🌍 Day 25 of #100DaysOfCode in Python: Unraveling Django’s Magic
3 min readDec 22, 2023
1. Welcome to Django
Django is a high-level web development framework for Python, known for its “batteries-included” philosophy. This means that Django provides nearly everything you need to build robust web applications right out of the box.
2. Why Django?
- DRY Principle: Django emphasizes the “Don’t Repeat Yourself” (DRY) principle, ensuring that every piece of knowledge is expressed in just one place in the system.
- Secure: Django provides built-in protection against many common security threats like Cross-site Scripting (XSS), Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF), and SQL injection.
- Scalable: From small to large applications, Django can handle high levels of traffic and offers tools and practices to develop efficient apps.
3. Django’s Architecture: MVT
Django follows the Model-View-Template (MVT) architectural pattern, a slight variation of the popular Model-View-Controller (MVC).
- Model: Represents the data structure. It defines the fields and behavior of the data you want to store. Essentially, the model is a Python class that subclasses
django.db.models.Model
. - View: Contains the logic…