Who contributed to Django on August 17, 2026?

1 developer shipped this update, including Nikolas Nyby.

What were the notable Django updates?

Remove Python 3.9 support, github actions: Fix lint check, and Results for ubuntu-latest added [skip ci].

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CHANNELS_REDIS DROPS PYTHON 3.9, TIGHTENS CI

By RepoJournal · Filed 06:56 UTC on August 17, 2026 · About Django

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Nikolas Nyby @nikolas 2 cited

Django's Redis adapter is cutting legacy Python support and fixing its CI pipeline in the same breath.

Channels_redis is dropping Python 3.9 support [1], treating it as sufficiently old to remove from the test matrix. Nikolas is simultaneously landing a lint check fix in the CI workflow [2], cleaning up the automation layer while the dependency floor moves up. This is a clean sweep: the version floor rises, the tooling stabilizes, and there's no breaking news downstream. The ASV benchmark harness picked up new ubuntu-latest results overnight [3], a routine data point with no signal.

Action items

→ Update your test matrix if you're on Python 3.9 with channels_redis django/channels_redis [plan]
→ Monitor the next channels_redis release for the Python 3.9 removal django/channels_redis [monitor]

References

[1] Remove Python 3.9 support ↗ django/channels_redis
[2] github actions: Fix lint check ↗ django/channels_redis
[3] Results for ubuntu-latest added [skip ci] django/django-asv

Quick answers

What shipped in Django on August 17, 2026?: Django's Redis adapter is cutting legacy Python support and fixing its CI pipeline in the same breath. In total, 3 commits and 2 pull requests landed.
Who contributed to Django on August 17, 2026?: 1 developer shipped this update, including Nikolas Nyby.
What were the notable Django updates?: Remove Python 3.9 support, github actions: Fix lint check, and Results for ubuntu-latest added [skip ci].

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