185: Python + Django + Rich + Testing == Awesome
Django has a handful of console commands to help manage and develop sites.
django-rich adds color and nice formatting. Super cool.
In a recent release, django-rich also adds nice colorized tracebacks to the Django test runner.
django-rich adds color and nice formatting. Super cool.
In a recent release, django-rich also adds nice colorized tracebacks to the Django test runner.
Links:
- django-rich · PyPI
- episode 181: Boost Your Django DX - Adam Johnson
- django-crispy-forms
- Python Developers Survey 2020 Results
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Creators and Guests

Guest
Adam Johnson
Adam Johnson is an author and solo consultant working with Ansible, AWS, Django, and Python. He is a member of the Django project Technical Board (2.2, 3.x, and 4.x release cycles), and a co-organizer of the The London Django Meetup. He is the author of Speed Up Your Django Tests and Boost Your Django DX.

Guest
David Smith
An accountant that is also a maintainer of Django Crispy Forms and contributor to Django Core.
