 21)

Posting my Fellow report early this week as I fly to Greece tomorrow for a little holiday
I will be back Tuesday June 3rd

Triaged

• #36402 (Update sdist package name in reusabe apps tutorial for PEP 625) – Django (accepted)
• #36403 (Admin actions displays "0 of NaN selected" when there are >=1000 results on a page) – Django (worksforme)
• #36404 (Aggregates with filter using OuterRef raise FieldError) – Django (accepted)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36398 (needsinfo → accepted)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36405 (accepted)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/35782 (new → fixed/closed)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36407 (accepted)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36409 (invalid)
• #35353 (SelectFilter2.js puts the label for Django Admin filter fields in the wrong place) – Django (duplicate)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36410 (accepted)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36412 (wontfix)

Reviewed

• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19474
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19196
• Fixed #35333 -- Ensured that date and time filters honor the `unlocalize` tag by AhmedNassar7 · Pull Request #19400 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36389 -- Fixed GenericRelation.update() use write DB connection. by JaeHyuckSa · Pull Request #19476 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19386
• Fixed #21604 -- Embed raw queries as subqueries by wiltso · Pull Request #16329 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #25706 -- Refactored geometry widgets to remove inline JavaScript. by claudep · Pull Request #18494 · django/django · GitHub
• Fix typo in German translation by jonas-kiesewetter · Pull Request #19491 · django/django · GitHub
• Refs #26688 -- Added tests for `log_response()` internal helper. by nessita · Pull Request #19485 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36402 -- Updated sdist package name in reusabe apps tutorial for PEP 625. by jcjudkins · Pull Request #19490 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36405 -- Fixed Aggregate.order_by using OuterRef. by adamchainz · Pull Request #19489 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed typo in form rendering API docs. by adamzap · Pull Request #19496 · django/django · GitHub
• Refs #35444 -- Adjusted multi-args distinct aggregate test ordering expectations. by charettes · Pull Request #19497 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19012
• Fixed #36407 -- Cast default value when using Case statement in Order By clause. by ontowhee · Pull Request #19495 · django/django · GitHub

Authored

• Fixed #36390 -- Deprecated RemoteUserMiddleware subclasses missing aprocess_request(). by sarahboyce · Pull Request #19488 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36404 -- Fixed Aggregate.filter using OuterRef. by sarahboyce · Pull Request #19494 · django/django · GitHub

Other/Misc

• Engaged in the GitHub Secure Open Source Fund application
• Engaged in security reports
• Refreshed the triage and review team membership
• Setup a local geodjango app for testing purposes

[sarahboyce]

Week ending 2025-06-01 (Week 22)

No fellow work this week! I was on holiday in Greece and Turkey to see some friends get married

[sarahboyce]

Week ending 2025-06-08 (Week 23)

Came back from holiday on the Tuesday

Triaged

• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36429 (accepted)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36430 (accepted)
• #36434 (manage.py runserver only respects python -u flag if --noreload is present (-u flag forces streams to be unbuffered)) – Django (accepted)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36443 (duplicate)
• #36444 (Create Custom Django Management Command for Project + App Setup) – Django (wontfix)
• #36445 (Value(None, output_field=JSONField()) incorrectly saves as SQL NULL in bulk_update()) – Django (accepted)

Reviewed

• Fixed #36416 -- Made QuerySet.in_bulk() account for composite pks in id_list. by jacobtylerwalls · Pull Request #19502 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19507
• Fixed #36432 -- Fixed a prefetch_related crash on related target subclass queryset. by charettes · Pull Request #19523 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36407 -- Cast default value when using Case statement in Order By clause. by ontowhee · Pull Request #19495 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36386 -- Added styles and icons for INFO and DEBUG messages in the admin. by michalpokusa · Pull Request #19465 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36437 -- Improved accessibility of messages in admin by michalpokusa · Pull Request #19526 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36435 -- Made CaptureQueriesContext restore reset_queries conditionally. by adamchainz · Pull Request #19521 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36425 -- Standardized integer fields descriptions. by junghwan16 · Pull Request #19516 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #35680 -- Added default automatic imports to shell. by salvo-polizzi · Pull Request #18560 · django/django · GitHub
• Refs CVE-2025-48432 -- Ensured `log_response` is used anywhere a response is logged by RealOrangeOne · Pull Request #19525 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36421 -- Made test_msgfmt_error_including_non_ascii compatible… by jericho1050 · Pull Request #19530 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #32263 -- Made Squashmigrations produce correct result with RenameModel on a FK target. by DevilsAutumn · Pull Request #17257 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19503

Authored

• #36436 (Sensitive signer.key exposed via Django messages framework in templates) – Django
• #36437 (Improve accessibility of messages in admin.) – Django
• [5.2.x] Updated translations from Transifex. by sarahboyce · Pull Request #19528 · django/django · GitHub

Other/Misc

• Engaged in security reports

[sarahboyce]

Week ending 2025-06-15 (Week 24)

Bank holiday on Monday

Triaged

• #36450 (View source code links in docs are broken in some places) – Django (accepted)
• #36452 (DomainNameValidator forbids digits in TLDs) – Django (needsinfo)
• #36455 (Cache backends delegate async methods to BaseCache implementations instead of using the backend's native support for incr(), get_many(), etc..) – Django (invalid)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36457 (wontfix)
• #36456 (Improve content type negotiation for 500 response) – Django (accepted)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36458 (accepted)
• #36459 (Improve accessibility of the buttons inside the AdminDateWidget dialog using ARIA attributes) – Django (accepted)
• #36460 (Improve accessibility of column sort buttons on admin changelist page) – Django (accepted)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36462 (wontfix)
• #36461 (Sort keys in staticfiles.json to support reproducible builds) – Django (duplicate)

Reviewed

• Fixed #36449 -- Fixed field types in example model using ForeignObject. by jacobtylerwalls · Pull Request #19540 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36425 -- Standardized integer fields descriptions. by junghwan16 · Pull Request #19516 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36448 -- Fixed GeoDjango spelling in test_commands.py docstrings. by nakanoh · Pull Request #19537 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #25706 -- Refactored geometry widgets to remove inline JavaScript. by claudep · Pull Request #18494 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36421 -- Made test_msgfmt_error_including_non_ascii compatible… by jericho1050 · Pull Request #19530 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #35972 -- Fixed lookup crashes after subquery annotations. by jacobtylerwalls · Pull Request #19057 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36442 -- Cloned FilteredRelation before rename_prefix_from_q. by mihalikv · Pull Request #19531 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #32770 -- Added system check to ensure `django.contrib.postgres` in `INSTALLED_APPS` when using its features. by cliffordgama · Pull Request #19480 · django/django · GitHub
• Removed default for app_configs from system check functions. by adamchainz · Pull Request #19262 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36454 -- Fixed typo in docs/intro/tutorial08.txt. by ruvilonix · Pull Request #19554 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36447 -- Only considered quality when selecting preferred media type. by RealOrangeOne · Pull Request #19553 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36433 -- Fixed constraint validation crash when condition uses a ForeignKey attname. by colleenDunlap · Pull Request #19535 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36453 -- Made When.condition resolve with for_save=False. by cliffordgama · Pull Request #19555 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19512
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19405

Authored

• Added follow-up to CVE-2025-48432 to security archive. by sarahboyce · Pull Request #19550 · django/django · GitHub
• Added Fellow call for applicant banner. by sarahboyce · Pull Request #2092 · django/djangoproject.com · GitHub
• Corrected jsonfield fieldlookup references. by sarahboyce · Pull Request #19560 · django/django · GitHub

Other/Misc

• Released Django 5.2.3, 5.1.11, 4.2.23
• Added my interpretation of an RFC: Help wanted: Accept header interpretation - #3 by sarahboyce

[sarahboyce]

Week ending 2025-06-22 (Week 25)

There was another bank holiday on the Thursday

Triaged

• #36467 (Remove leading whitespace in value of Set-Cookie header in wsgi handler) – Django (needsinfo → accepted)
• #36469 (Style update for development version warning banner in documentation) – Django (wontfix)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36471 (accepted)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36472 (accepted)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/27351 (wontfix)

Reviewed

• Fixed #36447 -- Only considered quality when selecting preferred media type. by RealOrangeOne · Pull Request #19553 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36464 -- Fixed tuple in subquery lookup when missing native support. by charettes · Pull Request #19565 · django/django · GitHub
• Fix typo by Dimaz55 · Pull Request #19568 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36465 -- Disallowed '+' and '-' characters in template variable names. by haileyajohnson · Pull Request #19567 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #32770 -- Added system check to ensure `django.contrib.postgres` in `INSTALLED_APPS` when using its features. by cliffordgama · Pull Request #19480 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36467 -- Removed leading whitespaces from Set-Cookie header values in WSGIHandler. by lukas-komischke-ameos · Pull Request #19570 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36466 -- Removed the GeneratedField restriction from the E042 check. by shangxiao · Pull Request #19569 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36437 -- Improved accessibility of messages in admin by michalpokusa · Pull Request #19526 · django/django · GitHub
• Clarified that only latest dependency versions are valid for security reports. by RealOrangeOne · Pull Request #19571 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/18966
• Fixed #36460 -- Improve accessibility and add new feature to column sorting in admin ChangeList. by Antoliny0919 · Pull Request #19564 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #35595, #35962 -- Removed indexes and constraints before fields in migrations. by wookkl · Pull Request #19361 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36152 -- Deprecated use of "%" in column aliases. by jacobtylerwalls · Pull Request #19187 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36235 -- Fixed RelatedManager queryset losing related instance in `get_or_create()` and `update_or_create()`. by JaeHyuckSa · Pull Request #19241 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #32340 -- Added documentation about communicating form field format requirements to users. by Jordan-Boulton1 · Pull Request #19259 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36471 -- Added support for __coveredby GIS lookup and Collect, GeoHash, IsValid on MariaDB 12.0.1+. by felixxm · Pull Request #19578 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #35305 -- Avoided recreating constraints on fields renamed via db_column. by jacobtylerwalls · Pull Request #19543 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36445 -- Ensured Value(None, output_field=JSONField()) is saved as JSON null in bulk_update() by GoyalRocks007 · Pull Request #19546 · django/django · GitHub
• Removed @skipUnlessDBFeature silencing of nonexistent features. by timgraham · Pull Request #19581 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19529
• Fixed #36386 -- Added styles and icons for INFO and DEBUG messages in the admin. by michalpokusa · Pull Request #19465 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #35728 -- Computed error messages in assertions only on test failures. by cliffordgama · Pull Request #19402 · django/django · GitHub

Authored

• Fixed #35581 -- Updated django.core.mail to Python's modern email API. by sarahboyce · Pull Request #19573 · django/django · GitHub

Other/Misc

• Set up mssql-django in order to test Fixed #36464 -- Fixed tuple in subquery lookup when missing native support. by charettes · Pull Request #19565 · django/django · GitHub against SQL server

[sarahboyce]

Week ending 2025-06-29 (Week 26)

Triaged

• #36475 (Optimize F-expression slice to MySQL column-prefix index) – Django (needsinfo)
• #36478 (EmailMessage handles utf-8 encoded text attachments differently in constructor vs property) – Django (accepted)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/16328 (fixed → open)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36480 (accepted)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36481 (accepted)

Reviewed

• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19402
• Fixed #36460 -- Improve accessibility and add new feature to column sorting in admin ChangeList. by Antoliny0919 · Pull Request #19564 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36386 -- Added styles and icons for INFO and DEBUG messages in the admin. by michalpokusa · Pull Request #19465 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/18966
• https://github.com/0saurabh0/django/pull/2
• Fixed #36366 -- Improved accessibility of pagination in the admin. by Antoliny0919 · Pull Request #19448 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19492
• Fixed #27106 -- Document which template filters can be used in Python… by ryancheley · Pull Request #19100 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #35680 -- Added default automatic imports to shell. by salvo-polizzi · Pull Request #18560 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36478 -- Fixed inconsistent mail attachment handling. by sarahboyce · Pull Request #19589 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19145
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19393
• Fixed #35595, #35962 -- Removed indexes and constraints before fields in migrations. by wookkl · Pull Request #19361 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36464 -- Fixed tuple in subquery lookup when missing native support. by charettes · Pull Request #19565 · django/django · GitHub

Authored

• Package ecosystem light mode icon color issue · Issue #2108 · django/djangoproject.com · GitHub
• #36477 (Add an internal helper for deprecating positional arguments in favor of keyword-only arguments) – Django
• Separated creating the release and setting it as default in Trac in the post-release steps. by sarahboyce · Pull Request #19596 · django/django · GitHub
• Removed unneeded field_name checks within MigrationAutodetector.check_dependency(). by sarahboyce · Pull Request #19598 · django/django · GitHub

Other/Misc

• Steering Council meeting
• GSoC meeting with mentee, mentor and Fellows

[sarahboyce]

Week ending 2025-07-06 (Week 27)

I was on holiday spent the week in Taiwan visiting my sister

[sarahboyce]

Week ending 2025-07-13 (Week 28)

Also on holiday went on to visit South Korea

[sarahboyce]

Week ending 2025-07-20 (Week 29)

Triaged

• #36500 (inconsistent 79 char limit for docstrings and comments) – Django (wontfix)
• #36495 (Template file changes do not trigger a server reload) – Django (wontfix)
• #35453 (ManyToMany field incorrectly identified as a concrete field on the defining side.) – Django (accepted)
• #36505 (Allow overriding default database with a `db.override` contextmanager) – Django (wontfix)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36506 (wontfix)

Reviewed

• Fixed #36226 -- Accepted str or bytes for password and salt in password hashers. by roelzkie15 · Pull Request #19626 · django/django · GitHub
• Minor tweaks following 2025-06-04 and 2025-07-02 releases. by nessita · Pull Request #16 · nessita/checklist-generator · GitHub
• Fixed #36336 -- Fixed autocomplete field width in collapsed admin inlines. by YasserShkeir · Pull Request #19601 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36439 -- Optimized acheck_password by using sync_to_async on verify_password. by roelzkie15 · Pull Request #19611 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19097
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/18560
• Added GitHub Action to enforce stable branch commit message prefix. by nessita · Pull Request #19640 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/18966
• Fixed #36456 -- Improved content type negotiation in technical 500 error response. by IsJn-227 · Pull Request #19562 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36482 -- Rendered PK with value_to_string() in admin. by shangxiao · Pull Request #19600 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #35728 -- Computed error messages in assertions only on test failures. by cliffordgama · Pull Request #19402 · django/django · GitHub
• Removed verbose "which" from migrations topic by jmoppel · Pull Request #19607 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/18627
• Refs #35680 -- Sorted shell default autoimports to prevent isort mismatches. by nessita · Pull Request #19649 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19405
• Fixed #36460 -- Improve accessibility and add new feature to column sorting in admin ChangeList. by Antoliny0919 · Pull Request #19564 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19362

Authored

• Refs #35581 -- Reduced implementation dependencies in mail tests. by sarahboyce · Pull Request #19642 · django/django · GitHub
• Triggered window resize to fix layout issues. by sarahboyce · Pull Request #19644 · django/django · GitHub
• Removed double spaces after periods. by sarahboyce · Pull Request #19651 · django/django · GitHub

[sarahboyce]

Week ending 2025-07-27 (Week 30)

Triaged

• #36512 (The range of the pagination block on the admin ChangeList page is incorrect.) – Django (invalid)
• #36516 (Pagination and save button layout in the admin changelist footer has changed.) – Django (worksforme → accepted)
• #36515 (test_parsing_errors() fails with Fedora's Python 3.14 pre-release) – Django (duplicate)
• #36517 (Add Native Vector Support for Oracle: VectorField, VectorIndex, and VectorDistance) – Django (wontfix)
• #36521 (Proposal: Add Static Type Annotations to Django Core (Phase-wise Plan)) – Django (duplicate)
• #36518 (full_clean crashes on model with both a CheckConstraint and a GeneratedField with a Case expression) – Django (accepted)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/30577 (accepted)

Reviewed

• Fixed #36226 -- Accepted str or bytes for password and salt in password hashers. by roelzkie15 · Pull Request #19626 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19405
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19362
• Fixed #36509 -- Missing label on input fields in tables by ClausSander · Pull Request #19655 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36055 -- Prevented overlap of object-tools buttons and page header in the admin. by Antoliny0919 · Pull Request #19652 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36511 -- Ensured filters came before table in keyboard navigation in admin changelist. by Antoliny0919 · Pull Request #19659 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36439 -- Optimized acheck_password by using sync_to_async on verify_password. by roelzkie15 · Pull Request #19611 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed incorrectly concatenated string in SimpleBlockTagTests.test_simple_block_tag_with_context_missing_content(). by medmunds · Pull Request #19662 · django/django · GitHub
• Refs #36138 -- Corrected global_settings comment for ADMINS. by medmunds · Pull Request #19663 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19632
• Added lazy_model() and get_model_by_label() utilities for deferred model resolution by Mbulelo-Peyi · Pull Request #19664 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36498 -- Updated inline addText based on related object presence by dorian-adams · Pull Request #19666 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36516, Refs #36366 -- Fixed changelist footer layout with list_editable and list_filter. by Antoliny0919 · Pull Request #19658 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/18966
• Fixed typo in django/middleware/gzip.py. by MedAmineMahmoud · Pull Request #19670 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19386
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/16012
• Fixed #36438 -- Made MigrationAutodetector remove generated fields before their base fields. by cliffordgama · Pull Request #19620 · django/django · GitHub
• Extended the GitHub pull request template to require AI assistance disclosure. by nessita · Pull Request #19594 · django/django · GitHub
• Add missing command for running-test on contributing page by baidoosik · Pull Request #19068 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/18627
• Fixed #36513 -- M2M multi-select background color. by forrrestr · Pull Request #19674 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed typo in docs/topics/email.txt. by medmunds · Pull Request #19672 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36522 -- Fixed a crash when filtering composite pk against tuple of expressions. by charettes · Pull Request #19673 · django/django · GitHub

Other/Misc

• Updated https://github.com/django/django/pull/17338 based off feedback
• Engaged in security reports

[sarahboyce]

Week ending 2025-08-03 (Week 31)

I didn’t work on Monday as I had family visiting

Triaged

• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36533 (accepted)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36534 (needsinfo)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36536 (duplicate)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36535 (accepted)

Reviewed

• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19678
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19675
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19679
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19671
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19682
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19659
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19611
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19405
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19676
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19688
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/16012
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19685
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19654
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19689
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19690
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19190
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19459
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19057
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19070

Other/Misc

• Engaged in security reports
• Investigated https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36518

[sarahboyce]

Week ending 2025-08-10 (Week 32)

Triaged

• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36538 (wontfix)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36540 (worksforme → accepted)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36542 (accepted)

Reviewed

• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19693
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19694
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19679
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19695
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19697
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19678
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19405
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19699
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19698
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19574
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19675
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19702
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19688
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19700
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19459
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19707
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19709
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19708
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19522
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19711
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19447
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19564
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/18627
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/16115
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19713
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19715

Other/Misc

• Released Django 5.2.5

[sarahboyce]

Week ending 2025-08-17 (Week 33)

Triaged

• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36546 (accepted)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36547 (invalid)
• #36548 (GeneratedField ignores it's output field "choices" argument) – Django (invalid)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36550 (accepted)
• #36549 (OpenLayersWidget needs custom CSP rules when CSP is enabled) – Django (accepted)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36553 (accepted)
• #36554 (When the object __str__ is long, the object title is truncated in TabularInline.) – Django (accepted)
• #36555 (Allow null for LogEntry.user) – Django (wontfix)
• #36556 (When a TabularInline model has multiple fields, the page overflows.) – Django (accepted)

Reviewed

• Corrected code examples in topics docs. by Rohit10jr · Pull Request #19697 · django/django · GitHub
• Refs #36210 -- Corrected output_field comparison in Subquery.resolve_expression(). by jacobtylerwalls · Pull Request #19718 · django/django · GitHub
• Refs #36210 -- Added release note for further subquery support for composite pks. by jacobtylerwalls · Pull Request #19721 · django/django · GitHub
• Remove unused OneToOneField from DatabaseWrapper.data_types by timgraham · Pull Request #19717 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #35673 -- Enhanced `ExceptionReporter` to handle GET and FILES parameters by AhmedNassar7 · Pull Request #19702 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19447
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19522
• Fixed #35924 -- Removed the "choose/remove all" button icons in the FilteredSelectMultiple widget. by Antoliny0919 · Pull Request #19699 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19678
• Aligned format of constraint examples in docs/ref/models/constraints.txt. by shangxiao · Pull Request #19722 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36533 -- Fix startapp to allow empty directories as valid targets. by jefferies917 · Pull Request #19708 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36543 -- Fixed time formats for fr_CA. by mriduldhall · Pull Request #19716 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19580
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19713
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19724
• Fixed #36490 -- Avoided unnecessary transaction in bulk_create. by charettes · Pull Request #19614 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19643
• Fixed #36504 -- Clarified docs for using with FileField storage. by khosro-web · Pull Request #19725 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19405
• Added feature in TestCase for assert num queries less and less with equal. by itcrab · Pull Request #19730 · django/django · GitHub

Other/Misc

• Replied on RFC: Prioritizing Tasks for “Automate Processes within Django Contribution Workflow” (GSoC 2025)
• Created Steering Council vote on new Releaser (Jacob Walls)
• Created Steering Council vote on new Merger (Jacob Walls)
• Ops meeting
• Engaged in security topics
• Looked into https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36550

[sarahboyce]

Week ending 2025-08-24 (Week 34)

Triaged

• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36561 (accepted)
• #36560 (When the Cache-Control header is set to no-store, the response is cached.) – Django (accepted)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36566 (wontfix)

Reviewed

• https://github.com/0saurabh0/django/pull/6
• Fixed #36558, Refs #36366 -- Fixed the "show all" link in admin pagination to use the previous style. by Antoliny0919 · Pull Request #19747 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19724
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19522
• Fixed #36561 -- Used request.auser() in contrib.auth.aupdate_session_a… by Xdynix · Pull Request #19749 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36560 -- Prevented UpdateCacheMiddleware from caching responses with Cache-Control 'no-cache' or 'no-store'. by mengxunQAQ · Pull Request #19748 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19474
• Refs #35303 -- Made small optimizations in alogout() and aget_user(). by felixxm · Pull Request #19756 · django/django · GitHub
• Refs #35530 -- Corrected deprecation message in auth.alogin(). by felixxm · Pull Request #19752 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/18627
• Refs #36366 -- Fixed admin pagination mobile layout. by Antoliny0919 · Pull Request #19759 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed failing bulk_create test raising IntegrityError when run in reverse. by nessita · Pull Request #19761 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #35831 -- Documented the model form meta API in model form reference docs. by mspirbhai · Pull Request #19758 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36546 -- Deprecated `django.utils.crypto.constant_time_compare()` in favor of `hmac.compare_digest()`. by JaeHyuckSa · Pull Request #19745 · django/django · GitHub
• Refs #28094 -- Document using override_settings(CACHES) with cache_page on CBVs. by Prexa-Modi · Pull Request #19739 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36556 -- Fixed TabularInline width overflowing the page. by Antoliny0919 · Pull Request #19733 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19704
• Fixed #36251 -- Avoided mutating form Meta.fields in BaseInlineFormSet. by JaeHyuckSa · Pull Request #19744 · django/django · GitHub
• Refs #35967 -- Removed deprecation note from backwards incompatible changes in 6.0 release notes. by JaeHyuckSa · Pull Request #19763 · django/django · GitHub

Other/Misc

• Engaged in security topics
• In depth review of tasks PR, including documentation re-writes

[sarahboyce]

Week ending 2025-08-31 (Week 35)

Big welcome to Jacob for his first week as a Django Fellow

Triaged

• #36569 (Asymmetric quoting/unquoting of object_ids in ModelAdmin urls breaks with CharField primary keys) – Django (duplicate)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36568 (accepted)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36570 (accepted)
• #36576 (/admin/logout/ requires having admin access) – Django (wontfix)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36575 (accepted)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36580 (accepted)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36582 (accepted)

Reviewed

• https://github.com/django/django/pull/18627
• Fixed #36570 -- Removed unnecessary :py domain from documentation roles. by JaeHyuckSa · Pull Request #19772 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/18877
• Fixed #36556 -- Fixed TabularInline width overflowing the page. by Antoliny0919 · Pull Request #19733 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #34044 -- Added admin sidebar to index and app index pages. by Antoliny0919 · Pull Request #19768 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19713
• Fixed #36553 -- Improved semantic structure of admin widgets. by Antoliny0919 · Pull Request #19735 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19781
• Fixed #35831 -- Documented the model form meta API in model form reference docs. by mspirbhai · Pull Request #19758 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36554 -- Fixed TabularInline to prevent link truncation with long title. by Antoliny0919 · Pull Request #19737 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19771
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19750
• Refs #36152 -- Suppressed duplicate warning when using "%" in alias via values(). by jacobtylerwalls · Pull Request #19779 · django/django · GitHub

Authored

• Fixed #36572 -- Revert "Fixed #36546 -- Deprecated django.utils.crypto.constant_time_compare() in favor of hmac.compare_digest()." by sarahboyce · Pull Request #19778 · django/django · GitHub
• Added landing stub release notes and release date update step to security checklist. by sarahboyce · Pull Request #17 · nessita/checklist-generator · GitHub
• Fixed #36578 -- Updated inline delete icon button dimensions to 24x24 pixels. by sarahboyce · Pull Request #19789 · django/django · GitHub

Other/Misc

• Engaged in GSoC project: https://github.com/0saurabh0/django/pull/6
• Engaged in security topics
• Sent security release announcement/pre-notifications
• Engaged in fellow onboarding discussions

[sarahboyce]

Week ending 2025-09-07 (Week 36)

I was on holiday in Turkey but published a release whilst I was there

Other/Misc

• Published security release: Django security releases issued: 5.2.6, 5.1.12, and 4.2.24 | Weblog | Django

[sarahboyce]

Week ending 2025-09-14 (Week 37)

Holiday in Turkey

[sarahboyce]

Week ending 2025-09-21 (Week 38)

Triaged

• #36598 (Django migrations is unable to find remove constraints from non-public schema for Postgres) – Django (duplicate)
• #36601 (Label color contrast issue when an M2M field exists in an admin TabularInline.) – Django (accepted)
• #36611 (Model validation of constraint involving ForeignObject considers only first column) – Django (accepted)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36613 (invalid)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36600 (accepted)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36604 (wontfix)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36610 (duplicate)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36614 (accepted)

Reviewed

• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19837
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19834
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19872
• Fixed #36581 -- Updated serialization examples from XML to JSON. by CodingWithSaksham · Pull Request #19812 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36504 -- Clarified docs for using with FileField storage. by khosro-web · Pull Request #19725 · django/django · GitHub
• [5.2.x] Updated translations from Transifex. by nessita · Pull Request #19877 · django/django · GitHub
• [6.0.x] Updated source translation catalogs. by nessita · Pull Request #19878 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #26619 - BaseCache incr method will reset the timeout by simone-macri · Pull Request #19875 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36614 -- Deprecated QuerySet.values_list(flat=True) without a field. by adamchainz · Pull Request #19874 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36594 -- Improved UniqueConstraint's nulls_distinct system check warning by mriduldhall · Pull Request #19870 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19840
• Fixed #36488 -- Fixed merging of query strings in RedirectView. by Samriddha9619 · Pull Request #19833 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36612 -- Fixed a KeyTextTransform crash on MySQL against annotations. by charettes · Pull Request #19873 · django/django · GitHub

Authored

• Added cleanup of cache clearing to DjangoFilePrefixesTests.setUp(). by sarahboyce · Pull Request #19879 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19884

Other/Misc

• Engaged in security reports
• Drafted djangoproject.com announcement: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/sep/21/sarah-boyce-maternity-leave-announcement/

[sarahboyce]

Week ending 2025-09-28 (Week 39)

This week, I have been preparing for my leave. The week has had a more administrative focus, making sure nothing will be blocked by my absence.

Triaged

• #26886 (TECHNICAL_404_TEMPLATE logs an "Exception while resolving variable" warning for URLResolver in urlpatterns) – Django (duplicate)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36619 (accepted)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36618 (accepted)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36621 (accepted)

Reviewed

• Fixed #36554 -- Fixed TabularInline to prevent link truncation with long title. by Antoliny0919 · Pull Request #19737 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36543 -- Fixed time formats for fr_CA. by mriduldhall · Pull Request #19716 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36264 -- Excluded proxy neighbors of parents from deletion collection when keep_parents=True. by JaeHyuckSa · Pull Request #19800 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36434 -- Preserved unbuffered stdio (-u) in autoreloader child. by JaeHyuckSa · Pull Request #19802 · django/django · GitHub
• Add Jacob Walls to fellow list. by jacobtylerwalls · Pull Request #2224 · django/djangoproject.com · GitHub
• Fix typo on footer template. by krishsharma0413 · Pull Request #261 · django/code.djangoproject.com · GitHub
• Refs #35859 -- Mentioned tasks in the docs index. by felixxm · Pull Request #19900 · django/django · GitHub
• Refs #28526 -- Provided URLResolver namespace in technical 404 template. by jacobtylerwalls · Pull Request #19880 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36619 -- Vendored eslint configuration dependencies. by jacobtylerwalls · Pull Request #19899 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36142 -- Made Http404 messages in *_or_404() shortcuts translatable. by Ruhm42 · Pull Request #19668 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #24886 — Added Transform.process_lhs(). by Samriddha9619 · Pull Request #19885 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36587 -- Clarified usage of `list.insert()` for upload handlers. by Chaitanya-Keyal · Pull Request #19806 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #35877, Refs #36128 -- Documented unique constraint when migrating a m2m field to use a through model. by Samriddha9619 · Pull Request #19891 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19840
• Fixed #36508 -- Interpreted __iexact=None on KeyTransforms as __exact=None. by cliffordgama · Pull Request #19793 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36553 -- Improved semantic structure of admin widgets. by Antoliny0919 · Pull Request #19735 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36554 -- Fixed TabularInline to prevent link truncation with long title. by Antoliny0919 · Pull Request #19737 · django/django · GitHub

Authored

• Updated the Team list page description and added a link within the footer. by sarahboyce · Pull Request #2225 · django/djangoproject.com · GitHub
• Updated "Team Organization" footer link to Team list page. by sarahboyce · Pull Request #276 · django/code.djangoproject.com · GitHub
• There is no navigation route to the Team list page · Issue #2226 · django/djangoproject.com · GitHub

Other/Misc

• Engaged on Dev docs warning on contribution tutorial · Issue #2166 · django/djangoproject.com · GitHub
• Engaged in security reports
• Created TriageReviewTeam – Django
• Added a Django Fellow team on the team page: Django Software Foundation | Django
• Updated various descriptions of Django teams on the https://www.djangoproject.com/foundation/teams/ page to have better links to other docs
• Added an OOO message to sarahboyce@djangoproject.com
• Made other fellows admins of DSF google groups
• Migrated JetBrains licenses to DSF 1password shared account
• Engaged on #36225 (createsuperuser validation breaks if USERNAME_FIELD is distinct but user manager deliberately lacks get_by_natural_key()) – Django
• Promoted the new quick links on Trac: Quick links to Trac reports
• Engaged on RFC: Prioritizing Tasks for “Automate Processes within Django Contribution Workflow” (GSoC 2025) - #8 by charettes
• Invited other fellows to be Transifex team managers

[sarahboyce]

Week ending 2025-10-05 (Week 40)

This is my last update for quite some time! I am going on parental leave: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/sep/21/sarah-boyce-maternity-leave-announcement/

Triaged

• #36620 (Automate test coverage check on pull requests) – Django (accepted)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36630 (accepted)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36629 (accepted)
• https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36622 (duplicate)
• #36628 (StreamingHttpResponse doesn't send final ASGI more_body=False signal) – Django (wontfix)

Reviewed

• Fixed #36614 -- Deprecated QuerySet.values_list(flat=True) without a field. by adamchainz · Pull Request #19874 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #24886 — Added Transform.process_lhs(). by Samriddha9619 · Pull Request #19885 · django/django · GitHub
• https://github.com/django/django/pull/19807
• Fixed #36620 -- Added coverage workflow to comment coverage summary. by 0saurabh0 · Pull Request #19777 · django/django · GitHub
• Fixed #36553 -- Improved semantic structure of admin widgets. by Antoliny0919 · Pull Request #19735 · django/django · GitHub

Other/Misc

• Added SiHyunLee to Django’s triage and review team
• Engaged in security topics
• Updated status on GitHub to indicate on leave
• Updated name on the Django Forum to indicate on leave