From 085bbdcb1249f2830cd505da74a8c8b9c148af9a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jake Howard Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 21:48:23 +0000 Subject: [6.0.x] Refs #35859 -- Mentioned django-tasks and external resources on docs/topics/tasks.txt. Backport of a328c355d9625ecdc8f16b249daebba3c0ac2882 from main. --- docs/topics/tasks.txt | 11 +++++++++-- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/topics/tasks.txt b/docs/topics/tasks.txt index 06e83af0bc..d3bc54f6b4 100644 --- a/docs/topics/tasks.txt +++ b/docs/topics/tasks.txt @@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Django's Tasks framework .. versionadded:: 6.0 + For older Django versions, the :pypi:`django-tasks` backport is available. + For a web application, there's often more than just turning HTTP requests into HTTP responses. For some functionality, it may be beneficial to run code outside the request-response cycle. @@ -113,8 +115,13 @@ Third-party backends As mentioned at the beginning of this section, Django includes backends suitable for development and testing only. Production systems should rely on -backends that supply a worker process and durable queue implementation. To use -an external Task backend with Django, use the Python import path as the +backends that supply a worker process and a durable queue implementation. +Available third-party backends are listed on the `Community Ecosystem page +`__ and the `Tasks +framework grid from Django Packages +`__. + +To use an external Task backend with Django, use the Python import path as the :setting:`BACKEND ` of the :setting:`TASKS` setting, like so:: TASKS = { -- cgit v1.3