{"id":15100,"date":"2018-08-13T14:40:53","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T14:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appscrip.com\/blog\/?p=15100"},"modified":"2024-04-12T12:57:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T07:27:27","slug":"8-top-features-django-web-app-framework","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/appscrip.com\/blog\/8-top-features-django-web-app-framework\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Top Features of Django Web App Framework"},"content":{"rendered":"

Django is a Python-based, high-level, MVC-style, open-source collection of libraries encouraging rapid development and pragmatic, clean design of web apps. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"8was originally designed for news sites since it lets developers write database-driven web applications, without having to start coding from scratch. <\/span><\/p>\n

Django 2.0 has been developed to be \u201cthe web framework for perfectionists with deadlines\u201d.<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

But why Django?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Before we get into the answer, let us understand what web application framework is:<\/span><\/p>\n

A <\/span>web application framework<\/b> is a tool, designed to support the development of <\/span>web applications<\/span> including <\/span>web services<\/span>, <\/span>web resources<\/span>, and <\/span>web APIs<\/span>. <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Django’s primary goal is to ease the creation of complex, database-driven websites. <\/span><\/p>\n

It emphasizes <\/span>reusability<\/span> and pluggability of components, less code, low coupling, rapid development and elimination of<\/span> repetitive <\/span>tasks.<\/span><\/p>\n

But why do we require a Django framework?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Let us take an example of a Mailbox.<\/span><\/p>\n

The mailbox (port) is monitored by a web server for incoming letters (requests).\u00a0 which it(web server) has to read and then send a reply with a web page having desirable content in it. <\/span><\/p>\n

Now the question is,\u00a0where do you get the content from?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Django is something that helps you to create the content. <\/b>Each incoming letter\u00a0is encountered as a JSON\u00a0request <\/strong>which is then processed, post data authentication & verification from the associated database, a JSON\u00a0reply<\/strong> is triggered in which the content is embedded and sent out to the mailer in the form of a web page.<\/p>\n

Apart from Django\u2019s pragmatic approach for faster turnover of concepts into applications, Django has more to offer you.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Django is a highly recommended framework as a starting place for new Python web developers because the official documentation<\/strong><\/a> and tutorials are some of the best resources for someone to quickly grasp the Django framework. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

8 Top Features of Django Web App Framework<\/h2>\n


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\n<\/span>\"\"Python <\/b>is arguably the easiest programming language to learn. It is platform independent as it runs websites and is used in desktop applications on PCs, Macs, mobile apps and embedded in many devices.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"Batteries-Included<\/b> philosophy inherited from python where the common functionality for building web applications should come with the framework instead of as separate libraries. Say,\u00a0for example, authentication, URL routing, a template engine, an object-relational mapper (ORM), and database schema migrations (as of version 1.7) are all included with the Django framework.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"Security <\/b>of Django web framework comes with default protection against XSS attacks, CSRF attacks, SQL injections, clickjacking, user management, cookies, email header injection, cryptography, directory traversal etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"Free Flow <\/b>feature of Django comes with the privilege that when you create an application, Django adds no boilerplate, cruft or unnecessary functions. There are no mandatory imports, no required third-party libraries, and no XML configuration files.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"Built-in Admin<\/b> of Django provides you with a customizable and extendable administration interface for working with your models and managing users, user permissions and groups. The model interface immediately replaces the need for a separate database administration program for all but advanced database functions.<\/span><\/p>\n

With very simple changes to your admin configuration, you can organize your model fields, show & hide fields, sort, filter & arrange your data to maximize your efficiency. The admin also has an optional model documentation feature that provides automatic documentation of your models.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"Scalable<\/b> as Django uses MVC(Model-View-Controller) architectural design that allows you to run separate servers for your database, applications and media easily, have your media served from a Content Delivery Network (CDN), cache content at multiple levels and scopes. For really big sites, employ clustering and load-balancing to distribute your website across multiple servers.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"Packages<\/b> is a popular feature of Django which are numerous.\u00a0 It comes with a wide variety of packages that suits your application requirements.\u00a0<\/span> A quick tour of popular packages:<\/span><\/p>\n