feat: pass version on static files (#1318)

By default, Django uses type=text for the date input, which respects
the locale settings. However, when changing the input type to date,
it should only accept YYYY-MM-DD format so the input field can be
properly handled.

README.md

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ A demo is available at https://demo.mediacms.io
 - **Configurable actions**: allow download, add comments, add likes, dislikes, report media
 - **Configuration options**: change logos, fonts, styling, add more pages
 - **Enhanced video player**: customized video.js player with multiple resolution and playback speed options
-- **Multiple transcoding profiles**: sane defaults for multiple dimensions (240p, 360p, 480p, 720p, 1080p) and multiple profiles (h264, h265, vp9)
+- **Multiple transcoding profiles**: sane defaults for multiple dimensions (144p, 240p, 360p, 480p, 720p, 1080p) and multiple profiles (h264, h265, vp9)
 - **Adaptive video streaming**: possible through HLS protocol
 - **Subtitles/CC**: support for multilingual subtitle files
 - **Scalable transcoding**: transcoding through priorities. Experimental support for remote workers
@@ -93,20 +93,14 @@ There are two ways to run MediaCMS, through Docker Compose and through installin
 
   A complete guide can be found on the blog post [How to self-host and share your videos in 2021](https://medium.com/@MediaCMS.io/how-to-self-host-and-share-your-videos-in-2021-14067e3b291b).
 
-## Configuration
-
-Visit [Configuration](docs/admins_docs.md#5-configuration) page.
-
-
-## Information for developers
-Check out the new section on the [Developer Experience](docs/dev_exp.md) page
-
-
 ## Documentation
 
 * [Users documentation](docs/user_docs.md) page
 * [Administrators documentation](docs/admins_docs.md) page
 * [Developers documentation](docs/developers_docs.md) page
+* [Configuration](docs/admins_docs.md#5-configuration) page
+* [Transcoding](docs/transcoding.md) page
+* [Developer Experience](docs/dev_exp.md) page
 
 
 ## Technology

cms/settings.py

@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ CHUNKIZE_VIDEO_DURATION = 60 * 5
 VIDEO_CHUNKS_DURATION = 60 * 4
 
 # always get these two, even if upscaling
-MINIMUM_RESOLUTIONS_TO_ENCODE = [240, 360]
+MINIMUM_RESOLUTIONS_TO_ENCODE = [144, 240]
 
 # default settings for notifications
 # not all of them are implemented
@@ -376,16 +376,7 @@ LOGGING = {
     },
 }
 
-DATABASES = {
-    "default": {
-        "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.postgresql",
-        "NAME": "mediacms",
-        "HOST": "127.0.0.1",
-        "PORT": "5432",
-        "USER": "mediacms",
-        "PASSWORD": "mediacms",
-    }
-}
+DATABASES = {"default": {"ENGINE": "django.db.backends.postgresql", "NAME": "mediacms", "HOST": "127.0.0.1", "PORT": "5432", "USER": "mediacms", "PASSWORD": "mediacms", "OPTIONS": {'pool': True}}}
 
 
 REDIS_LOCATION = "redis://127.0.0.1:6379/1"
@@ -466,6 +457,7 @@ LANGUAGES = [
     ('pt', _('Portuguese')),
     ('ru', _('Russian')),
     ('zh-hans', _('Simplified Chinese')),
+    ('sl', _('Slovenian')),
     ('zh-hant', _('Traditional Chinese')),
     ('es', _('Spanish')),
     ('tr', _('Turkish')),
@@ -505,6 +497,10 @@ USE_ROUNDED_CORNERS = True
 ALLOW_VIDEO_TRIMMER = True
 
 ALLOW_CUSTOM_MEDIA_URLS = False
+
+# ffmpeg options
+FFMPEG_DEFAULT_PRESET = "medium"  # see https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Encode/H.264
+
 try:
     # keep a local_settings.py file for local overrides
     from .local_settings import *  # noqa
@@ -544,13 +540,5 @@ except ImportError:
 
 
 if GLOBAL_LOGIN_REQUIRED:
-    # this should go after the AuthenticationMiddleware middleware
-    MIDDLEWARE.insert(6, "login_required.middleware.LoginRequiredMiddleware")
-    LOGIN_REQUIRED_IGNORE_PATHS = [
-        r'/accounts/login/$',
-        r'/accounts/logout/$',
-        r'/accounts/signup/$',
-        r'/accounts/password/.*/$',
-        r'/accounts/confirm-email/.*/$',
-        #        r'/api/v[0-9]+/',
-    ]
+    auth_index = MIDDLEWARE.index("django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware")
+    MIDDLEWARE.insert(auth_index + 1, "django.contrib.auth.middleware.LoginRequiredMiddleware")

cms/version.py

@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = "6.2.0"
+VERSION = "6.3.0"

deploy/docker/local_settings.py

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ DATABASES = {
         "PORT": os.getenv('POSTGRES_PORT', '5432'),
         "USER": os.getenv('POSTGRES_USER', 'mediacms'),
         "PASSWORD": os.getenv('POSTGRES_PASSWORD', 'mediacms'),
+        "OPTIONS": {'pool': True},
     }
 }
 

docker-compose.yaml

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ services:
       POSTGRES_DB: mediacms
       TZ: Europe/London
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD-SHELL",  "pg_isready -d $${POSTGRES_DB} -U $${POSTGRES_USER}", "--host=db", "--dbname=$POSTGRES_DB", "--username=$POSTGRES_USER"]
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -d $${POSTGRES_DB} -U $${POSTGRES_USER}"]
       interval: 10s
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 5
@@ -81,6 +81,6 @@ services:
     restart: always
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD", "redis-cli","ping"]
-      interval: 30s
-      timeout: 10s
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
       retries: 3

docs/transcoding.md

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# Transcoding in MediaCMS
+
+MediaCMS uses FFmpeg for transcoding media files. Most of the transcoding settings and configurations are defined in `files/helpers.py`.
+
+## Configuration Options
+
+Several transcoding parameters can be customized in `cms/settings.py`:
+
+### FFmpeg Preset
+
+The default FFmpeg preset is set to "medium". This setting controls the encoding speed and compression efficiency trade-off.
+
+```python
+# ffmpeg options
+FFMPEG_DEFAULT_PRESET = "medium" # see https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Encode/H.264
+```
+
+Available presets include:
+- ultrafast
+- superfast
+- veryfast
+- faster
+- fast
+- medium (default)
+- slow
+- slower
+- veryslow
+
+Faster presets result in larger file sizes for the same quality, while slower presets provide better compression but take longer to encode.
+
+### Other Transcoding Settings
+
+Additional transcoding settings in `settings.py` include:
+
+- `FFMPEG_COMMAND`: Path to the FFmpeg executable
+- `FFPROBE_COMMAND`: Path to the FFprobe executable
+- `DO_NOT_TRANSCODE_VIDEO`: If set to True, only the original video is shown without transcoding
+- `CHUNKIZE_VIDEO_DURATION`: For videos longer than this duration (in seconds), they get split into chunks and encoded independently
+- `VIDEO_CHUNKS_DURATION`: Duration of each chunk (must be smaller than CHUNKIZE_VIDEO_DURATION)
+- `MINIMUM_RESOLUTIONS_TO_ENCODE`: Always encode these resolutions, even if upscaling is required
+
+## Advanced Configuration
+
+For more advanced transcoding settings, you may need to modify the following in `files/helpers.py`:
+
+- Video bitrates for different codecs and resolutions
+- Audio encoders and bitrates
+- CRF (Constant Rate Factor) values
+- Keyframe settings
+- Encoding parameters for different codecs (H.264, H.265, VP9)

files/context_processors.py

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 
+from cms.version import VERSION
+
 from .frontend_translations import get_translation, get_translation_strings
 from .methods import is_mediacms_editor, is_mediacms_manager
 
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ def stuff(request):
     ret["USE_SAML"] = settings.USE_SAML
     ret["USE_RBAC"] = settings.USE_RBAC
     ret["USE_ROUNDED_CORNERS"] = settings.USE_ROUNDED_CORNERS
+    ret["VERSION"] = VERSION
 
     if request.user.is_superuser:
         ret["DJANGO_ADMIN_URL"] = settings.DJANGO_ADMIN_URL

files/feeds.py

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class IndexRSSFeed(Feed):
         return item.edit_date
 
     def item_link(self, item):
-        return reverse("get_media") + "?m={0}".format(item.friendly_token)
+        return f"{reverse('get_media')}?m={item.friendly_token}"
 
     def item_extra_kwargs(self, item):
         item = {
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class SearchRSSFeed(Feed):
         return item.edit_date
 
     def item_link(self, item):
-        return reverse("get_media") + "?m={0}".format(item.friendly_token)
+        return f"{reverse('get_media')}?m={item.friendly_token}"
 
     def item_extra_kwargs(self, item):
         item = {

files/forms.py

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class MediaMetadataForm(forms.ModelForm):
         widgets = {
             "new_tags": MultipleSelect(),
             "description": forms.Textarea(attrs={'rows': 4}),
-            "add_date": forms.DateInput(attrs={'type': 'date'}),
+            "add_date": forms.DateInput(attrs={'type': 'date'}, format='%Y-%m-%d'),
             "thumbnail_time": forms.NumberInput(attrs={'min': 0, 'step': 0.1}),
         }
         labels = {

files/frontend_translations/sl.py

@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+translation_strings = {
+    "ABOUT": "O NAS",
+    "AUTOPLAY": "SAMODEJNO PREDVAJANJE",
+    "Add a ": "Dodaj ",
+    "COMMENT": "KOMENTAR",
+    "Categories": "Kategorije",
+    "Category": "Kategorija",
+    "Change Language": "Spremeni jezik",
+    "Change password": "Spremeni geslo",
+    "About": "O nas",
+    "Comment": "Komentar",
+    "Comments": "Komentarji",
+    "Comments are disabled": "Komentarji so onemogočeni",
+    "Contact": "Kontakt",
+    "DELETE MEDIA": "IZBRIŠI MEDIJ",
+    "DOWNLOAD": "PRENESI",
+    "EDIT MEDIA": "UREDI MEDIJ",
+    "EDIT PROFILE": "UREDI PROFIL",
+    "EDIT SUBTITLE": "UREDI PODNAPISE",
+    "Edit media": "Uredi medij",
+    "Edit profile": "Uredi profil",
+    "Edit subtitle": "Uredi podnapise",
+    "Featured": "Izbrani",
+    "Go": "Pojdi",
+    "History": "Zgodovina",
+    "Home": "Domov",
+    "Language": "Jezik",
+    "Latest": "Najnovejši",
+    "Liked media": "Všečkani mediji",
+    "Manage comments": "Upravljaj komentarje",
+    "Manage media": "Upravljaj medije",
+    "Manage users": "Upravljaj uporabnike",
+    "Media": "Mediji",
+    "Media was edited": "Medij je bil urejen",
+    "Members": "Člani",
+    "My media": "Moji mediji",
+    "My playlists": "Moji seznami predvajanja",
+    "No": "Ne",
+    "No comment yet": "Brez komentarja",
+    "No comments yet": "Brez komentarjev",
+    "No results for": "Ni rezultatov za",
+    "PLAYLISTS": "SEZNAMI PREDVAJANJA",
+    "Playlists": "Seznami predvajanja",
+    "Powered by": "Poganja",
+    "Published on": "Objavljeno",
+    "Recommended": "Priporočeno",
+    "Register": "Registracija",
+    "SAVE": "SHRANI",
+    "SEARCH": "ISKANJE",
+    "SHARE": "DELI",
+    "SHOW MORE": "PRIKAŽI VEČ",
+    "SUBMIT": "POŠLJI",
+    "Search": "Iskanje",
+    "Select": "Izberi",
+    "Sign in": "Prijava",
+    "Sign out": "Odjava",
+    "Subtitle was added": "Podnapisi so bili dodani",
+    "Tags": "Oznake",
+    "Terms": "Pogoji",
+    "UPLOAD": "NALOŽI",
+    "Up next": "Naslednji",
+    "Upload": "Naloži",
+    "Upload media": "Naloži medij",
+    "Uploads": "Naloženi",
+    "VIEW ALL": "PRIKAŽI VSE",
+    "View all": "Prikaži vse",
+    "comment": "komentar",
+    "is a modern, fully featured open source video and media CMS. It is developed to meet the needs of modern web platforms for viewing and sharing media": "je moderni, popolnoma opremljen odprtokodni video in medijski CMS. Razvit je za potrebe sodobnih spletnih platform za ogled in deljenje medijev",
+    "media in category": "mediji v kategoriji",
+    "media in tag": "mediji z oznako",
+    "view": "ogled",
+    "views": "ogledi",
+    "yet": "še",
+}
+
+replacement_strings = {
+    "Apr": "Apr",
+    "Aug": "Avg",
+    "Dec": "Dec",
+    "Feb": "Feb",
+    "Jan": "Jan",
+    "Jul": "Jul",
+    "Jun": "Jun",
+    "Mar": "Mar",
+    "May": "Maj",
+    "Nov": "Nov",
+    "Oct": "Okt",
+    "Sep": "Sep",
+    "day ago": "dan nazaj",
+    "days ago": "dni nazaj",
+    "hour ago": "ura nazaj",
+    "hours ago": "ur nazaj",
+    "just now": "pravkar",
+    "minute ago": "minuta nazaj",
+    "minutes ago": "minut nazaj",
+    "month ago": "mesec nazaj",
+    "months ago": "mesecev nazaj",
+    "second ago": "sekunda nazaj",
+    "seconds ago": "sekund nazaj",
+    "week ago": "teden nazaj",
+    "weeks ago": "tednov nazaj",
+    "year ago": "leto nazaj",
+    "years ago": "let nazaj",
+}

files/helpers.py

@@ -34,12 +34,6 @@ BUF_SIZE_MULTIPLIER = 1.5
 KEYFRAME_DISTANCE = 4
 KEYFRAME_DISTANCE_MIN = 2
 
-# speed presets
-# see https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Encode/H.264
-X26x_PRESET = "medium"  # "medium"
-X265_PRESET = "medium"
-X26x_PRESET_BIG_HEIGHT = "faster"
-
 # VP9_SPEED = 1  # between 0 and 4, lower is slower
 VP9_SPEED = 2
 
@@ -55,6 +49,7 @@ VIDEO_CRFS = {
 VIDEO_BITRATES = {
     "h264": {
         25: {
+            144: 150,
             240: 300,
             360: 500,
             480: 1000,
@@ -67,6 +62,7 @@ VIDEO_BITRATES = {
     },
     "h265": {
         25: {
+            144: 75,
             240: 150,
             360: 275,
             480: 500,
@@ -79,6 +75,7 @@ VIDEO_BITRATES = {
     },
     "vp9": {
         25: {
+            144: 75,
             240: 150,
             360: 275,
             480: 500,
@@ -173,7 +170,7 @@ def rm_dir(directory):
 
 def url_from_path(filename):
     # TODO: find a way to preserver http - https ...
-    return "{0}{1}".format(settings.MEDIA_URL, filename.replace(settings.MEDIA_ROOT, ""))
+    return f"{settings.MEDIA_URL}{filename.replace(settings.MEDIA_ROOT, '')}"
 
 
 def create_temp_file(suffix=None, dir=settings.TEMP_DIRECTORY):
@@ -488,7 +485,7 @@ def show_file_size(size):
     if size:
         size = size / 1000000
         size = round(size, 1)
-        size = "{0}MB".format(str(size))
+        size = f"{str(size)}MB"
     return size
 
 
@@ -596,17 +593,13 @@ def get_base_ffmpeg_command(
     cmd = base_cmd[:]
 
     # preset settings
+    preset = getattr(settings, "FFMPEG_DEFAULT_PRESET", "medium")
+
     if encoder == "libvpx-vp9":
         if pass_number == 1:
             speed = 4
         else:
             speed = VP9_SPEED
-    elif encoder in ["libx264"]:
-        preset = X26x_PRESET
-    elif encoder in ["libx265"]:
-        preset = X265_PRESET
-    if target_height >= 720:
-        preset = X26x_PRESET_BIG_HEIGHT
 
     if encoder == "libx264":
         level = "4.2" if target_height <= 1080 else "5.2"
@@ -730,7 +723,7 @@ def produce_ffmpeg_commands(media_file, media_info, resolution, codec, output_fi
         return False
 
     if media_info.get("video_height") < resolution:
-        if resolution not in [240, 360]:  # always get these two
+        if resolution not in settings.MINIMUM_RESOLUTIONS_TO_ENCODE:
             return False
 
     #    if codec == "h264_baseline":

files/methods.py

@@ -166,14 +166,14 @@ Media becomes private if it gets reported %s times\n
         )
 
         if settings.ADMINS_NOTIFICATIONS.get("MEDIA_REPORTED", False):
-            title = "[{}] - Media was reported".format(settings.PORTAL_NAME)
+            title = f"[{settings.PORTAL_NAME}] - Media was reported"
             d = {}
             d["title"] = title
             d["msg"] = msg
             d["to"] = settings.ADMIN_EMAIL_LIST
             notify_items.append(d)
         if settings.USERS_NOTIFICATIONS.get("MEDIA_REPORTED", False):
-            title = "[{}] - Media was reported".format(settings.PORTAL_NAME)
+            title = f"[{settings.PORTAL_NAME}] - Media was reported"
             d = {}
             d["title"] = title
             d["msg"] = msg
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ Media becomes private if it gets reported %s times\n
 
     if action == "media_added" and media:
         if settings.ADMINS_NOTIFICATIONS.get("MEDIA_ADDED", False):
-            title = "[{}] - Media was added".format(settings.PORTAL_NAME)
+            title = f"[{settings.PORTAL_NAME}] - Media was added"
             msg = """
 Media %s was added by user %s.
 """ % (
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ Media %s was added by user %s.
             d["to"] = settings.ADMIN_EMAIL_LIST
             notify_items.append(d)
         if settings.USERS_NOTIFICATIONS.get("MEDIA_ADDED", False):
-            title = "[{}] - Your media was added".format(settings.PORTAL_NAME)
+            title = f"[{settings.PORTAL_NAME}] - Your media was added"
             msg = """
 Your media has been added! It will be encoded and will be available soon.
 URL: %s
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ def notify_user_on_comment(friendly_token):
     media_url = settings.SSL_FRONTEND_HOST + media.get_absolute_url()
 
     if user.notification_on_comments:
-        title = "[{}] - A comment was added".format(settings.PORTAL_NAME)
+        title = f"[{settings.PORTAL_NAME}] - A comment was added"
         msg = """
 A comment has been added to your media %s .
 View it on %s
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ def notify_user_on_mention(friendly_token, user_mentioned, cleaned_comment):
     media_url = settings.SSL_FRONTEND_HOST + media.get_absolute_url()
 
     if user.notification_on_comments:
-        title = "[{}] - You were mentioned in a comment".format(settings.PORTAL_NAME)
+        title = f"[{settings.PORTAL_NAME}] - You were mentioned in a comment"
         msg = """
 You were mentioned in a comment on  %s .
 View it on %s

files/migrations/0010_alter_encodeprofile_resolution.py

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.1.6 on 2025-07-05 11:49
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    dependencies = [
+        ('files', '0009_alter_media_friendly_token'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='encodeprofile',
+            name='resolution',
+            field=models.IntegerField(blank=True, choices=[(2160, '2160'), (1440, '1440'), (1080, '1080'), (720, '720'), (480, '480'), (360, '360'), (240, '240'), (144, '144')], null=True),
+        ),
+    ]

files/models.py

@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ from django.contrib.postgres.indexes import GinIndex
 from django.contrib.postgres.search import SearchVectorField
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.core.files import File
-from django.db import connection, models
+from django.db import models
+from django.db.models import Func, Value
 from django.db.models.signals import m2m_changed, post_delete, post_save, pre_delete
 from django.dispatch import receiver
 from django.urls import reverse
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ ENCODE_RESOLUTIONS = (
     (480, "480"),
     (360, "360"),
     (240, "240"),
+    (144, "144"),
 )
 
 CODECS = (
@@ -90,34 +92,34 @@ def generate_uid():
 
 def original_media_file_path(instance, filename):
     """Helper function to place original media file"""
-    file_name = "{0}.{1}".format(instance.uid.hex, helpers.get_file_name(filename))
-    return settings.MEDIA_UPLOAD_DIR + "user/{0}/{1}".format(instance.user.username, file_name)
+    file_name = f"{instance.uid.hex}.{helpers.get_file_name(filename)}"
+    return settings.MEDIA_UPLOAD_DIR + f"user/{instance.user.username}/{file_name}"
 
 
 def encoding_media_file_path(instance, filename):
     """Helper function to place encoded media file"""
 
-    file_name = "{0}.{1}".format(instance.media.uid.hex, helpers.get_file_name(filename))
-    return settings.MEDIA_ENCODING_DIR + "{0}/{1}/{2}".format(instance.profile.id, instance.media.user.username, file_name)
+    file_name = f"{instance.media.uid.hex}.{helpers.get_file_name(filename)}"
+    return settings.MEDIA_ENCODING_DIR + f"{instance.profile.id}/{instance.media.user.username}/{file_name}"
 
 
 def original_thumbnail_file_path(instance, filename):
     """Helper function to place original media thumbnail file"""
 
-    return settings.THUMBNAIL_UPLOAD_DIR + "user/{0}/{1}".format(instance.user.username, filename)
+    return settings.THUMBNAIL_UPLOAD_DIR + f"user/{instance.user.username}/{filename}"
 
 
 def subtitles_file_path(instance, filename):
     """Helper function to place subtitle file"""
 
-    return settings.SUBTITLES_UPLOAD_DIR + "user/{0}/{1}".format(instance.media.user.username, filename)
+    return settings.SUBTITLES_UPLOAD_DIR + f"user/{instance.media.user.username}/{filename}"
 
 
 def category_thumb_path(instance, filename):
     """Helper function to place category thumbnail file"""
 
-    file_name = "{0}.{1}".format(instance.uid.hex, helpers.get_file_name(filename))
-    return settings.MEDIA_UPLOAD_DIR + "categories/{0}".format(file_name)
+    file_name = f"{instance.uid}.{helpers.get_file_name(filename)}"
+    return settings.MEDIA_UPLOAD_DIR + f"categories/{file_name}"
 
 
 class Media(models.Model):
@@ -388,8 +390,6 @@ class Media(models.Model):
         search field is used to store SearchVector
         """
 
-        db_table = self._meta.db_table
-
         # first get anything interesting out of the media
         # that needs to be search able
 
@@ -413,19 +413,8 @@ class Media(models.Model):
 
         text = helpers.clean_query(text)
 
-        sql_code = """
-            UPDATE {db_table} SET search = to_tsvector(
-                '{config}', '{text}'
-            ) WHERE {db_table}.id = {id}
-            """.format(
-            db_table=db_table, config="simple", text=text, id=self.id
-        )
+        Media.objects.filter(id=self.id).update(search=Func(Value('simple'), Value(text), function='to_tsvector'))
 
-        try:
-            with connection.cursor() as cursor:
-                cursor.execute(sql_code)
-        except BaseException:
-            pass  # TODO:add log
         return True
 
     def media_init(self):
@@ -908,7 +897,7 @@ class Media(models.Model):
         """
 
         res = {}
-        valid_resolutions = [240, 360, 480, 720, 1080, 1440, 2160]
+        valid_resolutions = [144, 240, 360, 480, 720, 1080, 1440, 2160]
         if self.hls_file:
             if os.path.exists(self.hls_file):
                 hls_file = self.hls_file
@@ -925,7 +914,7 @@ class Media(models.Model):
                             if resolution not in valid_resolutions:
                                 resolution = iframe_playlist.iframe_stream_info.resolution[0]
 
-                            res["{}_iframe".format(resolution)] = helpers.url_from_path(uri)
+                            res[f"{resolution}_iframe"] = helpers.url_from_path(uri)
                     for playlist in m3u8_obj.playlists:
                         uri = os.path.join(p, playlist.uri)
                         if os.path.exists(uri):
@@ -934,7 +923,8 @@ class Media(models.Model):
                             if resolution not in valid_resolutions:
                                 resolution = playlist.stream_info.resolution[0]
 
-                            res["{}_playlist".format(resolution)] = helpers.url_from_path(uri)
+                            res[f"{resolution}_playlist"] = helpers.url_from_path(uri)
+
         return res
 
     @property
@@ -953,11 +943,11 @@ class Media(models.Model):
 
     def get_absolute_url(self, api=False, edit=False):
         if edit:
-            return reverse("edit_media") + "?m={0}".format(self.friendly_token)
+            return f"{reverse('edit_media')}?m={self.friendly_token}"
         if api:
             return reverse("api_get_media", kwargs={"friendly_token": self.friendly_token})
         else:
-            return reverse("get_media") + "?m={0}".format(self.friendly_token)
+            return f"{reverse('get_media')}?m={self.friendly_token}"
 
     @property
     def edit_url(self):
@@ -965,7 +955,7 @@ class Media(models.Model):
 
     @property
     def add_subtitle_url(self):
-        return "/add_subtitle?m=%s" % self.friendly_token
+        return f"/add_subtitle?m={self.friendly_token}"
 
     @property
     def ratings_info(self):
@@ -1060,7 +1050,7 @@ class Category(models.Model):
         verbose_name_plural = "Categories"
 
     def get_absolute_url(self):
-        return reverse("search") + "?c={0}".format(self.title)
+        return f"{reverse('search')}?c={self.title}"
 
     def update_category_media(self):
         """Set media_count"""
@@ -1122,7 +1112,7 @@ class Tag(models.Model):
         ordering = ["title"]
 
     def get_absolute_url(self):
-        return reverse("search") + "?t={0}".format(self.title)
+        return f"{reverse('search')}?t={self.title}"
 
     def update_tag_media(self):
         self.media_count = Media.objects.filter(state="public", is_reviewed=True, tags=self).count()
@@ -1261,7 +1251,7 @@ class Encoding(models.Model):
         return False
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return "{0}-{1}".format(self.profile.name, self.media.title)
+        return f"{self.profile.name}-{self.media.title}"
 
     def get_absolute_url(self):
         return reverse("api_get_encoding", kwargs={"encoding_id": self.id})
@@ -1280,7 +1270,7 @@ class Language(models.Model):
         ordering = ["id"]
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return "{0}-{1}".format(self.code, self.title)
+        return f"{self.code}-{self.title}"
 
 
 class Subtitle(models.Model):
@@ -1303,7 +1293,7 @@ class Subtitle(models.Model):
         ordering = ["language__title"]
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return "{0}-{1}".format(self.media.title, self.language.title)
+        return f"{self.media.title}-{self.language.title}"
 
     def get_absolute_url(self):
         return f"{reverse('edit_subtitle')}?id={self.id}"
@@ -1347,7 +1337,7 @@ class RatingCategory(models.Model):
         verbose_name_plural = "Rating Categories"
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return "{0}".format(self.title)
+        return f"{self.title}"
 
 
 def validate_rating(value):
@@ -1376,7 +1366,7 @@ class Rating(models.Model):
         unique_together = ("user", "media", "rating_category")
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return "{0}, rate for {1} for category {2}".format(self.user.username, self.media.title, self.rating_category.title)
+        return f"{self.user.username}, rate for {self.media.title} for category {self.rating_category.title}"
 
 
 class Playlist(models.Model):
@@ -1488,7 +1478,7 @@ class Comment(MPTTModel):
         order_insertion_by = ["add_date"]
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return "On {0} by {1}".format(self.media.title, self.user.username)
+        return f"On {self.media.title} by {self.user.username}"
 
     def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
         strip_text_items = ["text"]
@@ -1501,7 +1491,7 @@ class Comment(MPTTModel):
         super(Comment, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def get_absolute_url(self):
-        return reverse("get_media") + "?m={0}".format(self.media.friendly_token)
+        return f"{reverse('get_media')}?m={self.media.friendly_token}"
 
     @property
     def media_url(self):
@@ -1720,10 +1710,10 @@ def encoding_file_save(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
 
                 with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(dir=settings.TEMP_DIRECTORY) as temp_dir:
                     seg_file = helpers.create_temp_file(suffix=".txt", dir=temp_dir)
-                    tf = helpers.create_temp_file(suffix=".{0}".format(instance.profile.extension), dir=temp_dir)
+                    tf = helpers.create_temp_file(suffix=f".{instance.profile.extension}", dir=temp_dir)
                     with open(seg_file, "w") as ff:
                         for f in chunks_paths:
-                            ff.write("file {}\n".format(f))
+                            ff.write(f"file {f}\n")
                     cmd = [
                         settings.FFMPEG_COMMAND,
                         "-y",
@@ -1750,7 +1740,7 @@ def encoding_file_save(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
                         progress=100,
                     )
                     all_logs = "\n".join([st.logs for st in chunks])
-                    encoding.logs = "{0}\n{1}\n{2}".format(chunks_paths, stdout, all_logs)
+                    encoding.logs = f"{chunks_paths}\n{stdout}\n{all_logs}"
                     workers = list(set([st.worker for st in chunks]))
                     encoding.worker = json.dumps({"workers": workers})
 
@@ -1761,10 +1751,7 @@ def encoding_file_save(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
 
                     with open(tf, "rb") as f:
                         myfile = File(f)
-                        output_name = "{0}.{1}".format(
-                            helpers.get_file_name(instance.media.media_file.path),
-                            instance.profile.extension,
-                        )
+                        output_name = f"{helpers.get_file_name(instance.media.media_file.path)}.{instance.profile.extension}"
                         encoding.media_file.save(content=myfile, name=output_name)
 
                     # encoding is saved, deleting chunks
@@ -1803,7 +1790,7 @@ def encoding_file_save(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
         chunks_paths = [f.media_file.path for f in chunks]
 
         all_logs = "\n".join([st.logs for st in chunks])
-        encoding.logs = "{0}\n{1}".format(chunks_paths, all_logs)
+        encoding.logs = f"{chunks_paths}\n{all_logs}"
         workers = list(set([st.worker for st in chunks]))
         encoding.worker = json.dumps({"workers": workers})
         start_date = min([st.add_date for st in chunks])

files/tasks.py

@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ def chunkize_media(self, friendly_token, profiles, force=True):
     cwd = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(media.media_file.path))
     file_name = media.media_file.path.split("/")[-1]
     random_prefix = produce_friendly_token()
-    file_format = "{0}_{1}".format(random_prefix, file_name)
-    chunks_file_name = "%02d_{0}".format(file_format)
+    file_format = f"{random_prefix}_{file_name}"
+    chunks_file_name = f"%02d_{file_format}"
     chunks_file_name += ".mkv"
     cmd = [
         settings.FFMPEG_COMMAND,
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def chunkize_media(self, friendly_token, profiles, force=True):
                 chunks.append(ch[0])
     if not chunks:
         # command completely failed to segment file.putting to normal encode
-        logger.info("Failed to break file {0} in chunks." " Putting to normal encode queue".format(friendly_token))
+        logger.info(f"Failed to break file {friendly_token} in chunks. Putting to normal encode queue")
         for profile in profiles:
             if media.video_height and media.video_height < profile.resolution:
                 if profile.resolution not in settings.MINIMUM_RESOLUTIONS_TO_ENCODE:
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ def chunkize_media(self, friendly_token, profiles, force=True):
                 priority=priority,
             )
 
-    logger.info("got {0} chunks and will encode to {1} profiles".format(len(chunks), to_profiles))
+    logger.info(f"got {len(chunks)} chunks and will encode to {to_profiles} profiles")
     return True
 
 
@@ -355,8 +355,8 @@ def encode_media(
     #    return False
 
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(dir=settings.TEMP_DIRECTORY) as temp_dir:
-        tf = create_temp_file(suffix=".{0}".format(profile.extension), dir=temp_dir)
-        tfpass = create_temp_file(suffix=".{0}".format(profile.extension), dir=temp_dir)
+        tf = create_temp_file(suffix=f".{profile.extension}", dir=temp_dir)
+        tfpass = create_temp_file(suffix=f".{profile.extension}", dir=temp_dir)
         ffmpeg_commands = produce_ffmpeg_commands(
             original_media_path,
             media.media_info,
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ def encode_media(
                             if n_times % 60 == 0:
                                 encoding.progress = percent
                                 encoding.save(update_fields=["progress", "update_date"])
-                                logger.info("Saved {0}".format(round(percent, 2)))
+                                logger.info(f"Saved {round(percent, 2)}")
                             n_times += 1
                     except DatabaseError:
                         # primary reason for this is that the encoding has been deleted, because
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ def encode_media(
 
                 with open(tf, "rb") as f:
                     myfile = File(f)
-                    output_name = "{0}.{1}".format(get_file_name(original_media_path), profile.extension)
+                    output_name = f"{get_file_name(original_media_path)}.{profile.extension}"
                     encoding.media_file.save(content=myfile, name=output_name)
                 encoding.total_run_time = (encoding.update_date - encoding.add_date).seconds
 
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ def produce_sprite_from_video(friendly_token):
     try:
         media = Media.objects.get(friendly_token=friendly_token)
     except BaseException:
-        logger.info("failed to get media with friendly_token %s" % friendly_token)
+        logger.info(f"failed to get media with friendly_token {friendly_token}")
         return False
 
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(dir=settings.TEMP_DIRECTORY) as tmpdirname:
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ def create_hls(friendly_token):
     try:
         media = Media.objects.get(friendly_token=friendly_token)
     except BaseException:
-        logger.info("failed to get media with friendly_token %s" % friendly_token)
+        logger.info(f"failed to get media with friendly_token {friendly_token}")
         return False
 
     p = media.uid.hex
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ def check_running_states():
 
     encodings = Encoding.objects.filter(status="running")
 
-    logger.info("got {0} encodings that are in state running".format(encodings.count()))
+    logger.info(f"got {encodings.count()} encodings that are in state running")
     changed = 0
     for encoding in encodings:
         now = datetime.now(encoding.update_date.tzinfo)
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ def check_running_states():
             # TODO: allign with new code + chunksize...
             changed += 1
     if changed:
-        logger.info("changed from running to pending on {0} items".format(changed))
+        logger.info(f"changed from running to pending on {changed} items")
     return True
 
 
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ def check_media_states():
     # check encoding status of not success media
     media = Media.objects.filter(Q(encoding_status="running") | Q(encoding_status="fail") | Q(encoding_status="pending"))
 
-    logger.info("got {0} media that are not in state success".format(media.count()))
+    logger.info(f"got {media.count()} media that are not in state success")
 
     changed = 0
     for m in media:
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ def check_media_states():
         m.save(update_fields=["encoding_status"])
         changed += 1
     if changed:
-        logger.info("changed encoding status to {0} media items".format(changed))
+        logger.info(f"changed encoding status to {changed} media items")
     return True
 
 
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ def check_pending_states():
             media.encode(profiles=[profile], force=False)
             changed += 1
     if changed:
-        logger.info("set to the encode queue {0} encodings that were on pending state".format(changed))
+        logger.info(f"set to the encode queue {changed} encodings that were on pending state")
     return True
 
 
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ def check_missing_profiles():
             # if they appear on the meanwhile (eg on a big queue)
             changed += 1
     if changed:
-        logger.info("set to the encode queue {0} profiles".format(changed))
+        logger.info(f"set to the encode queue {changed} profiles")
     return True
 
 
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ def update_listings_thumbnails():
             object.save(update_fields=["listings_thumbnail"])
             used_media.append(media.friendly_token)
             saved += 1
-    logger.info("updated {} categories".format(saved))
+    logger.info(f"updated {saved} categories")
 
     # Tags
     used_media = []
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ def update_listings_thumbnails():
             object.save(update_fields=["listings_thumbnail"])
             used_media.append(media.friendly_token)
             saved += 1
-    logger.info("updated {} tags".format(saved))
+    logger.info(f"updated {saved} tags")
 
     return True
 

files/views.py

@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ def contact(request):
                 name = request.POST.get("name")
             message = request.POST.get("message")
 
-            title = "[{}] - Contact form message received".format(settings.PORTAL_NAME)
+            title = f"[{settings.PORTAL_NAME}] - Contact form message received"
 
             msg = """
 You have received a message through the contact form\n

fixtures/encoding_profiles.json

@@ -1 +1 @@
-[{"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 19, "fields": {"name": "h264-2160", "extension": "mp4", "resolution": 2160, "codec": "h264", "description": "", "active": false}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 22, "fields": {"name": "vp9-2160", "extension": "webm", "resolution": 2160, "codec": "vp9", "description": "", "active": false}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 16, "fields": {"name": "h265-2160", "extension": "mp4", "resolution": 2160, "codec": "h265", "description": "", "active": false}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 4, "fields": {"name": "h264-1440", "extension": "mp4", "resolution": 1440, "codec": "h264", "description": "", "active": false}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 5, "fields": {"name": "vp9-1440", "extension": "webm", "resolution": 1440, "codec": "vp9", "description": "", "active": false}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 6, "fields": {"name": "h265-1440", "extension": "mp4", "resolution": 1440, "codec": "h265", "description": "", "active": false}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 7, "fields": {"name": "h264-1080", "extension": "mp4", "resolution": 1080, "codec": "h264", "description": "", "active": true}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 8, "fields": {"name": "vp9-1080", "extension": "webm", "resolution": 1080, "codec": "vp9", "description": "", "active": false}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 9, "fields": {"name": "h265-1080", "extension": "mp4", "resolution": 1080, "codec": "h265", "description": "", "active": false}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 10, "fields": {"name": "h264-720", "extension": "mp4", "resolution": 720, "codec": "h264", "description": "", "active": true}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 11, "fields": {"name": "vp9-720", "extension": "webm", "resolution": 720, "codec": "vp9", "description": "", "active": false}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 12, "fields": {"name": "h265-720", "extension": "mp4", "resolution": 720, "codec": "h265", "description": "", "active": false}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 13, "fields": {"name": "h264-480", "extension": "mp4", "resolution": 480, "codec": "h264", "description": "", "active": true}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 14, "fields": {"name": "vp9-480", "extension": "webm", "resolution": 480, "codec": "vp9", "description": "", "active": false}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 15, "fields": {"name": "h265-480", "extension": "mp4", "resolution": 480, "codec": "h265", "description": "", "active": false}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 3, "fields": {"name": "h264-360", "extension": "mp4", "resolution": 360, "codec": "h264", "description": "", "active": true}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 17, "fields": {"name": "vp9-360", "extension": "webm", "resolution": 360, "codec": "vp9", "description": "", "active": false}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 18, "fields": {"name": "h265-360", "extension": "mp4", "resolution": 360, "codec": "h265", "description": "", "active": false}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 2, "fields": {"name": "h264-240", "extension": "mp4", "resolution": 240, "codec": "h264", "description": "", "active": true}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 20, "fields": {"name": "vp9-240", "extension": "webm", "resolution": 240, "codec": "vp9", "description": "", "active": false}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 21, "fields": {"name": "h265-240", "extension": "mp4", "resolution": 240, "codec": "h265", "description": "", "active": false}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 1, "fields": {"name": "preview", "extension": "gif", "resolution": null, "codec": null, "description": "", "active": true}}]
+[{"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 19, "fields": {"name": "h264-2160", "extension": "mp4", "resolution": 2160, "codec": "h264", "description": "", "active": false}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 22, "fields": {"name": "vp9-2160", "extension": "webm", "resolution": 2160, "codec": "vp9", "description": "", "active": false}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 23, "fields": {"name": "h264-144", "extension": "mp4", "resolution": 144, "codec": "h264", "description": "", "active": true}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 16, "fields": {"name": "h265-2160", "extension": "mp4", "resolution": 2160, "codec": "h265", "description": "", "active": false}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 4, "fields": {"name": "h264-1440", "extension": "mp4", "resolution": 1440, "codec": "h264", "description": "", "active": false}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 5, "fields": {"name": "vp9-1440", "extension": "webm", "resolution": 1440, "codec": "vp9", "description": "", "active": false}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 6, "fields": {"name": "h265-1440", "extension": "mp4", "resolution": 1440, "codec": "h265", "description": "", "active": false}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 7, "fields": {"name": "h264-1080", "extension": "mp4", "resolution": 1080, "codec": "h264", "description": "", "active": true}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 8, "fields": {"name": "vp9-1080", "extension": "webm", "resolution": 1080, "codec": "vp9", "description": "", "active": false}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 9, "fields": {"name": "h265-1080", "extension": "mp4", "resolution": 1080, "codec": "h265", "description": "", "active": false}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 10, "fields": {"name": "h264-720", "extension": "mp4", "resolution": 720, "codec": "h264", "description": "", "active": true}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 11, "fields": {"name": "vp9-720", "extension": "webm", "resolution": 720, "codec": "vp9", "description": "", "active": false}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 12, "fields": {"name": "h265-720", "extension": "mp4", "resolution": 720, "codec": "h265", "description": "", "active": false}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 13, "fields": {"name": "h264-480", "extension": "mp4", "resolution": 480, "codec": "h264", "description": "", "active": true}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 14, "fields": {"name": "vp9-480", "extension": "webm", "resolution": 480, "codec": "vp9", "description": "", "active": false}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 15, "fields": {"name": "h265-480", "extension": "mp4", "resolution": 480, "codec": "h265", "description": "", "active": false}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 3, "fields": {"name": "h264-360", "extension": "mp4", "resolution": 360, "codec": "h264", "description": "", "active": true}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 17, "fields": {"name": "vp9-360", "extension": "webm", "resolution": 360, "codec": "vp9", "description": "", "active": false}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 18, "fields": {"name": "h265-360", "extension": "mp4", "resolution": 360, "codec": "h265", "description": "", "active": false}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 2, "fields": {"name": "h264-240", "extension": "mp4", "resolution": 240, "codec": "h264", "description": "", "active": true}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 20, "fields": {"name": "vp9-240", "extension": "webm", "resolution": 240, "codec": "vp9", "description": "", "active": false}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 21, "fields": {"name": "h265-240", "extension": "mp4", "resolution": 240, "codec": "h265", "description": "", "active": false}}, {"model": "files.encodeprofile", "pk": 1, "fields": {"name": "preview", "extension": "gif", "resolution": null, "codec": null, "description": "", "active": true}}]

requirements.txt

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Django==5.1.6
 djangorestframework==3.15.2
 python3-saml==1.16.0
 django-allauth==65.4.1
-psycopg==3.2.4
+psycopg[pool]==3.2.4
 uwsgi==2.0.28
 django-redis==5.4.0
 celery==5.4.0
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ requests==2.32.3
 django-celery-email==3.0.0
 m3u8==6.0.0
 django-debug-toolbar==5.0.1
-django-login-required-middleware==0.9.0
 pre-commit==4.1.0
 django-jazzmin==3.0.1
 pysubs2==1.8.0

templates/common/body-scripts.html

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {% load static %}
 
-		<script src="{% static "js/_commons.js" %}"></script>
+		<script src="{% static "js/_commons.js" %}?v={{ VERSION }}"></script>

templates/common/head-links.html

@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
 		<link href="{% static "lib/gfonts/gfonts.css" %}" rel="stylesheet">
 		{% endif %}
 
-		<link href="{% static "css/_commons.css" %}" rel="preload" as="style">
-		<link href="{% static "css/_commons.css" %}" rel="stylesheet">
+		<link href="{% static "css/_commons.css" %}?v={{ VERSION }}" rel="preload" as="style">
+		<link href="{% static "css/_commons.css" %}?v={{ VERSION }}" rel="stylesheet">
 
-		<link href="{% static "css/_extra.css" %}" rel="preload" as="style">
-		<link href="{% static "css/_extra.css" %}" rel="stylesheet">
+		<link href="{% static "css/_extra.css" %}?v={{ VERSION }}" rel="preload" as="style">
+		<link href="{% static "css/_extra.css" %}?v={{ VERSION }}" rel="stylesheet">
 
-		<link href="{% static "js/_commons.js" %}" rel="preload" as="script">
+		<link href="{% static "js/_commons.js" %}?v={{ VERSION }}" rel="preload" as="script">

tests/api/test_new_media.py

@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ class TestX(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(Media.objects.filter(media_type='image').count(), 1, "Media identification failed")
         self.assertEqual(Media.objects.filter(user=self.user).count(), 3, "User assignment failed")
         medium_video = Media.objects.get(title="medium_video.mp4")
-        self.assertEqual(len(medium_video.hls_info), 11, "Problem with HLS info")
+        self.assertEqual(len(medium_video.hls_info), 13, "Problem with HLS info")
 
         # using the provided EncodeProfiles, these two files should produce 9 Encoding objects.
         # if new EncodeProfiles are added and enabled, this will break!
-        self.assertEqual(Encoding.objects.filter(status='success').count(), 9, "Not all video transcodings finished well")
+        self.assertEqual(Encoding.objects.filter(status='success').count(), 10, "Not all video transcodings finished well")

tests/test_fixtures.py

@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ class TestFixtures(TestCase):
         profiles = EncodeProfile.objects.all()
         self.assertEqual(
             profiles.count(),
-            22,
+            23,
             "Problem with Encode Profile fixtures",
         )
         profiles = EncodeProfile.objects.filter(active=True)
         self.assertEqual(
             profiles.count(),
-            6,
+            7,
             "Problem with Encode Profile fixtures, not as active as expected",
         )

uploader/utils.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ def import_class(path):
     path_bits = path.split(".")
 
     if len(path_bits) < 2:
-        message = "'{0}' is not a complete Python path.".format(path)
+        message = f"'{path}' is not a complete Python path."
         raise ImproperlyConfigured(message)
 
     class_name = path_bits.pop()
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def import_class(path):
     module_itself = import_module(module_path)
 
     if not hasattr(module_itself, class_name):
-        message = "The Python module '{}' has no '{}' class.".format(module_path, class_name)
+        message = f"The Python module '{module_path}' has no '{class_name}' class."
         raise ImportError(message)
 
     return getattr(module_itself, class_name)

users/models.py

@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class User(AbstractUser):
         ret = {}
         results = []
         ret["results"] = results
-        ret["user_media"] = "/api/v1/media?author={0}".format(self.username)
+        ret["user_media"] = f"/api/v1/media?author={self.username}"
         return ret
 
     def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class Channel(models.Model):
         super(Channel, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return "{0} -{1}".format(self.user.username, self.title)
+        return f"{self.user.username} -{self.title}"
 
     def get_absolute_url(self, edit=False):
         if edit:
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ def post_user_create(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
         new = Channel.objects.create(title="default", user=instance)
         new.save()
         if settings.ADMINS_NOTIFICATIONS.get("NEW_USER", False):
-            title = "[{}] - New user just registered".format(settings.PORTAL_NAME)
+            title = f"[{settings.PORTAL_NAME}] - New user just registered"
             msg = """
 User has just registered with email %s\n
 Visit user profile page at %s