The Web framework for perfectionists with deadlines.
Django
Django is a high-level Python web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. Thanks for checking it out.
All documentation is in the "docs
" directory and online at
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/. If you're just getting started,
here's how we recommend you read the docs:
docs/intro/install.txt
for instructions on installing Django.docs/intro/tutorial01.txt
,
docs/intro/tutorial02.txt
, etc.).docs/howto/deployment/index.txt
for instructions.docs/topics
)
next; from there you can jump to the HOWTOs (in docs/howto
) for specific
problems, and check out the reference (docs/ref
) for gory details.docs/README
for instructions on building an HTML version of the docs.Docs are updated rigorously. If you find any problems in the docs, or think they should be clarified in any way, please take 30 seconds to fill out a ticket here: https://code.djangoproject.com/newticket
To get more help:
#django
channel on irc.libera.chat
. Lots of helpful people
hang out there. Webchat is available.To contribute to Django:
To run Django's test suite:
docs/internals/contributing/writing-code/unit-tests.txt
, published online at
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/internals/contributing/writing-code/unit-tests/#running-the-unit-tests
Supporting the Development of Django
Django's development depends on your contributions.
If you depend on Django, remember to support the Django Software Foundation: https://www.djangoproject.com/fundraising/
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