Paolo Melchiorre

Posette 2026

Paolo Melchiorre — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0200

An Event for Postgres (pronounced /Pō-zet/, and formerly called Citus Con) is a free and virtual developer event. The name POSETTE stands for Postgres Open Source Ecosystem Talks Training & Education.

PyCon Italia 2026

Paolo Melchiorre — Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 +0200

PyCon Italia is the national conference where professionals, researchers and enthusiasts of the most beautiful programming language gather together.

PyCon US 2026

Paolo Melchiorre — Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 +0200

PyCon US is the largest and longest-running annual gathering for the community using and developing the open-source Python programming language.

Django London 2026

Paolo Melchiorre — Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 +0200

We meet monthly to discuss Django, Python, the web, and related topics. The meetups are open to all with an interest in building websites with Django.

My DjangoCon Europe 2026

Paolo Melchiorre — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0200

A timeline of my DjangoCon Europe 2026 journey, from Lecce to Bari and then Athens, told through the Mastodon posts I shared along the way.

DjangoCon Europe 2026

Paolo Melchiorre — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0200

DjangoCon Europe is an international conference for the community by the community about the Django web framework, held each year in Europe.

GDG Lecce 2026

Paolo Melchiorre — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0200

GDG Lecce is a Salento-based community that connects local developers with industry experts and neighboring tech groups, fostering a collaborative network to bridge the gap between regional talent and professional excellence.

Django ORM Standalone⁽¹⁾: Querying an existing database

Paolo Melchiorre — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100

A practical step-by-step guide to using Django ORM in standalone mode to connect to and query an existing database using inspectdb.

Looking Back at Python Pescara 2025

Paolo Melchiorre — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0100

A personal retrospective on Python Pescara in 2025: events, people, and moments that shaped a growing local community, reflecting on continuity, experimentation, and how a small group connected to the wider Python ecosystem.

Django On The Med: A Contributor Sprint Retrospective

Paolo Melchiorre — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0100

A personal retrospective on Django On The Med, three months later. From the first idea to the actual contributor sprint, and how a simple format based on focused mornings and open afternoons created unexpected value for people and the Django open source community.

How to use UUIDv7 in Python, Django and PostgreSQL

Paolo Melchiorre — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0100

Learn how to use UUIDv7 today with stable releases of Python 3.14, Django 5.2 and PostgreSQL 18. A step by step guide showing how to generate UUIDv7 in Python, store them in Django models, use PostgreSQL native functions and build time ordered primary keys without writing SQL.

Django Girls Pescara 2025

Paolo Melchiorre — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0100

The second-ever Django Girls workshop in Pescara, organised by the Python Pescara community and hosted inside DevFest Pescara 2025 by GDG Pescara.

Install PostgreSQL 18 on Ubuntu 25.10

Paolo Melchiorre — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0100

How-to guide for installing PostgreSQL version 18 on Ubuntu, after a fresh installation of version 25.10 (Questing Quokka).

Django Chat - Episode 187

Paolo Melchiorre — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0200

A podcast on the Django Web Framework by William Vincent and Carlton Gibson.

My Django On The Med 2025 🏖️

Paolo Melchiorre — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0200

A summary of my experience at Django On The Med 2025 told through the posts I published on Mastodon during the conference.

Django: one ORM to rule all databases 💍

Paolo Melchiorre — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0200

Comparing the Django ORM support across official database backends, so you don’t have to learn it the hard way.

My DjangoCon US 2025

Paolo Melchiorre — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0200

A summary of my experience at DjangoCon US 2025 told through the posts I published on Mastodon during the conference.

DjangoCon US 2025

Paolo Melchiorre — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0200

DjangoCon US is a six-day international conference for the community by the community about the Django web framework, held each year in North America.

My EuroPython 2025

Paolo Melchiorre — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0200

Five busy days in Prague, captured live through my Mastodon posts at EuroPython 2025.

EuroPython 2025

Paolo Melchiorre — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0200

EuroPython is the official European conference for the Python programming language.

My PyCon Italia 2025

Paolo Melchiorre — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0200

A personal look at PyCon Italia 2025, told from multiple perspectives: organizer, volunteer, speaker, and participant. From the retreat to the Open Day and three intense conference days, this is a story about community, growth, and shared effort.

PyCon Italia 2025

Paolo Melchiorre — Thu, 29 May 2025 00:00:00 +0200

PyCon Italia is the national conference where professionals, researchers and enthusiasts of the most beautiful programming language gather together.

My DjangoCon Europe 2025

Paolo Melchiorre — Tue, 13 May 2025 00:00:00 +0200

A summary of my experience at DjangoCon Europe 2025 told through the posts I published on Mastodon during the conference.

Upgrade PostgreSQL from 16 to 17 on Ubuntu 25.04

Paolo Melchiorre — Wed, 07 May 2025 00:00:00 +0200

Howto guide for upgrading PostgreSQL from version 16 to 17 on Ubuntu, after its upgrade from version 24.10 (Oracular Oriole) to 25.04 (Plucky Puffin).

DjangoCon Europe 2025

Paolo Melchiorre — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0200

DjangoCon Europe is an international conference for the community by the community about the Django web framework, held each year in Europe.

Maps with Django⁽³⁾: GeoDjango, Pillow & GPS

Paolo Melchiorre — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0200

A quick-start guide to create a web map with images, using the Python-based Django web framework, leveraging its GeoDjango module, and Pillow, the Python imaging library, to extract GPS information from images.

My 2024 in review

Paolo Melchiorre — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0100

A quick review of my 2024 done in a hurry, trying to remember the many experiences I had, the people I met, the places I visited and the changes I went through.

My first DSF board meeting

Paolo Melchiorre — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Thoughts and insights aboutr my first meeting as a Django Software Foundation board member.

Thoughts on my election as a DSF board member

Paolo Melchiorre — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0100

My thoughts on my election as a member of the Django Software Foundation (DSF) board of directors.

2025 Django Software Foundation board nomination

Paolo Melchiorre — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0100

My self-nomination statement for the 2025 Django Software Foundation (DSF) board of directors elections

Python Marche 2024-10

Paolo Melchiorre — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0200

Local group of developers dedicated to Python in Marche and surrounding areas.

DjangoCon US 2024

Paolo Melchiorre — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0200

DjangoCon US is a six-day international conference for the community by the community about the Django web framework, held each year in North America.

So long, and thanks for all the tabs

Paolo Melchiorre — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0200

After 8 years of work and professional and personal growth I left 20tab with a lot of gratitude and a bit of nostalgia.

Python Software Foundation fellow member

Paolo Melchiorre — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 11:55:08 +0200

The Python Software Foundation made me a PSF fellow member, along with Adam Johnson.

EuroPython 2024

Paolo Melchiorre — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0200

EuroPython is the official European conference for the Python programming language.

Django 5 by Example preface

Paolo Melchiorre — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0200

The story of my experience in writing the preface of the book “Django By Example” by Antonio Melé.

Posette 2024

Paolo Melchiorre — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0200

DjangoCon Europe 2024

Paolo Melchiorre — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0200

DjangoCon Europe is an international conference for the community by the community about the Django web framework, held each year in Europe.

PyCon Italia 2024

Paolo Melchiorre — Sat, 25 May 2024 00:00:00 +0200

PyCon Italia is the national conference where professionals, researchers and enthusiasts of the most beautiful programming language gather together.

Upgrade PostgreSQL from 15 to 16 on Ubuntu 24.04

Paolo Melchiorre — Mon, 20 May 2024 00:00:00 +0200

Howto guide for upgrading PostgreSQL from version 15 to 16 on Ubuntu, after its upgrade from version 23.10 to 24.04 (Noble Numbat).

PyCon US 2024

Paolo Melchiorre — Sun, 19 May 2024 00:00:00 +0200

PyCon US is the largest and longest-running annual gathering for the community using and developing the open-source Python programming language.

Python Pescara 2024-04

Paolo Melchiorre — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0200

Local group of developers dedicated to Python in Pescara and surrounding areas.

Pybites Podcast #155

Paolo Melchiorre — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Episode 155 of Pybites podcast with the title “Django, Open Source & Pycon Conferences, Paolo Melchiorre’s Developer Odyssey”

My Django roadmap ideas 💡

Paolo Melchiorre — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0100

My ideas for the informal Django roadmap session for 2024, proposed by the new DSF board member, Thibaud Colas.

My 2023 in review

Paolo Melchiorre — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0100

The review of my 2023, trying to remember all the things done in this year, in which more than anyone I met many fantastic people and visited new countries.

Database generated columns⁽³⁾: GeoDjango & PostGIS

Paolo Melchiorre — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0100

An introduction to database generated columns, using PostgGIS, GeoDjango and the new GeneratedField added in Django 5.0.

Pelican 4.9: classless Simple theme with semantic HTML

Paolo Melchiorre — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0100

Introducing the updated version of the “Simple” theme in the new Pelican 4.9 version, with semantic and classless HTML and customizable out-of-the-box.

2024 Django Software Foundation board nomination

Paolo Melchiorre — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0100

My self-nomination statement for the 2024 Django Software Foundation (DSF) board of directors elections

Database generated columns⁽²⁾: Django & PostgreSQL

Paolo Melchiorre — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0100

An introduction to database generated columns, using PostgreSQL and the new GeneratedField added in Django 5.0.

DevFest Pescara 2023

Paolo Melchiorre — Sun, 19 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0100

GDG DevFest Pescara brings together world-class experts in Android, Web, Cloud, and Machine Learning technologies to Pescara for 2 days of sessions, workshops and showcases.

Database generated columns⁽¹⁾: Django & SQLite

Paolo Melchiorre — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0100

An introduction to database generated columns, using SQLite and the new GeneratedField added in Django 5.0.

μDjango (micro Django) 🧬

Paolo Melchiorre — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0200

A single-file Django micro project created for demonstration purposes to be used in the same way as other Python frameworks.

DjangoCon US 2023

Paolo Melchiorre — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0200

DjangoCon US is a six-day international conference for the community by the community about the Django web framework, held each year in North America.

EuroPython 2023

Paolo Melchiorre — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0200

EuroPython is the official European conference for the Python programming language.

2023 Python Software Foundation Board Nomination

Paolo Melchiorre — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0200

My self-nomination statement for the 2023 Python Software Foundation (PSF) Board Election

Python Community News Interview

Paolo Melchiorre — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0200

Interview I gave to the “Python Community News” channel regarding my self-nomination for the 2023 Python Software Foundation (PSF) Board of Directors elections.

DjangoCon Europe 2023

Paolo Melchiorre — Mon, 29 May 2023 00:00:00 +0200

DjangoCon Europe is an international conference for the community by the community about the Django web framework, held each year in Europe.

PyCon Italia 2023

Paolo Melchiorre — Fri, 26 May 2023 00:00:00 +0200

PyCon Italia is the national conference where professionals, researchers and enthusiasts of the most beautiful programming language gather together.

Quickly resize a video with FFmpeg/Vaapi for Mastodon

Paolo Melchiorre — Wed, 03 May 2023 00:00:00 +0200

How to quickly resize a video with FFmpeg and Vaapi before uploading it to Mastodon to comply its resolution and size restrictions.

Upgrade PostgreSQL from 14 to 15 on Ubuntu 23.04

Paolo Melchiorre — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0200

Howto guide for upgrading PostgreSQL from version 14 to 15 on Ubuntu, after its upgrade from version 22.10 to 23.04 (Lunar Lobster).

PyCon US 2023

Paolo Melchiorre — Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0200

PyCon US is the largest and longest-running annual gathering for the community using and developing the open-source Python programming language.

Citus Con 2023

Paolo Melchiorre — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0200

An Event for Postgres is a free and virtual developer event organized by the Postgres team at Microsoft Azure.

PyCon DE 2023

Paolo Melchiorre — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0200

PyConDE & PyData Berlin 2023, Berlin Germany. Where Pythonistas in Germany can meet to learn about new and upcoming Python libraries, tools, software and data science.

Python Web Conference 2023

Paolo Melchiorre — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0100

The Python Web Conf is the most in-depth Python conference for web developers.

2022 Malcolm Tredinnick Memorial Prize

Paolo Melchiorre — Fri, 25 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0100

The Django Software Foundation awarded me the 2022 Malcolm Tredinnick Memorial Prize.

New profile picture 📸

Paolo Melchiorre — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0100

I’ve chosen a new profile picture featuring a photo of me taken during the first day of Sprint at DjangoCon US 2022 in San Diego, USA.

Attiviamo Energie Positive - Podcast

Paolo Melchiorre — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0100

A cycle of free webinars, a Produzioni dal Basso project born with the support of Banca Etica and Etica SGR, with the contribution of many professionals and illustrious names of Italian social innovation.

GDG DevFest 2022

Paolo Melchiorre — Sun, 20 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0100

GDG DevFest Pescara brings together world-class experts in Android, Web, Cloud, and Machine Learning technologies to Pescara for 2 days of sessions, workshops and showcases.

Resize a video with FFmpeg for Mastodon

Paolo Melchiorre — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0100

Resize a video with FFmpeg to comply with Mastodon’s resolution and size restrictions before uploading.

Intervista Pythonista - Episodio 31

Paolo Melchiorre — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0100

Python Milano presents Intervista Pythonista. We give a voice to Italian Pythonistas and get to know them closely with short interviews. Presented by Marco Santoni and Cesare Placanica.

Ubuntu Summit 2022

Paolo Melchiorre — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0100

An opportunity for the broader Ubuntu community to learn and speak about the amazing work and success stories happening in the ecosystem.

My Django active developers Sprints proposal 🌅

Paolo Melchiorre — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0200

The story of how the proposal to organize sprints on the Django active developers was born and how I proposed it during the past DjangoCon US 2022 in San Diego to various components of the Django community.

DjangoCon US 2022

Paolo Melchiorre — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0200

DjangoCon US is a six-day international conference for the community by the community about the Django web framework, held each year in North America.

DjangoCon Europe 2022

Paolo Melchiorre — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0200

DjangoCon Europe is an international conference for the community by the community about the Django web framework, held each year in Europe.

EuroPython 2022

Paolo Melchiorre — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0200

EuroPython is the official European conference for the Python programming language.

Pointer Podcast - 108

Paolo Melchiorre — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0200

The Pointer Podcast is an Italian podcast dedicated to technology and innovation enthusiasts.

The PyCon Italia 2022 multiplicity

Paolo Melchiorre — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0200

More than two years after the latest edition, this year the PyCon Italia conference took place again in person, and at the 2022 edition I participated in multiple roles, all interesting and enriching for me.

PyCon Italia 2022 - Talk 2

Paolo Melchiorre — Sat, 04 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0200

PyCon Italia is the national conference where professionals, researchers and enthusiasts of the most beautiful programming language gather together.

PyCon Italia 2022 - Talk 1

Paolo Melchiorre — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0200

PyCon Italia is the national conference where professionals, researchers and enthusiasts of the most beautiful programming language gather together.

The Django speaking tour 2022

Paolo Melchiorre — Thu, 26 May 2022 00:00:00 +0200

Being a conference speaker gives me the opportunity to meet people, make new friends and visit new places. Having this opportunity is something I am truly grateful for. I tried to tell about my latest trip through Europe to talk about Python, Django and Community.

Upgrade PostgreSQL from 13 to 14 on Ubuntu 22.04

Paolo Melchiorre — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0200

Howto guide for upgrading PostgreSQL from version 13 to 14 on Ubuntu, after its upgrade from version 21.10 to 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish).

Citus Con 2022

Paolo Melchiorre — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0200

An Event for Postgres is a free and virtual developer event organized by the Postgres team at Microsoft Azure.

PyCon DE 2022

Paolo Melchiorre — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0200

PyConDE & PyData Berlin 2022, Berlin Germany. Where Pythonistas in Germany can meet to learn about new and upcoming Python libraries, tools, software and data science.

Django Day Copenhagen 2022

Paolo Melchiorre — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0200

Django Day is brought to you by Django Denmark, an association formed in 2018 with the aim of creating and supporting education and networking activities in relation to The Django Web Framework.

Codemotion Italian Edition 2022

Paolo Melchiorre — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0100

Codemotion is an European Tech Conference devoted to software developers. Codemotion was created in 2007, and holds annual conferences in Rome, Milan, Madrid, Berlin, and Tel Aviv.

Python Web Conference 2022

Paolo Melchiorre — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0100

The Python Web Conf is the most in-depth Python conference for web developers.

PyCon Sri Lanka 2022

Paolo Melchiorre — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0100

PyCon Sri Lanka is the largest online conference for Sri Lankan Python community and will serve as the hotspot for Python enthusiasts to connect with other Python communities overseas.

Pyjamas Conf 2021

Paolo Melchiorre — Sat, 04 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0100

The laziest Python Conference ever.

PostGIS Day 2021

Paolo Melchiorre — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0100

PostGIS Day is part of Geography Awareness Week and serves to highlight the features and uses of the PostGIS spatial database as a part of the GIS ecosystem.

EuroPython 2021

Paolo Melchiorre — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0200

EuroPython is the official European conference for the Python programming language.

Maps with Django⁽²⁾: GeoDjango, PostGIS & Leaflet

Paolo Melchiorre — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0200

A quick-start guide to create a web map with the Python-based web framework Django using its module GeoDjango, the PostgreSQL database with its spatial extension PostGIS and Leaflet, a JavaScript library for interactive maps.

DjangoCon Europe 2021

Paolo Melchiorre — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0200

DjangoCon Europe is an international conference for the community by the community about the Django web framework, held each year in Europe.

Upgrade PostgreSQL from 12 to 13 on Ubuntu 21.04

Paolo Melchiorre — Fri, 28 May 2021 00:00:00 +0200

Howto guide for upgrading PostgreSQL from version 12 to 13 on Ubuntu, after its upgrade from version 20.10 to 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo).

Conf42: Python 2021

Paolo Melchiorre — Thu, 27 May 2021 00:00:00 +0200

Awesome Tech Conferences

Django London Meetup 2021

Paolo Melchiorre — Tue, 18 May 2021 00:00:00 +0200

The Django London Meetup group is a social meetup, that hold a gathering the 2nd Tuesday of each month.

FLOSS and linguistic diversity

Paolo Melchiorre — Wed, 12 May 2021 00:00:00 +0200

Thoughts on linguistic diversity in FLOSS, arising from the Italian translation of the Django documentation.

GeoPython 2021

Paolo Melchiorre — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0200

The Python online event for Python, Geo- and Machine Learning-Enthusiasts.

Django 3.2: Compressed fixtures, fixtures compression

Paolo Melchiorre — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0200

In Django 3.2, I contributed to new features related to compressed fixtures and fixtures compression. This article explores the topic and provides sample benchmarks.

Python Web Conf 2021

Paolo Melchiorre — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0100

The Python Web Conf is the most in-depth Python conference for web developers.

Django Chat - Episode 81

Paolo Melchiorre — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0100

A podcast on the Django Web Framework by William Vincent and Carlton Gibson.