Who contributed to Django on August 4, 2026?

5 developers shipped this update, including Eric Holscher, smithdc1, jacobtylerwalls, Clifford Gama, and Jens Nistler.

What were the notable Django updates?

Added free-threaded Python 3.14t to PostGIS CI workflow, Added free-threaded Python 3.14t to PostGIS CI workflow, and Refs #28586 -- Renamed RAISE fetch mode to FETCH_RAISE.

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DJANGO ADDS FREE-THREADED PYTHON 3.14T TO POSTGIS CI

By RepoJournal · Filed 06:55 UTC on August 4, 2026 · About Django

5 people shipped this

Eric Holscher @ericholscher 2 cited

smithdc1 @smithdc1 2 cited

jacobtylerwalls @jacobtylerwalls 1 cited

Jens Nistler @lociii 1 cited

Clifford Gama @cliffordgama

Django is validating free-threaded Python 3.14t against GIS tests, signaling serious commitment to the no-GIL future.

The PostGIS CI workflow now includes Python 3.14t [1], moving beyond basic compatibility checks to ensure geospatial functionality works under free threading. This follows earlier work to support no-GIL Python and represents a deliberate maturity check before Django declares full support [2]. In parallel, the team is tidying the API surface: fetch modes are getting renamed to FETCH_RAISE to prevent namespace confusion in django.db.models, since the bare RAISE name could collide with on_delete parameters [3]. Documentation fixes landed across the web properties [4], cleaning up dead FAQ links and broken anchors on the fundraising page that were reloading instead of navigating [5]. The django-localflavor project added Documentation, Issues, and Changelog links to its metadata [6], making it easier for tools like Renovate to surface updates and for contributors to report problems.

Action items

→ Monitor free-threaded Python 3.14t CI results as they report django/django [monitor]
→ Plan for FETCH_RAISE rename if you use RAISE in db.models code django/django [plan]

References

[1] Added free-threaded Python 3.14t to PostGIS CI workflow. ↗ django/django
[2] Added free-threaded Python 3.14t to PostGIS CI workflow. django/django
[3] Refs #28586 -- Renamed RAISE fetch mode to FETCH_RAISE. ↗ django/django
[4] Remove dead FAQ link and broken anchors on fundraising page django/djangoproject.com
[5] Fix dead FAQ link and broken anchors on the fundraising page ↗ django/djangoproject.com
[6] add more project urls ↗ django/django-localflavor

Quick answers

What shipped in Django on August 4, 2026?: Django is validating free-threaded Python 3.14t against GIS tests, signaling serious commitment to the no-GIL future. In total, 8 commits and 6 pull requests landed.
Who contributed to Django on August 4, 2026?: 5 developers shipped this update, including Eric Holscher, smithdc1, jacobtylerwalls, Clifford Gama, and Jens Nistler.
What were the notable Django updates?: Added free-threaded Python 3.14t to PostGIS CI workflow, Added free-threaded Python 3.14t to PostGIS CI workflow, and Refs #28586 -- Renamed RAISE fetch mode to FETCH_RAISE.

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