From dd064f25edfa48770b3cc764cb4ae669bfd58ac1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: realpython-bot <42617967+realpython-bot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 06:05:37 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Sync create-django-project with the maintenance update of How
 to Create a Django Project

---
 create-django-project/pyproject.toml          |  2 +-
 create-django-project/requirements.txt        |  6 ++---
 create-django-project/setup/setup/asgi.py     |  2 +-
 create-django-project/setup/setup/settings.py | 26 +++++++++++++------
 create-django-project/setup/setup/urls.py     |  2 +-
 create-django-project/setup/setup/wsgi.py     |  2 +-
 6 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/create-django-project/pyproject.toml b/create-django-project/pyproject.toml
index dd7fef6158..e16e70fd91 100644
--- a/create-django-project/pyproject.toml
+++ b/create-django-project/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ name = "django-setup"
 version = "0.1.0"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
 dependencies = [
-    "django>=6.0",
+    "django>=6.1",
 ]
diff --git a/create-django-project/requirements.txt b/create-django-project/requirements.txt
index f375d23a00..f70305da0c 100644
--- a/create-django-project/requirements.txt
+++ b/create-django-project/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-asgiref==3.11.0
-django==6.0
-sqlparse==0.5.4
+asgiref==3.12.1
+django==6.1.1
+sqlparse==0.6.0
diff --git a/create-django-project/setup/setup/asgi.py b/create-django-project/setup/setup/asgi.py
index 308629a25e..927b5f4ecf 100644
--- a/create-django-project/setup/setup/asgi.py
+++ b/create-django-project/setup/setup/asgi.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 It exposes the ASGI callable as a module-level variable named ``application``.
 
 For more information on this file, see
-https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.0/howto/deployment/asgi/
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.1/howto/deployment/asgi/
 """
 
 import os
diff --git a/create-django-project/setup/setup/settings.py b/create-django-project/setup/setup/settings.py
index 6505f79f9c..47e7d27279 100644
--- a/create-django-project/setup/setup/settings.py
+++ b/create-django-project/setup/setup/settings.py
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 """
 Django settings for setup project.
 
-Generated by 'django-admin startproject' using Django 6.0.
+Generated by 'django-admin startproject' using Django 6.1.1.
 
 For more information on this file, see
-https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.0/topics/settings/
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.1/topics/settings/
 
 For the full list of settings and their values, see
-https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.0/ref/settings/
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.1/ref/settings/
 """
 
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 
 # Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
-# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.0/howto/deployment/checklist/
+# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.1/howto/deployment/checklist/
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
 SECRET_KEY = (
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 
 
 # Database
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.0/ref/settings/#databases
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.1/ref/settings/#databases
 
 DATABASES = {
     "default": {
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 
 
 # Password validation
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.0/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.1/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
 
 AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
     {
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 
 
 # Internationalization
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.0/topics/i18n/
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.1/topics/i18n/
 
 LANGUAGE_CODE = "en-us"
 
@@ -114,6 +114,16 @@
 
 
 # Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.0/howto/static-files/
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.1/howto/static-files/
 
 STATIC_URL = "static/"
+
+
+# Email
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.1/topics/email/#topic-email-configuration
+
+MAILERS = {
+    "default": {
+        "BACKEND": "django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend",
+    },
+}
diff --git a/create-django-project/setup/setup/urls.py b/create-django-project/setup/setup/urls.py
index 4aa864acb9..33e4f87d37 100644
--- a/create-django-project/setup/setup/urls.py
+++ b/create-django-project/setup/setup/urls.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 URL configuration for setup project.
 
 The `urlpatterns` list routes URLs to views. For more information please see:
-    https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.0/topics/http/urls/
+    https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.1/topics/http/urls/
 Examples:
 Function views
     1. Add an import:  from my_app import views
diff --git a/create-django-project/setup/setup/wsgi.py b/create-django-project/setup/setup/wsgi.py
index 6178a1d8eb..ba45fc0a7c 100644
--- a/create-django-project/setup/setup/wsgi.py
+++ b/create-django-project/setup/setup/wsgi.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 It exposes the WSGI callable as a module-level variable named ``application``.
 
 For more information on this file, see
-https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.0/howto/deployment/wsgi/
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.1/howto/deployment/wsgi/
 """
 
 import os