Why and How to Patch a Python Package in Nix

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  1. django-rest-framework

    Web APIs for Django. 🎸

    DRF is quite stable and does not change often. The core author of DRF has declared DRF to be feature complete. Most development now focuses on bug fixes and keeping up with newer Django versions.

  2. InfluxDB

    InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

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  3. Django

    The Web framework for perfectionists with deadlines.

    I am maintaining a Python codebase that is based on Django and Django REST Framework (DRF). The codebase uses Nix for development, testing, CI/CD and packaging.

  4. nix

    Nix, the purely functional package manager

    I bumped into an annoying issue today while upgrading my Python dependencies in a codebase. And I thought it would be a good idea to share the solution with you. Thanks to Nix for making this kind of fix so straightforward.

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