# yourlabs/django-autocomplete-light

A fresh approach to autocomplete implementations, specially for Django.

Repository: https://github.com/yourlabs/django-autocomplete-light
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/django-autocomplete-light
Homepage: https://django-autocomplete-light.readthedocs.io
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: python, django, autocomplete
Last push: 2026-06-29T18:11:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 63/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 90, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5235, "days_push": 65, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1870, forks 459 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:46.841407+00:00)

## What it is
A Django library for building autocomplete widgets and views, integrating with select2 for rich select inputs. It supports model-based, generic, and remote autocompletes with progressive enhancement.

## Use cases
- add autocomplete to django form fields
- searchable select dropdown for foreign keys in django admin
- ajax-backed autocomplete widget for django
- tag selection input in django forms
- typeahead for large querysets in django

## When to choose
- you use Django and need autocomplete/select2 widgets backed by server-side queries
- you want autocomplete in Django admin or ModelForms with minimal setup

## When to avoid
- you are not using Django
- you need a fully client-side autocomplete without a server backend

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, form-handling, web-framework
- domain: web-development, frontend, backend
- platform: python
- tags: django, autocomplete, select2, forms, web-server

## Member repositories
- yourlabs/django-autocomplete-light (main) score 63

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:46.841407+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:15:06.911039+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/yourlabs/django-autocomplete-light (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:46.841407+00:00, sha 2b7814d3fca2)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/django-autocomplete-light/json (fetched 2026-08-29T10:54:43.785513+00:00, sha b53ec82281e7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.