Drop support for Django 4.2, Django 5.0 and Django 5.1

[p-r-a-v-i-n]

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Django 4.2 will reach end of support on April 30, 2026.

I’m opening this PR early so we can have enough time to plan, communicate, and prepare for removing support.

source: https://endoflife.date/django

[auvipy]

I want to wait until the release of django 6.2 LTS

[p-r-a-v-i-n]

I want to wait until the release of django 6.2 LTS

Okay

[Natgho]

Since it has been developed and stabilized, isn't it a terrible idea to discontinue support immediately? :)
https://endoflife.date/django
As @auvipy said, 4.2 should be supported until 2026.

[browniebroke]

Yes, a bit early for my taste.

I want to wait until the release of django 6.2 LTS

I don't think we need to wait until 6.2 (that's April 2027), but we should definitely wait until 4.2 reaches EOL, which is end of April.

[p-r-a-v-i-n]

I agree with you all here. I know this is way to early. My intention here was to make ourselves ready, to see any consequences. And once we reach at point where we are confident to drop support. We can do it without any rush.
Probably I already knew this response will come.
So if required I will turn this into draft.

[p-r-a-v-i-n]

Should we drop django 5.0 and django 5.1 as they both already reached to their EOL?

[browniebroke]

Should we drop django 5.0 and django 5.1 as they both already reached to their EOL?

Waw I didn't realise that they were... I think that makes sense, yes. We'll probably hold off merging this PR for a little bit anyway

[auvipy]

let us wait until atleast django 6.0 is released