Paolo Melchiorre

@paulox@fosstodon.org

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🐍 #Python developer · 🦄 #Django contributor · 🥑 #FreeSoftware advocate · 🗣 #Conference speaker · 🐧 #Linux user · 👨‍🔬 #ComputerScience engineer

🦄 #DSF board member
🐍 #PSF fellow
🧡 #DjangoGirls coach
🚀 #DjangonautSpace navigator
🍝 #PyConItalia organizer
🇮🇹 #PythonItalia member
🐬 #PythonPescara founder
🏖️ #DjangoOnTheMed organizer
🎓 #UniBo alumnus
⚖️ License #CreativeCommons BY‐SA 4.0
🖼️ Header: Me on stage at #DjangoCon US 2023
👤 Avatar: Me wearing the #DjangoCon US 2022 lanyard

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Joined June 01, 2019

🌐 Blog:

https://www.paulox.net

💾 Code:

https://github.com/pauloxnet

🗣️ Pronunciation:

[ˈpaːolo melˈkjɔrre]

📍 Location:

Pescara (Italy)

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Paolo Melchiorre

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🐍 # Python developer · 🦄 # Django contributor · 🥑 # FreeSoftware advocate · 🗣 # Conference speaker · 🐧 # Linux user · 👨‍🔬 # ComputerScience engineer 🦄 # DSF board member 🐍 # PSF fellow 🧡 # DjangoGirls coach 🚀 # DjangonautSpace navigator 🍝 # PyConItalia organizer 🇮🇹 # PythonItalia member 🐬 # PythonPescara founder 🏖️ # DjangoOnTheMed organizer 🎓 # UniBo alumnus ⚖️ License # CreativeCommons BY‐SA 4.0 🖼️ Header: Me on stage at # DjangoCon US 2023 👤 Avatar: Me wearing the # DjangoCon US 2022 lanyard

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Paolo Melchiorre

Paolo Melchiorre

@paulox@fosstodon.org

🐍 # Python developer · 🦄 # Django contributor · 🥑 # FreeSoftware advocate · 🗣 # Conference speaker · 🐧 # Linux user · 👨‍🔬 # ComputerScience engineer 🦄 # DSF board member 🐍 # PSF fellow 🧡 # DjangoGirls coach 🚀 # DjangonautSpace navigator 🍝 # PyConItalia organizer 🇮🇹 # PythonItalia member 🐬 # PythonPescara founder 🏖️ # DjangoOnTheMed organizer 🎓 # UniBo alumnus ⚖️ License # CreativeCommons BY‐SA 4.0 🖼️ Header: Me on stage at # DjangoCon US 2023 👤 Avatar: Me wearing the # DjangoCon US 2022 lanyard

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@paulox@fosstodon.org · Mar 09, 2026

I missed the absurd chardet license change story. 🫠

BTW I would pin chardet <7 and avoid using the relicensed version if you want to avoid issues. ⚠️

Quoting Madison Taylor from Nvidia:
"Given the existence of issue #327 chardet v7.0.0 is absolutely toxic." https://github.com/chardet/chardet/issues/331

#Python #Chardet #License #Version

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🐍 # Python developer · 🦄 # Django contributor · 🥑 # FreeSoftware advocate · 🗣 # Conference speaker · 🐧 # Linux user · 👨‍🔬 # ComputerScience engineer 🦄 # DSF board member 🐍 # PSF fellow 🧡 # DjangoGirls coach 🚀 # DjangonautSpace navigator 🍝 # PyConItalia organizer 🇮🇹 # PythonItalia member 🐬 # PythonPescara founder 🏖️ # DjangoOnTheMed organizer 🎓 # UniBo alumnus ⚖️ License # CreativeCommons BY‐SA 4.0 🖼️ Header: Me on stage at # DjangoCon US 2023 👤 Avatar: Me wearing the # DjangoCon US 2022 lanyard

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Paolo Melchiorre

Paolo Melchiorre

@paulox@fosstodon.org

🐍 # Python developer · 🦄 # Django contributor · 🥑 # FreeSoftware advocate · 🗣 # Conference speaker · 🐧 # Linux user · 👨‍🔬 # ComputerScience engineer 🦄 # DSF board member 🐍 # PSF fellow 🧡 # DjangoGirls coach 🚀 # DjangonautSpace navigator 🍝 # PyConItalia organizer 🇮🇹 # PythonItalia member 🐬 # PythonPescara founder 🏖️ # DjangoOnTheMed organizer 🎓 # UniBo alumnus ⚖️ License # CreativeCommons BY‐SA 4.0 🖼️ Header: Me on stage at # DjangoCon US 2023 👤 Avatar: Me wearing the # DjangoCon US 2022 lanyard

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@paulox@fosstodon.org · Feb 20, 2026

I’ve just published the first article of a new series on my blog: “Django ORM standalone” 🧩

The idea is to use Django ORM in standalone mode to connect to existing or legacy databases and work only with the ORM, without the rest of Django, using inspectdb for reverse engineering the schema and querying data with Django QuerySets 🔎

If you’re curious about using Django ORM this way, here’s the link, and let me know what you think 💡
https://www.paulox.net/2026/02/20/django-orm-standalone-database-inspectdb-query/

#Django #Python #SQLite #ORM #Database

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Paolo Melchiorre

@paulox@fosstodon.org

🐍 # Python developer · 🦄 # Django contributor · 🥑 # FreeSoftware advocate · 🗣 # Conference speaker · 🐧 # Linux user · 👨‍🔬 # ComputerScience engineer 🦄 # DSF board member 🐍 # PSF fellow 🧡 # DjangoGirls coach 🚀 # DjangonautSpace navigator 🍝 # PyConItalia organizer 🇮🇹 # PythonItalia member 🐬 # PythonPescara founder 🏖️ # DjangoOnTheMed organizer 🎓 # UniBo alumnus ⚖️ License # CreativeCommons BY‐SA 4.0 🖼️ Header: Me on stage at # DjangoCon US 2023 👤 Avatar: Me wearing the # DjangoCon US 2022 lanyard

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@paulox@fosstodon.org · Jan 01, 2026

I suggest you support Standard Ebooks 📚 “Standard Ebooks is a volunteer-driven project that produces new editions of public domain ebooks that are lovingly formatted, open source, free of … copyright restrictions, and free of cost.” ⚖️ See what’s free to read on January 1 👇 https://standardebooks.org/blog/public-domain-day-2026 Please boost 🙏 #StandardEbooks #PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay #Copyright #Ebooks #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #Python CC @standardebooks@mastodon.social

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🐍 # Python developer · 🦄 # Django contributor · 🥑 # FreeSoftware advocate · 🗣 # Conference speaker · 🐧 # Linux user · 👨‍🔬 # ComputerScience engineer 🦄 # DSF board member 🐍 # PSF fellow 🧡 # DjangoGirls coach 🚀 # DjangonautSpace navigator 🍝 # PyConItalia organizer 🇮🇹 # PythonItalia member 🐬 # PythonPescara founder 🏖️ # DjangoOnTheMed organizer 🎓 # UniBo alumnus ⚖️ License # CreativeCommons BY‐SA 4.0 🖼️ Header: Me on stage at # DjangoCon US 2023 👤 Avatar: Me wearing the # DjangoCon US 2022 lanyard

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Paolo Melchiorre

Paolo Melchiorre

@paulox@fosstodon.org

🐍 # Python developer · 🦄 # Django contributor · 🥑 # FreeSoftware advocate · 🗣 # Conference speaker · 🐧 # Linux user · 👨‍🔬 # ComputerScience engineer 🦄 # DSF board member 🐍 # PSF fellow 🧡 # DjangoGirls coach 🚀 # DjangonautSpace navigator 🍝 # PyConItalia organizer 🇮🇹 # PythonItalia member 🐬 # PythonPescara founder 🏖️ # DjangoOnTheMed organizer 🎓 # UniBo alumnus ⚖️ License # CreativeCommons BY‐SA 4.0 🖼️ Header: Me on stage at # DjangoCon US 2023 👤 Avatar: Me wearing the # DjangoCon US 2022 lanyard

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@paulox@fosstodon.org · Sep 19, 2025

In the latest DjangoChat episode, Will and Carlton talked about DjangoCon US 2025, the upcoming Django 6.0 (now in feature freeze), and most excitingly, Django on the Med 🏖️

This will be the very first Django sprint event, happening this October in Palafrugell, Spain — organized by me and Carlton 👩‍💻

👉 Watch Carlton introducing it here: https://youtu.be/beDEIVKNNv0?t=2153

#Django #DjangoChat #DjangoOnTheMed

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Paolo Melchiorre

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🐍 # Python developer · 🦄 # Django contributor · 🥑 # FreeSoftware advocate · 🗣 # Conference speaker · 🐧 # Linux user · 👨‍🔬 # ComputerScience engineer 🦄 # DSF board member 🐍 # PSF fellow 🧡 # DjangoGirls coach 🚀 # DjangonautSpace navigator 🍝 # PyConItalia organizer 🇮🇹 # PythonItalia member 🐬 # PythonPescara founder 🏖️ # DjangoOnTheMed organizer 🎓 # UniBo alumnus ⚖️ License # CreativeCommons BY‐SA 4.0 🖼️ Header: Me on stage at # DjangoCon US 2023 👤 Avatar: Me wearing the # DjangoCon US 2022 lanyard

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Paolo Melchiorre

Paolo Melchiorre

@paulox@fosstodon.org

🐍 # Python developer · 🦄 # Django contributor · 🥑 # FreeSoftware advocate · 🗣 # Conference speaker · 🐧 # Linux user · 👨‍🔬 # ComputerScience engineer 🦄 # DSF board member 🐍 # PSF fellow 🧡 # DjangoGirls coach 🚀 # DjangonautSpace navigator 🍝 # PyConItalia organizer 🇮🇹 # PythonItalia member 🐬 # PythonPescara founder 🏖️ # DjangoOnTheMed organizer 🎓 # UniBo alumnus ⚖️ License # CreativeCommons BY‐SA 4.0 🖼️ Header: Me on stage at # DjangoCon US 2023 👤 Avatar: Me wearing the # DjangoCon US 2022 lanyard

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@paulox@fosstodon.org · Sep 10, 2025

Last night at #DjangoCon US 2025, thanks to sponsor Six Feet Up @sixfeetup@sixfeetup.social , we had a fantastic Arcade Night at Punch Bowl Social 🎮✨

Free drinks, vintage pinball, darts & lots of laughs made it a perfect way to unwind after a full day of talks. Community, games & great vibes all in one place!

Thanks @djangocon@fosstodon.org for making space for these fun moments

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🐍 # Python developer · 🦄 # Django contributor · 🥑 # FreeSoftware advocate · 🗣 # Conference speaker · 🐧 # Linux user · 👨‍🔬 # ComputerScience engineer 🦄 # DSF board member 🐍 # PSF fellow 🧡 # DjangoGirls coach 🚀 # DjangonautSpace navigator 🍝 # PyConItalia organizer 🇮🇹 # PythonItalia member 🐬 # PythonPescara founder 🏖️ # DjangoOnTheMed organizer 🎓 # UniBo alumnus ⚖️ License # CreativeCommons BY‐SA 4.0 🖼️ Header: Me on stage at # DjangoCon US 2023 👤 Avatar: Me wearing the # DjangoCon US 2022 lanyard

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Paolo Melchiorre

Paolo Melchiorre

@paulox@fosstodon.org

🐍 # Python developer · 🦄 # Django contributor · 🥑 # FreeSoftware advocate · 🗣 # Conference speaker · 🐧 # Linux user · 👨‍🔬 # ComputerScience engineer 🦄 # DSF board member 🐍 # PSF fellow 🧡 # DjangoGirls coach 🚀 # DjangonautSpace navigator 🍝 # PyConItalia organizer 🇮🇹 # PythonItalia member 🐬 # PythonPescara founder 🏖️ # DjangoOnTheMed organizer 🎓 # UniBo alumnus ⚖️ License # CreativeCommons BY‐SA 4.0 🖼️ Header: Me on stage at # DjangoCon US 2023 👤 Avatar: Me wearing the # DjangoCon US 2022 lanyard

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@paulox@fosstodon.org · Jul 17, 2025

Šimon Podhajský presents the talk "Pydantic, Everywhere, All at Once" to a packed room at the EuroPython 2025 conference.

https://ep2025.europython.eu/session/pydantic-everywhere-all-at-once

#EuroPython #EuroPython2025 #Pydantic #FastAPI

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Paolo Melchiorre

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🐍 # Python developer · 🦄 # Django contributor · 🥑 # FreeSoftware advocate · 🗣 # Conference speaker · 🐧 # Linux user · 👨‍🔬 # ComputerScience engineer 🦄 # DSF board member 🐍 # PSF fellow 🧡 # DjangoGirls coach 🚀 # DjangonautSpace navigator 🍝 # PyConItalia organizer 🇮🇹 # PythonItalia member 🐬 # PythonPescara founder 🏖️ # DjangoOnTheMed organizer 🎓 # UniBo alumnus ⚖️ License # CreativeCommons BY‐SA 4.0 🖼️ Header: Me on stage at # DjangoCon US 2023 👤 Avatar: Me wearing the # DjangoCon US 2022 lanyard

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Paolo Melchiorre

Paolo Melchiorre

@paulox@fosstodon.org

🐍 # Python developer · 🦄 # Django contributor · 🥑 # FreeSoftware advocate · 🗣 # Conference speaker · 🐧 # Linux user · 👨‍🔬 # ComputerScience engineer 🦄 # DSF board member 🐍 # PSF fellow 🧡 # DjangoGirls coach 🚀 # DjangonautSpace navigator 🍝 # PyConItalia organizer 🇮🇹 # PythonItalia member 🐬 # PythonPescara founder 🏖️ # DjangoOnTheMed organizer 🎓 # UniBo alumnus ⚖️ License # CreativeCommons BY‐SA 4.0 🖼️ Header: Me on stage at # DjangoCon US 2023 👤 Avatar: Me wearing the # DjangoCon US 2022 lanyard

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@paulox@fosstodon.org · Jul 14, 2024

I was looking at the photos I took during EuroPython 2024 and was surprised to see how many great people I met in few days 🫂

Since there were too many photos I made a collage of all of them with PhotoCollage a Python package 🖼️

https://github.com/adrienverge/PhotoCollage

#EuroPython #EuroPython2024

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Paolo Melchiorre

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🐍 # Python developer · 🦄 # Django contributor · 🥑 # FreeSoftware advocate · 🗣 # Conference speaker · 🐧 # Linux user · 👨‍🔬 # ComputerScience engineer 🦄 # DSF board member 🐍 # PSF fellow 🧡 # DjangoGirls coach 🚀 # DjangonautSpace navigator 🍝 # PyConItalia organizer 🇮🇹 # PythonItalia member 🐬 # PythonPescara founder 🏖️ # DjangoOnTheMed organizer 🎓 # UniBo alumnus ⚖️ License # CreativeCommons BY‐SA 4.0 🖼️ Header: Me on stage at # DjangoCon US 2023 👤 Avatar: Me wearing the # DjangoCon US 2022 lanyard

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Paolo Melchiorre

Paolo Melchiorre

@paulox@fosstodon.org

🐍 # Python developer · 🦄 # Django contributor · 🥑 # FreeSoftware advocate · 🗣 # Conference speaker · 🐧 # Linux user · 👨‍🔬 # ComputerScience engineer 🦄 # DSF board member 🐍 # PSF fellow 🧡 # DjangoGirls coach 🚀 # DjangonautSpace navigator 🍝 # PyConItalia organizer 🇮🇹 # PythonItalia member 🐬 # PythonPescara founder 🏖️ # DjangoOnTheMed organizer 🎓 # UniBo alumnus ⚖️ License # CreativeCommons BY‐SA 4.0 🖼️ Header: Me on stage at # DjangoCon US 2023 👤 Avatar: Me wearing the # DjangoCon US 2022 lanyard

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@paulox@fosstodon.org · Jul 11, 2024

Open Source Sustainability Panel is underway during the EuroPython 2024 conference 🐍

Armin Ronacher, Çağıl Uluşahin Sönmez, Artur Czepiel, Deb Nicholson, Anwesha Das, Samuel Colvin are present on stage 🎤

#EuroPython #EuroPython2024 #Python #OpenSource #FOSS

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