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How to get Django
Django is available open-source under the
BSD license. We recommend using the
latest version of Python 3. The last version
to support Python 2.7 is Django 1.11 LTS.
See the FAQ for the Python versions
supported by each version of Django.
Here’s how to get it:
Option 1: Get the latest o cial
version
The latest official version is 3.1. Read the
3.1 release notes, then install it with pip:
pip install Django==3.1
Option 2: Get the latest
development version
The latest and greatest Django version is
the one that’s in our Git repository (our
revision-control system). This is only for
experienced users who want to try
incoming changes and help identify bugs
before an official release. Get it using this
shell command, which requires Git:
git clone
https://github.com/django/django.git
You can also download a gzipped tarball of
the development version. This archive is
updated every time we commit code.
After you get it
See the installation guide for further
instructions. Make sure you read the
documentation that corresponds to the
version of Django you’ve just installed.
And be sure to sign up for the django-users
mailing list, where other Django users and
the Django developers themselves all hang
out to help each other.
Supported Versions
Feature releases (A.B, A.B+1, etc.) will
happen roughly every eight months. These
releases will contain new features,
improvements to existing features, and
such.
Patch releases (A.B.C, etc.) will be issued
as needed, to fix bugs and/or security
issues. These releases will be 100%
compatible with the associated feature
release, unless this is impossible for
security reasons or to prevent data loss. So
the answer to "should I upgrade to the
latest patch release?” will always be "yes."
Certain feature releases will be designated
as long-term support (LTS) releases.
These releases will get security and data
loss fixes applied for a guaranteed period
of time, typically three years.
See the supported versions policy for
detailed guidelines about what fixes will be
backported.
Release Series Latest Release End of mainstream support1 End of extended support2
3.1 3.1 April 2021 December 2021
3.0 3.0.9 August, 2020 April, 2021
2.2 LTS 2.2.15 December 2, 2019 April 2022
2.1 2.1.15 April 1, 2019 December 2, 2019
2.0 2.0.13 August 1, 2018 April 1, 2019
1.11 LTS 3 1.11.29 December 2, 2017 April 1, 2020
1.10 1.10.8 April 4, 2017 December 2, 2017
1.9 1.9.13 August 1, 2016 April 4, 2017
1.8 LTS 1.8.19 December 1, 2015 April 1, 2018
1.7 1.7.11 April 1, 2015 December 1, 2015
1.6 1.6.11 September 2, 2014 April 1, 2015
1.5 1.5.12 November 6, 2013 September 2, 2014
1.4 LTS 1.4.22 February 26, 2013 October 1, 2015
1.3 1.3.7 March 23, 2012 February 26, 2013
Here's what the future roadmap looks like:
Release Series Release Date End of mainstream support1 End of extended support2
3.2 LTS April 2021 December 2021 April 2024
4.0 December 2021 August 2022 April 2023
4.1 August 2022 April 2023 December 2023
4.2 LTS April 2023 December 2023 April 2026
[1] Security fixes, data loss bugs, crashing bugs, major
functionality bugs in newly-introduced features, and
regressions from older versions of Django.
[2] Security fixes and data loss bugs.
[3] Last version to support Python 2.7.
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