Python Framework: Django at a Glance

When selecting a framework for site development you have many things to consider. If the requirement is a programs language, for Microsoft and C # fans the option is clear– ASP.NET. Those who love Ruby don’t have to think too much either– Ruby on Rails will be their selection. It’s much more complicated for Python, PHP and Java developers to comprise their mind: the amount of frameworks right here is remarkable.

Python is presently among the most popular dynamic shows languages, in addition to Perl, Tcl, PHP, and newbie Ruby. Although it is typically viewed as a “scripting” language, it is truly a general function programming language along the lines of Lisp or Smalltalk (as are the others, by the way). Today, Python is used for everything from throw-away scripts to large scalable web servers that supply nonstop service 24×7. It is utilized for GUI and database shows, client- and server-side web programs, and application testing. It is utilized by researchers composing applications for the world’s fastest supercomputers and by youngsters initially learning to program.
 

Django – High-level Python Web Framework

Django is a high-level Python Web framework that urges quick development and clean, practical design. Python’s equivalent to the famous Ruby on rails, Django lets you build high-performing, classy Web applications quickly. Django focuses on automating as much as possible and adhering to the “Don’t Repeat Yourself” (DRY) principle.

If you are looking for an easy to use Pythonic web framework, Django has you covered. It has a full community of support, a wide variety of 3rd celebration apps, and is one of the most widely known and used frameworks in the Python community. If you wish to get into Python web development, then Django is a fantastic beginning place. If you are just starting utilizing Python, Django is also terrific for the novice programmers as well. The code is very clean and readable, with very MVC-like separation. Django calls their implementation of MVC, MTV. MTV stands for Model, View, Template. Which makes perfect sense when programming for the web. MVC in my eyes, seems more targeted to desktop programming

The Django API is very well laid out and every module is where one would think it is. The API in general is very easy to learn and understand, and to make it even easier for novices, classes are not required to make views. The API fully includes exactly what you would get out of a full-featured framework, session management, cookie management, middleware support, and a handful of other goodies. I find that I rarely need to go looking around online to find a module, considering that Django has a great set of included APIs, and once you download your preferred 3rd party Django apps, you can work almost entirely offline. The entire Django documentation is even downloadable in various formats as well.
 

Advantages

  • Fairly easy to install and setup
  • Plenty of deployment options
  • Supports standard Python modules
  • Plenty of existing 3rd party apps
  • Support for all major Database engines
  • Works on Google App Engine
  • Extendable template engine based on Jinja
  • Great separation of front-end and back-end code
  • Easy to navigate and sane project layout
  • Plenty of “batteries included”
  • Automatic admin interface

 

Disadvantages

  • The database abstraction layer can be slow sometimes
  • ORM not as flexible as SQLAlchemy
  • Admin interface only supports Django ORM
  • No AJAX framework out of the box(like Rails/Web2Py)
  • Some 3rd party apps can be tedious to install
  • Backward compatibility with Django 1.2 is gone

 

Summary

Django is perfect for any website which Django’s ORM can handle. Most website shouldn’t have any issues with the ORM limitations. If you really need to use another ORM, you can. If you depend upon apps which haven’t updated for Django 1.4, then it is not recommended to use this version of Django, you should update to 1.3 until your 3rd party apps upgrade to 1.4 compatibility.
 
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