🌐 Introduction to Django
Django is a powerful, high-level Python web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. It's known for being secure, scalable, and fast, making it a top choice for building modern web applications.
🔖 Note: Django follows the "Don't Repeat Yourself" (DRY) principle and comes with a lot of built-in features to save developers time.
📦 What is Django?
Django is an open-source web framework built in Python. It simplifies the process of creating complex, database-driven websites by providing a clean structure and reusable components.
- 🚀 Fast Development
- 🔒 Secure by default
- 🧰 Comes with admin panel
- 🔌 Has built-in ORM and routing
- 🌍 Perfect for scalable web apps
🛠️ Key Features of Django
- ORM (Object-Relational Mapping): Interact with databases using Python objects
- Admin Interface: Auto-generated backend for managing data
- MTV Architecture: Similar to MVC – Model, Template, View
- Security: Protection against common attacks (SQL injection, CSRF, etc.)
- Scalability: Suitable for small projects to enterprise-level apps
📂 Django Project Structure
myproject/ │ ├── manage.py ├── myproject/ │ ├── __init__.py │ ├── settings.py │ ├── urls.py │ └── wsgi.py ├── appname/ │ ├── admin.py │ ├── apps.py │ ├── models.py │ ├── views.py │ └── urls.py
📦 Installing Django
Make sure Python and pip are installed. Then run:
pip install django
💡 Tip: Use a virtual environment to manage your dependencies easily.
🚀 Starting a Django Project
Once installed, you can create your first project using:
django-admin startproject myproject
Then run your development server:
python manage.py runserver
You can now access your app at: http://127.0.0.1:8000
📌 Summary
- 🔹 Django is a full-stack Python framework for rapid web development
- 🔹 Built-in admin panel and security features
- 🔹 Uses MTV architecture (Model-Template-View)
- 🔹 Perfect for scalable, secure, and cleanly designed apps
✅ Next Step: Learn how to create your first Django app, define models, and connect it to the database.