The State of Django 2025 | The PyCharm Blog

Mostly weeknotes and links.

I haven't published Weeknotes in a few months—been heads down on Steel-IQ, easily one of the most complex projects I've ever been part of. Last week we finally shipped it: an open-source modelling platform for steel decarbonisation, now out in the world for anyone to explore. I was genuinely impressed by how deep you can go into the details of industrial decarbonisation. Beyond the source code, we packaged a standalone build so you can install it locally, feed in your own data, and run scenarios that stretch the steel system out to 2050 (no Python setup required). It's a standalone Django/Electron app with a graphical interface for configuring runs, so definitely run some simulations before installing that blast furnace in your backyard. 😉 Last week we had another Homebrew Website Club Düsseldorf meetup. Big thanks to Daniel for spotting a bug in my django-indieweb package – we actually managed to fix it right there during the session. I also spent some time last week installing Arch Linux on my old 2019 Intel MacBook Pro. It went pretty smoothly, though I'm still having issues with sleep/suspend and the touchbar isn't working.