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    Django 6.0 beta 1 released

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    106 points webology | 13 comments | 22 Oct 25 19:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.549s | source | bottom
    1. ranger_danger ◴[22 Oct 25 20:12 UTC] No.45674557[source]▶
    Incompatible with the default Ubuntu 22.04 LTS python version, just FYI (uses 3.10 whereas the minimum is now 3.12).
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    2. wolf550e ◴[22 Oct 25 21:04 UTC] No.45675117[source]▶
    Is this handled by uv or do you need to use deadsnakes ppa?
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    3. collinmanderson ◴[22 Oct 25 21:10 UTC] No.45675181[source]▶
    Yes, that's pretty typical. I think there's a general assumption if you're using older python you'll probably stick to Django LTS 5.2 from this April which still supports Python 3.10.

    They only drop python versions right after LTS (which is part of why they increase the major version at that point). https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/faq/install/#what-pyth...

    Also Django LTS 5.2 is supported a year longer than Ubuntu 22.04. (April 2028 vs April 2027)

    4. stavros ◴[22 Oct 25 21:12 UTC] No.45675201[source]▶
    If anything, you'd need the opposite, as deadsnakes is old versions (OP needs a new version).
    5. davidkwast ◴[22 Oct 25 21:39 UTC] No.45675496[source]▶
    You can always use pyenv to install any Python on any mainstream Linux. I only use pyenv Python to develop on any laptop or any server. My dev laptop is still Ubuntu 22.04 and I have any Python from 2.7 to 3.14 .

    https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv

    Simple Python version management

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    6. gdulli ◴[22 Oct 25 21:45 UTC] No.45675563[source]▶
    Building Python from source is trivial, I wouldn't let the distro dictate what I can and can't use for such an important part of the stack.
    7. majorchord ◴[22 Oct 25 21:54 UTC] No.45675646[source]▶
    Wow I had no idea about that, thanks!
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    8. stackskipton ◴[22 Oct 25 22:11 UTC] No.45675815[source]▶
    Ops here, using System Python is always asking for trouble, just put Django into a container and call it a day.
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    9. ranger_danger ◴[22 Oct 25 22:26 UTC] No.45675947[source]▶
    What kind of trouble? That's all I've ever used for the last 15 years of my professional Django work and never had any issues...
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    10. loloquwowndueo ◴[22 Oct 25 23:02 UTC] No.45676251[source]▶
    If you need Python 3.12 you should update to Ubuntu 24.04 if you want to stick with distro packages.
    11. stackskipton ◴[22 Oct 25 23:24 UTC] No.45676426{3}[source]▶
    Anything involving Distro updating. There is no reason not to use containers except Docker Build scary!
    12. int_19h ◴[23 Oct 25 02:51 UTC] No.45677685{3}[source]▶
    Better yet, uv:

    https://docs.astral.sh/uv/guides/install-python/

    13. Balinares ◴[23 Oct 25 07:10 UTC] No.45679072{3}[source]▶
    Incompatibility with Python version in current LTS Ubuntu sounds like an issue to me.

    FWIW I used to be fine with just dealing with system Python, like you, but recent tools like uv make it so easy and convenient to isolate interpreters and dependencies per project that I'm just not going back.