What is Django + Installing Django

By Guru - May 03, 2021


1. What is Django






Django is a Python based web development framework which is used for developing efficient web applications. It is free and open source web application framework. A framework is a set of components that helps you to develop websites faster and easier.

Django is based on MVT (Model-View-Templates) architecture.

Model : Model is used to handle logical data structure of the application and is represented by database.

View : A view is user interface when you render a website. A view function is python function that takes web request and return a Web response.

Templates : A template is actually a HTML file which is rendered as response of view function. It consists is static as well as dynamic content of webpage. Special syntax is used for dynamic content in template.


Why Django Framework? 

  • Open source and good documentaion.
  • Simple, Fast and Easy to understand. 
  • Secure and well organised.
  • Cross platform meaning your project can be based on Mac, Linux,or Windwos.
  • Backend management with built-in admin panel.
  • Middleware support.
  • Numbers of addtional packages available.
  • Large scalability.
  • Popular sites using Django : Instagram, Spotify, Dropbox, Pinterest, Reddit and many more.


2. Instaling Django


To install django first you need python3 in your system. if python3 is not installed in your system, install it from here.

Note : Installation of Django in Linux,Mac and Windows is similar.

After installing python3 in your system, open terminal/command prompt and go through following commands.

  • Install pip : pip is a package manager for python. It is used for installing addtional libraries and dependencies.
python -m pip install -U pip
  • Install virtual environment : Python virtual environment is the  an isolated environment for python projects.
    pip install virtualenv
    • Setup virtual environment
    virtualenv venv
    • Activating virtualenv
      . venv/bin/activate
      • Install Django
        pip install django

          Wrap up

          Commands used :
          python -m pip install -U pip

          pip install virtualenv

          . venv/bin/activate pip

          install django


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