Django releases 1.2 RC1

May 07, 2010

Trevan McGee

Python-based Web framework gets early glimpse of version 1.2

Django, the Python-based Web framework designed to quickly build Web apps, has announced the release of Django Developer Kit 1.2 RC1.

In preparation for the Django 1.2 release, the team rolled out a testing package with an early version of 1.2. The Django modules included in the kit are:

django=r13117-1-1

django-ajax-selects=r24_patched-2-1

django-authopenid=0.9.6-1-1

django-authority0.4-1-1

django-cache-memcached=r13117-1-1

django-contact-formr61-1-1

django-db-mysql=r13117-1-1

django-db-postgres=r13117-1-1

django-db-sqlite3=r13117-1-1

django-evolution=r165-1-1

django-favorites=b145949-1-1 • django-filter=0.5.0-1-1

django-notification=0.1.5-1-1

django-pagination=1.0.5-1-1

django-piston=0.2.2-1-1

django-profile=r422-1-1

django-ratings=9e32d33-1-1

django-sorting=0.1-1-1

django-tagging=0.3.1-1-1

django-threadedcomments=0.5.2-1-1

The final version of 1.2 is slated for release next week. The kit itself is available in a variety of image types here.

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