Hi everyone!
Its really great to see that so many people are interested in Google summer of code 2025 with Django!
I am a past contributor and mentor and would be happy to share my insights on preparing for GSoC, specifically with Django Software Foundation.
For First time contributors:
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If you are a first time contributor, I’d suggest going through Contributing to Django | Django documentation | Django , and start fixing some issues. Before diving into finding issues, its better to read Advice for new contributors | Django documentation | Django .
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If you are not aware of where to find Django issues, Django uses its own ticket management platform which they call “the Trac”. Link: Custom Query – Django
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After solving a few tickets, you can checkout the points I am writing below.
For existing contributors:
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If are a contributor to django already, I’d suggest going through Django’s 2025 project list: SummerOfCode2025 – Django, If any project catches your interest, do some research around it, create a draft proposal and if you want feedback (recommended) from community and potential mentors, feel free to open a new topic in the forum.
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If you are not sure of the format of the proposal, you can refer to my proposal from 2023.
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You can find a lot of things in the official django docs itself but if you are looking for more there you can search in the forum itself by keywords. There has been a lot of discussion around django and its internal in the forum in the past. Also, DjangoCon US youtube channel and DjangoCon EU Youtube channel contains a lot of technical talks around django (I personally find them very helpful).
If you are interested, you can also read my GSoC 2023 blog: GSoC'23 with Django
My github: DevilsAutumn (Bhuvnesh) · GitHub
Thanks!