Who contributed to Django on May 16, 2026?

2 developers shipped this update, including sarahboyce and VAIBHAVPANT07.

What were the notable Django updates?

Pinned selenium version to "<4.44.0" due to change in get_attribute("class") behavior, Pinned selenium version to "<4.44.0" due to change in get_attribute("class") behavior, and Fixed #37062 -- Added preserve_request support to RedirectView.

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DJANGO PINS SELENIUM TO DODGE ATTRIBUTE PARSING BREAK

Q: What shipped in Django on May 16, 2026?

Selenium 4.44.0 flipped the return value for missing class attributes from empty string to None, and Django's test suite just caught it mid-flight. In total, 4 commits and 3 pull requests landed.

By RepoJournal · Filed 06:00 UTC on May 16, 2026 · About Django

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sarahboyce @sarahboyce 2 cited

VAIBHAVPANT07 @VAIBHAVPANT07 1 cited

Selenium 4.44.0 flipped the return value for missing class attributes from empty string to None, and Django's test suite just caught it mid-flight.

The Django test infrastructure pinned selenium to versions below 4.44.0 after discovering a breaking change in how get_attribute('class') behaves [1]. When an element has no class attribute, selenium 4.44.0+ now returns None instead of an empty string, a shift that breaks Django's existing test assertions. The issue has been reported upstream to the Selenium project [2], but the pin ensures your test suite doesn't crack on upgrade.

On the feature front, RedirectView now supports the preserve_request argument [3], bringing parity with Django's redirect() shortcut. When enabled, it returns 307 (temporary) or 308 (permanent) status codes instead of 302/301, properly preserving the original request method. Default behavior stays unchanged, so existing code runs untouched [4].

The djangoproject.com site added test coverage for the theme toggle button [5], hardening the documentation interface against future regressions. These incremental test additions compound over time into a safer deployment surface.

Action items

→ Pin selenium to <4.44.0 in your test dependencies now django/django [immediate]
→ Review RedirectView usage if you've been wanting preserve_request behavior django/django [plan]
→ Monitor Selenium's response to the upstream bug report SeleniumHQ/selenium [monitor]

References

[1] Pinned selenium version to "<4.44.0" due to change in get_attribute("class") behavior. ↗ django/django
[2] Pinned selenium version to "<4.44.0" due to change in get_attribute("class") behavior. django/django
[3] Fixed #37062 -- Added preserve_request support to RedirectView. ↗ django/django
[4] Fixed #37062 -- Added preserve_request support to RedirectView. django/django
[5] Added tests for theme toggle button. ↗ django/djangoproject.com

Quick answers

What shipped in Django on May 16, 2026?: Selenium 4.44.0 flipped the return value for missing class attributes from empty string to None, and Django's test suite just caught it mid-flight. In total, 4 commits and 3 pull requests landed.
Who contributed to Django on May 16, 2026?: 2 developers shipped this update, including sarahboyce and VAIBHAVPANT07.
What were the notable Django updates?: Pinned selenium version to "<4.44.0" due to change in get_attribute("class") behavior, Pinned selenium version to "<4.44.0" due to change in get_attribute("class") behavior, and Fixed #37062 -- Added preserve_request support to RedirectView.

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