django-nine is a lightweight utility library for Django that provides consistent methods for checking Django and Python versions, as well as abstracting user model access for cross-version compatibility. The current version is 0.2.7. Its release cadence is very slow, with the last update in late 2022.
pip install django-nineVerified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.
This quickstart demonstrates how to use `django-nine` to check the Django version and access the user model. The `versions` module provides boolean constants for easy version comparisons.
Always use `from nine import ...` for imports.
Ensure your project uses Python 3.7+ and a modern Django version (e.g., Django 2.2+).
Explicitly install Django alongside `django-nine` (e.g., `pip install django django-nine`).
Change your import statement from `import django_nine` or `from django_nine import ...` to `import nine` or `from nine import ...`.
Ensure `packaging` is installed: `pip install packaging` or reinstall `django-nine` to pick up its dependencies: `pip install --upgrade django-nine`.
Check the `django-nine` documentation or source code for available constants, and ensure you have an updated version of `django-nine` if looking for newer Django version constants. For example, `DJANGO_GTE_2_0` is available, but `DJANGO_GTE_4_0` might only be present in very recent versions (or not at all if the library hasn't updated).