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My DjangoCon Europe 2026

A timeline of my DjangoCon Europe 2026 journey, from Lecce to Bari and then Athens, told through the Mastodon posts I shared along the way.

© 2026 Paolo Melchiorre CC BY-SA “Paolo taking a quick selfie during the official group photo at DjangoCon Europe 2026 in Athens, Greece.”
© 2026 Paolo Melchiorre CC BY-SA “Paolo taking a quick selfie during the official group photo at DjangoCon Europe 2026 in Athens, Greece.”
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Django ORM Standalone⁽¹⁾: Querying an existing database

A practical step-by-step guide to using Django ORM in standalone mode to connect to and query an existing database using inspectdb.

© 2026 Paolo Melchiorre CC BY-SA “Snowshoeing on the Voltigno plateau at dusk. A wide snowy plain, fading pink sky and headlamps glowing in the winter night.”
© 2026 Paolo Melchiorre CC BY-SA “Snowshoeing on the Voltigno plateau at dusk. A wide snowy plain, fading pink sky and headlamps glowing in the winter night.”
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Django On The Med: A Contributor Sprint Retrospective

A personal retrospective on Django On The Med, three months later. From the first idea to the actual contributor sprint, and how a simple format based on focused mornings and open afternoons created unexpected value for people and the Django open source community.

© 2025 Paolo Melchiorre CC BY-SA “One of the sprint mornings in the Palafrugell venue, with contributors working side by side.”
© 2025 Paolo Melchiorre CC BY-SA “One of the sprint mornings in the Palafrugell venue, with contributors working side by side.”
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How to use UUIDv7 in Python, Django and PostgreSQL

Learn how to use UUIDv7 today with stable releases of Python 3.14, Django 5.2 and PostgreSQL 18. A step by step guide showing how to generate UUIDv7 in Python, store them in Django models, use PostgreSQL native functions and build time ordered primary keys without writing SQL.

© 2025 Paolo Melchiorre CC BY-SA “Torre di Cerrano framed by the coastal maritime pine woods in Pineto, Italy.”
© 2025 Paolo Melchiorre CC BY-SA “Torre di Cerrano framed by the coastal maritime pine woods in Pineto, Italy.”
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Django Girls Pescara 2025

The second-ever Django Girls workshop in Pescara, organised by the Python Pescara community and hosted inside DevFest Pescara 2025 by GDG Pescara.

© 2025 Paolo Melchiorre CC BY-SA “The Django Girls Pescara 2025 coaches: from left to right Francesco, Paolo, Moreno, Lucia, Luca, Valentino”
© 2025 Paolo Melchiorre CC BY-SA “The Django Girls Pescara 2025 coaches: from left to right Francesco, Paolo, Moreno, Lucia, Luca, Valentino”
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Django Chat - Episode 187

A podcast on the Django Web Framework by William Vincent and Carlton Gibson.

© 2025 Paolo Melchiorre CC BY-SA “Paolo Melchiorre (center) with Carlton Gibson (left) and William Vincent (right) during the recording of the episode 187 of the Django Chat podcast”
© 2025 Paolo Melchiorre CC BY-SA “Paolo Melchiorre (center) with Carlton Gibson (left) and William Vincent (right) during the recording of the episode 187 of the Django Chat podcast”
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My Django On The Med 2025 🏖️

A summary of my experience at Django On The Med 2025 told through the posts I published on Mastodon during the conference.

© 2025 Paolo Melchiorre CC BY-SA “Selfie taken in Palafrugell, at the end of the Django On The Med 2025 with (from left to right) Paolo Melchiorre, Andreu Vallbona, James Bligh, Mark Smith, Ramiro Nocelli, Carlton Gibson, Alex Gómez, Mariusz Felisiak, Jacob Walls, Carles Barrobés, Lily, Daniele Procida, Simon Charette)”
© 2025 Paolo Melchiorre CC BY-SA “Selfie taken in Palafrugell, at the end of the Django On The Med 2025 with (from left to right) Paolo Melchiorre, Andreu Vallbona, James Bligh, Mark Smith, Ramiro Nocelli, Carlton Gibson, Alex Gómez, Mariusz Felisiak, Jacob Walls, Carles Barrobés, Lily, Daniele Procida, Simon Charette)”
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Django: one ORM to rule all databases 💍

Comparing the Django ORM support across official database backends, so you don’t have to learn it the hard way.

© 2025 Paolo Melchiorre CC BY-SA “Wells Street Bridge over the Chicago River, framed by the city’s skyline in the heart of downtown Chicago, USA”
© 2025 Paolo Melchiorre CC BY-SA “Wells Street Bridge over the Chicago River, framed by the city’s skyline in the heart of downtown Chicago, USA”
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My DjangoCon US 2025

A summary of my experience at DjangoCon US 2025 told through the posts I published on Mastodon during the conference.

© 2025 Paolo Melchiorre CC BY-SA “Paolo inthe Voco Chicago Hotel with (from left to right) Adam, Tim, and Jeff.”
© 2025 Paolo Melchiorre CC BY-SA “Paolo inthe Voco Chicago Hotel with (from left to right) Adam, Tim, and Jeff.”
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My PyCon Italia 2025

A personal look at PyCon Italia 2025, told from multiple perspectives: organizer, volunteer, speaker, and participant. From the retreat to the Open Day and three intense conference days, this is a story about community, growth, and shared effort.

© 2025 Paolo Melchiorre CC BY-SA “A group selfie taken on stage at the end of the conference. Organizers and volunteers stand together while participants applaud from the audience. Some people smile at the camera, others look toward the crowd, capturing the closing moment of PyCon Italia 2025.”
© 2025 Paolo Melchiorre CC BY-SA “A group selfie taken on stage at the end of the conference. Organizers and volunteers stand together while participants applaud from the audience. Some people smile at the camera, others look toward the crowd, capturing the closing moment of PyCon Italia 2025.”
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