django

Use when working with Django views, URL routing, templates, middleware, signals, admin, management commands, or settings configuration. Also use when adding async support to Django views, debugging N+1 queries, or setting up pytest-django for testing.

Model	Source
sonnet	pack: python

Full Reference

django

Django 5.x is a batteries-included Python web framework. It owns the full stack: ORM, views, templates, URL routing, admin, auth, and middleware. Django 5.0 introduced GeneratedField and field-level facets; 5.1 added async auth backends; 5.2 added async user model methods and method_decorator support for async view methods.

Quick Reference

Item	Value
Django version	5.2
Dev server	python manage.py runserver
Create migrations	python manage.py makemigrations
Run migrations	python manage.py migrate
Run tests	pytest (pytest-django) or python manage.py test <app>
Check prod config	python manage.py check --deploy
Settings pattern	Split: base.py / local.py / production.py

Reference Index

I want to…	File
Structure a Django project and configure split settings	reference/project-structure.md
Write function-based and class-based views (including async)	reference/views.md
Configure URL routing and namespacing	reference/url-routing.md
Write custom middleware (sync and async compatible)	reference/middleware.md
Use signals and connect them safely via AppConfig.ready()	reference/signals.md
Write custom management commands	reference/management-commands.md
Customize the Django admin (list_display, actions, fieldsets)	reference/admin.md
Test Django views and models with pytest-django	reference/testing.md

Usage: Read the reference file matching your current task from the index above. Each file is self-contained with code examples and inline gotchas.

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