Djangonauts Log: Mar 6 - Mar 12
Cruising steadily through the Django galaxy.
9 modules successfully integrated into the main system.
No major turbulence. Systems stable. Crew focused.
Onward. 🚀
If you missed it, make sure to check it out here: youtu.be/WU8NDxF96qU
He’ll be diving into his talk, “From clueless to contributor: Growing with Django's open source community”, he will share his journey from having no idea what open source is to ending up on the triage and review team.
Clifford Gama, a Python and Django developer, is introduced as a guest speaker on open source contributions and community roles.
We’re excited to welcome our next guest speaker, Clifford! 🎤
Djangonauts Weekly Transmission (Mar 30 → Apr 5)
🔧 Open PRs: 2
🛰️ Merged PRs: 2
📡 Mission status: Stable.
#Djangonauts #Django
It's more a personal realization that I was the one holding myself back than anything else. And I am glad that I joined the program and I could realize it.”
More contributions in progress and steady progress on merges. Let’s keep it going! :rocket:
#Django #Djangonauts
📓 Djangonauts feedback:
“It's a bit difficult to explain, but even though I'm happy with the opportunity and enjoy being in the program, I feel like the things I'm doing now are things I was already able to do before I joined.
Djangonauts Weekly Update (Mar 23–29)
Here’s what we’ve been up to this week:
🔭Open PRs: 6
💫Merged PRs: 2
👽Issues: 1
Were you unable to attend Jacob's talk?
We've got you covered,
Recordings are now available on our YouTube channel!🎥
youtu.be/3hLZb5Hd7bQ
Thanks to our sponsors, last year we were able to send people to five different conferences around the globe! 💜
You can find out more about our finances, how to become a sponsor and our future financial goals here: djangonaut.space/comms/finan...
#Django #DjangoCon #PyCon #FOSDEM
Djangonauts update 🚀
Mar 2–15: 2 PRs open, 19 merged, 1 issue
🐱Lego Pokémon+kittens
Mar 16–22: 7 PRs open, 9 merged, 4 issues
🎤Talk with Jacob, recording coming soon!
📝Rodrigo’s blog streak hits 3: dev.to/rodbv/djang...
💬Django deployment chats
That's great teamwork at Team Mercury 🤩
Jacob Tyler Walls will be our first guest speaker! 🎤🚀
Join us on March 20 for his talk: "Everyone is becoming a reviewer (Maybe we already were)" explores how responsibility in open source is evolving.
A recording will be available on our YouTube channel in the future. 🎥"
Djangonaut Space will land on planet PyConUS soon 🚀 👩🚀👨🚀 We're excited to see Rachell and Tim on stage 🌟
Congratulations 🎉 Two PRs merged is a great win.
Diving into a new part of Django you hadn't explored before isn’t always easy, but it’s really rewarding when you get to learn something new. ⭐
🚀 Djangonaut Space Session 6 is underway!
This week we’re excited to share a few stats from the program so far:
📊 Stats this week:
Applications: 90+
Teams: 6
Volunteers: 12
Djangonauts: 18
Meet the teams and learn more:
djangonaut.space/comms/sessi...
Congrats on your first achievement 🎉
A rocket launches with clouds of smoke, announcing "Blast Off! Welcome New Djangonauts!".
We’re excited to introduce the new teams of Djangonauts, Captains, & Navigators who will be collaborating, learning, and contributing across projects.🌍
Huge thanks to our incredible volunteers making this program possible!
Read more: djangonaut.space/comms/2026/...
#DjangonautSpace
Djangonaut Space is 100% volunteer run, helping newcomers thrive in Django, each session takes 6 weeks of prep!🚀
Daniel – Navigator
Aayush – Captain
Rahmat – Djangonaut
Keanya – Presentation
Lidya – Social
Raffaella & Tim – Email/Discord
More: djangonaut.space/comms/organ...
A vibrant purple mailbox with a letter inside, featuring the logo "Djangonaut Space," encourages recipients to check their inboxes.
Huge congrats to our new Djangonauts selected from a galactic 95 applications for Session 6! Check your inboxes for your golden ticket, we can't wait to meet you!
To those not selected: Thank you so much!, don't be discouraged, and keep reaching for the stars!🚀✨
“Eventually after applying for Session 5 of @djangonaut.space, I was selected for Team Mars 🚀 ! I was so inspired that I continued working on the @djangoproject.com issue I had dropped and finally that was merged just yesterday after over a year of work on and off 🎉” seanhelvey.com/django-commu...
Deploying Django just got easier!
django-simple-deploy prepares your Django project for deployment across multiple platforms, with automatic setup for some. It supports Fly.io, Upsun, and Heroku, and uses a plugin system to extend support to more platforms.
Applications are now closed.
Thank you to everyone who applied and shared this opportunity. Applicants will be notified of decisions by February 12, 2026.
For more on Sessions and Djangonaut Space information, visit djangonaut.space/
Thanks again and best of luck!🚀
If you’re into Django and need a serious content management system, you might enjoy django CMS.
If you want to know more, head over to www.django-cms.org/en/ and explore!
Last Call!
Deadline to apply is TODAY!⏰
As long as it’s still today anywhere on Earth, you can still submit an application,
But time is running out!
djangonaut.space/sessions/20...
REMINDER!
Applications for session 6 will close SOON! ⏰
Application Deadline: Feb 2nd!
Apply Now! 🚀
djangonaut.space/sessions/20...
Applications are nearing the end, only a few days left!
Receive free mentorship while contributing to major Django packages in a supportive community environment 🫂 djangonaut.space/sessions/20...
We have some exciting news!
We're accepting Djangonaut applications for our next cohort!🚀
📆 Program duration: Mar 02 - Apr 26, 2026
⌛️️ Application deadline: Feb 02, 2026
✍🏾 Apply here: djangonaut.space/sessions/202...
📚️ Read more in the Session Opening post: djangonaut.space/comms/2026/01
Hello #Django-verse, we have some news. Our admins and advisors team has grown! Please welcome Lilian and Raffaella to the admins team and Priya to the advisors team 👏🚀
djangonaut.space/comms/2026-...
Reminder, we're accepting applicants for Session 6 currently! djangonaut.space/sessions/20...