fix: update dependencies and improve README instructions

Author: tudoramariei

.editorconfig

@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ root = true
 [*]
 charset = utf-8
 end_of_line = lf
-indent_size = 2
 indent_style = space
-insert_final_newline = true
-max_line_length = 120
+indent_size = 2
 tab_width = 2
+max_line_length = 120
+insert_final_newline = true
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 
+
 [*.html]
 max_line_length = 240
 
@@ -18,6 +19,6 @@ tab_width = 4
 indent_style = tab
 max_line_length = 240
 
-[*.py]
+[{*.py,*.md}]
 indent_size = 4
 tab_width = 4

README.md

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 [See the project live][link-production]
 
-
 [Contributing](#contributing) | [Built with](#built-with) | [Feedback](#feedback) | [License](#license) | [About Code for Romania](#about-code-for-romania)
 
 ## Contributing
@@ -33,22 +32,22 @@ would like the UI to look like if you’re suggesting new UI elements.
 
 ### Programming languages
 
-- Backend: [Python3.12](https://www.python.org/)
+- Backend: [Python3.13(https://www.python.org/)
 
 ### Platforms
 
 - [AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/) through [Terraform](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs)
 
 ### Frontend framework
 
-- HTML + TailwindCSS + AlpineJS
+- HTML Django Templates + TailwindCSS + AlpineJS
 
 ### Package managers
 
-- [pip-tools](https://pip-tools.rtfd.io/)
+- [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/)
 - [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/)
 
-### Database technology & provider
+### Database technology and provider
 
 - [PostgreSQL](https://www.postgresql.org/)
 
@@ -58,33 +57,34 @@ would like the UI to look like if you’re suggesting new UI elements.
 
 #### Prerequisites
 
-- Python 3.12
+- Python 3.13
+- [UV](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/)
 - [NVM](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm?tab=readme-ov-file#installing-and-updating)
 - a PostgreSQL 16.4 database (can be run with Docker)
 
 1. Go to the root of the project
 2. Run `cp .env.example .env.local` to create the environment file
-3. Configure your database to run with the configuration in the `.env.local` file
-    or run the database using docker with `docker compose up -d db_psql_dev` or `make rund-db`
+3. Configure your database to run with the configuration in the `.env.local` file or run the database using docker with
+   `docker compose up -d db_psql_dev` or `make rund-db`
 4. Set up the Node.js environment
-   1. Go to the `backend` directory
-   2. Run `nvm use || nvm install` to install the Node.js version specified in the `.nvmrc` file
-   3. Run `npm install` to install the Node.js dependencies
+    1. Go to the `backend` directory
+    2. Run `nvm use || nvm install` to install the Node.js version specified in the `.nvmrc` file
+    3. Run `npm install` to install the Node.js dependencies
 5. Set up the Python environment
-   1. Create a virtual environment and activate it with `python3 -m venv venv && source venv/bin/activate`
-   2. Go to the `backend` directory
-   3. Run `pip install -r requirements-dev.txt` to install the Python dependencies
+    1. Go to the `backend` directory
+    2. Create a virtual environment with `uv venv --python 3.13`
+    3. Run `uv sync --active` to install the Python dependencies
 
 #### Running the project
 
 1. Run the Django project in one terminal
-   1. Go to the `backend` directory
-   2. Run `source venv/bin/activate` to activate the Python virtual environment
-   3. Run `django-admin runserver localhost:8000` to start the Django development server
+    1. Go to the `backend` directory
+    2. Run `source .venv/bin/activate` to activate the Python virtual environment
+    3. Run `django-admin runserver localhost:8000` to start the Django development server
 2. Run the frontend in another terminal
-   1. Go to the `backend` directory
-   2. Run `nvm use` to use the Node.js version specified in the `.nvmrc` file
-   3. Run `npm run dev` to start the frontend development server
+    1. Go to the `backend` directory
+    2. Run `nvm use` to use the Node.js version specified in the `.nvmrc` file
+    3. Run `npm run dev` to start the frontend development server
 3. Open http://localhost:8000 in your browser
 
 :information_source:
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ For the frontend, set the `DJANGO_VITE_DEV_SERVER_PORT` variable in the `.env.lo
 **In case of problems with the instructions**, please open an issue.
 If you managed to find a solution, please open a PR with the changes.
 
-
 ### Deployment With Docker
 
 1. Go to the root of the project
@@ -132,16 +131,23 @@ to support us, [you can do it here][link-donate].
 [//]: # (These are reference links used in the body of this note and get stripped out when the markdown processor does its job.)
 
 [ico-contributors]: https://img.shields.io/github/contributors/code4romania/redirectioneaza.svg?style=for-the-badge
+
 [ico-last-commit]: https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/code4romania/redirectioneaza.svg?style=for-the-badge
+
 [ico-license]: https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MPL%202.0-brightgreen.svg?style=for-the-badge
 
 [link-contributors]: https://github.com/code4romania/redirectioneaza/graphs/contributors
+
 [link-last-commit]: https://github.com/code4romania/redirectioneaza/commits/main
+
 [link-license]: https://opensource.org/licenses/MPL-2.0
+
 [link-contributing]: https://github.com/code4romania/.github/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md
 
 [link-production]: https://redirectioneaza.ro
+
 [link-staging]: https://redirectioneaza.staging.heroesof.tech/
 
 [link-code4]: https://www.code4.ro/en/
+
 [link-donate]: https://code4.ro/en/donate/

backend/pyproject.toml

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ description = "A tool to help NGOs with managing the redirection of people's tax
 
 requires-python = ">=3.13"
 dependencies = [
-  "blessed~=1.21.0",
-  "cryptography~=45.0.7",
+  "blessed~=1.22.0",
+  "cryptography~=46.0.3",
   "django~=5.2.0",
   "django-allauth~=65.7",
   "django-environ~=0.12",
@@ -22,20 +22,20 @@ dependencies = [
   # pinned because of a bug in >=0.54.0
   "django-unfold==0.53.0",
   "django-vite~=3.1",
-  "gevent~=25.8.2",
+  "gevent~=25.9.1",
   "gunicorn~=23.0.0",
   "ngohub~=0.1.0",
   "phonenumbers~=9.0",
-  "psutil~=7.0.0",
-  "psycopg2-binary~=2.9.9",
+  "psutil~=7.1.2",
+  "psycopg2-binary~=2.9.11",
   "pycognito~=2024.5.1",
   "pydantic[email]~=2.11",
   "pymysql~=1.1",
-  "pypdf~=6.0.0",
+  "pypdf~=6.1.3",
   "reportlab~=4.4",
   "requests~=2.32.3",
   "sentry-sdk[django]~=2.27",
-  "svglib~=1.5.1",
+  "svglib~=1.6.0",
   "whitenoise~=6.9",
 ]
 
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ dependencies = [
 test = [
   "faker~=37.1",
   "pytest~=8.4.1",
-  "pytest-cov~=6.2.1",
+  "pytest-cov~=7.0.0",
   "pytest-django~=4.11.1",
   "pytest-xdist~=3.8.0",
 ]
 ruff = [
-  "ruff~=0.12.11"
+  "ruff~=0.14.2"
 ]
 dev = [
   "debugpy~=1.8.14",