Proposal on Add Types to Parts of Django

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Hey Django community,

I’m Divit Gokani, applying to GSoC 2026 for the “Add Types to Parts of Django” project under Thibaut Decombe.

Quick summary of my approach:

  • Start with the HTTP layer (HttpRequest, HttpResponse, QueryDict) — high value, low risk
  • Then URL routing (@overload for path/reverse) and class-based views
  • Define Protocol classes for ORM interfaces (Manager, QuerySet, Field descriptors) per Simon Charette’s suggestion
  • Finally, CI integration (mypy/pyright) and contribution guidelines

Each phase ships as a self-contained PR. All annotations use from __future__ import annotations for zero runtime cost.

About me: I’ve built Django apps (Alumni Tracking System with ORM + background jobs), worked professionally on REST APIs and CI/CD at Yugensys, and recently completed a Flask microservice capstone with 95% test coverage and Tekton pipelines.

I’d love feedback on:

  • Is the HTTP layer the best starting module?
  • mypy vs. pyright preference for CI?
  • Should types appear in the docs or just in source?

GitHub: master-dg · GitHub

Thanks!
Divit