django-localflavor
Country-specific Django helpers
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries a permissive license, and solves a real problem for Django applications serving specific countries. Install it when you need country-specific form validation; skip it if your application is country-agnostic or uses a custom validation layer.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Django 4.2, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, or 6.0; Python 3.9 or later.
- Low install friction with a pure Python wheel.
- Actively maintained with a recent release (13 days old) and steady commits.
License · maintenance · safety
BSD-3-Clause (permissive) — BSD-3-Clause permissive license allows use in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions; attribution required.
last release 2026-08-01 (13 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-03 · 922 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 1,029,601 downloads/mo, #4,473 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install django-localflavor
from django_localflavor.us.forms import USStateField
field = USStateField()- Which specific countries or regions are currently supported by version 5.1
- Whether breaking data changes in version 5.1 affect existing deployments beyond LV, NP, NO flavors mentioned
What it is and what it does
django-localflavor is a standalone Django package that provides localized form fields and validators for specific countries and regions. It was originally part of Django's core but was separated to keep the framework lean. The package includes postal code validators, government ID number fields, and other country-specific helpers that integrate seamlessly with Django's form system.
The package depends on Django and python-stdnum for validation logic. It actively supports modern Django versions (4.2 through 6.0) and Python 3.9+. The project is actively maintained with recent releases and regular commits, making it suitable for production use in applications that need localized form handling.
Use it for
- Validate postal codes in a user registration form for a specific country
- Build a Django form with country-specific government ID number fields for compliance
- Localize form validation rules across a multi-country web application
- Add region-specific address or tax ID validation to checkout flows
Worth the install?
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Yes.
The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries a permissive license, and solves a real problem for Django applications serving specific countries. Install it when you need country-specific form validation; skip it if your application is country-agnostic or uses a custom validation layer.
Install
django-localflavor on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure Python wheel. Actively maintained with a recent release (13 days old) and steady commits. Requires Django and python-stdnum as runtime dependencies.
Requires Django 4.2, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, or 6.0; Python 3.9 or later.
License in practice
BSD-3-Clause permissive license allows use in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions; attribution required.
Quickstart
pip install django-localflavor
from django_localflavor.us.forms import USStateField
field = USStateField()Verify before relying
- Which specific countries or regions are currently supported by version 5.1
- Whether breaking data changes in version 5.1 affect existing deployments beyond LV, NP, NO flavors mentioned
Package facts
| License | BSD-3-Clause permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packagesdjangopython-stdnum |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 13 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 1,029,601 / month, #4,473 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableEnvironment :: Web EnvironmentFramework :: DjangoFramework :: Django :: 4.2Framework :: Django :: 5.0Framework :: Django :: 5.1Framework :: Django :: 5.2Intended Audience :: DevelopersOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP |
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