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id:"kb-2026-00288"
title:"Django"
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language:"en"
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last_verified:"2026-05-22"
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primary_sources:
  - title: "Django Documentation"
    type: "documentation"
    year: 2026
    url: "https://docs.djangoproject.com/"
    institution: "Django Software Foundation"
    note: "Official Django docs: ORM, admin, authentication, MVT architecture, middleware"
secondary_sources:
  - title: "RESTful Web APIs"
    authors: ["Richardson, Leonard", "Amundsen, Mike"]
    type: "book"
    year: 2013
    url: "https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/restful-web-apis/9781449359713/"
    institution: "O'Reilly"
    note: "Django REST Framework (DRF) is the standard way to build REST APIs with Django"
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## TL;DR

Django is a high-level Python web framework (2005) that follows 'batteries-included' philosophy. ORM, admin interface, authentication, form handling, and templating are built-in. Follows MVT (Model-View-Template) architecture. Used by Instagram, Pinterest, Mozilla, Disqus.

## Core Explanation

ORM: `User.objects.filter(active=True)` — Python code maps to SQL. Admin: auto-generated CRUD interface from model definitions. URL routing: `urlpatterns` with regex/path converters. Template language: Django Template Language (DTL) with inheritance, filters, tags. Middleware: process request/response globally (auth, CSRF, sessions). Django REST Framework (DRF) adds REST APIs with serializers and viewsets.

## Further Reading

- [Django Documentation](https://docs.djangoproject.com/)