What is Django?
Before understanding Django, let’s first understand why do we need a web framework? A web framework is a server-side application framework which is designed to support the development of dynamic websites. With the help of a framework, you don’t have to handle the hassles of web development and its various components. Therefore, it makes the life of a web application developer much easier as they don’t have to code from scratch.
Django delivers transparent and high-quality code writing, making it important for the developers as well as the customers. It has various other advantages as it has an automatic administration interface, Object-relational mapper(ORM) and many more. So let’s understand what exactly it is.
Django is an open source web framework which was named after Django Reinhardt.
It follows the principle of “Don’t Repeat Yourself”. As the name says, this principal is all about keeping the code simple and non repeating. Django is also a high level, MVT architect which stands for Model View Template.
Features of Django
Some of the key features of Django are:
1. Fast
2.Tons of Packages\
3. Secure
4.Scalable
5.Versatile
Django Architecture
Django follows a MVC(Model View Controller)- MVT(Model View Template) architecture.
Django Installation
Let me guide you through the process of installing Django on your system. Just follow the below steps:
Step 2: Type the pip command on command prompt and installation will get started.
Refer to the below screenshot to get a better understanding.