Django 6.0 upgrade: Python 3.12+ required, Model.save() positional args removed, CheckConstraint(check=) removed

Fix

# before
obj.save(False, False, None, ["name"])
models.CheckConstraint(check=Q(age__gte=18), name="adult")
format_html("<b>static</b>")
# after
obj.save(update_fields=["name"])
models.CheckConstraint(condition=Q(age__gte=18), name="adult")
mark_safe("<b>static</b>")   # or format_html("<b>{}</b>", value)

Upgrade path: get to the latest 5.2 with python -Wd manage.py test clean, then 6.0.

Symptom

Upgrading to Django 6.0 fails at install on Python 3.10/3.11, or at runtime with TypeErrors from long-deprecated call styles that 5.x only warned about.

Cause

Django 6.0 (2025-12-03) supports Python 3.12, 3.13, 3.14 only, and removed features deprecated in 5.0/5.1, including:

positional arguments to Model.save() / Model.asave()
CheckConstraint(check=...) keyword (use condition=)
positional arguments to BaseConstraint
format_html() without args/kwargs
forms.URLField default scheme is now https (FORMS_URLFIELD_ASSUME_HTTPS removed)
cx_Oracle support (use oracledb)
ModelAdmin.log_deletion(), LogEntryManager.log_action(), django.utils.itercompat
register_converter() can no longer override existing converters
custom expressions' as_sql() should return params as a tuple New in 6.0: built-in CSP (SECURE_CSP), template partials, a django.tasks background-tasks API, and the modern email.message.EmailMessage API (positional args to django.core.mail APIs are deprecated).

Verify

python -Wd manage.py check --deploy && python -Wd manage.py test on Django 6.0 shows no deprecation warnings or errors.

Sources

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Django 6.0 upgrade: Python 3.12+ required, Model.save() positional args removed, CheckConstraint(check=) removed

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Cause

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