Django

Django is an open-source, "batteries-included" Python web framework maintained by the Django Software Foundation. It's the #14 most-used web framework overall, reported in roughly 12.6% of developer surveys. Developers reach for it because it ships an ORM, an auto-generated admin panel, an authentication system, and a templating engine all built in — making it the standard choice for building a full web app quickly in Python without assembling the pieces yourself.

Example

A Django model class maps directly to a database table, and a urls.py route wires a URL pattern to a view function.

# models.py
from django.db import models

class Article(models.Model):
    title = models.CharField(max_length=200)
    body = models.TextField()
    published = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)

    def __str__(self):
        return self.title

# urls.py
from django.urls import path
from . import views

urlpatterns = [
    path("articles/<int:pk>/", views.article_detail, name="article_detail"),
]

Getting started

Install Django, scaffold a new project, and create your first app inside it.

# install Django and start a project
pip install django
django-admin startproject mysite
cd mysite

# create an app and run the dev server
python manage.py startapp articles
python manage.py runserver