# gothinkster/django-realworld-example-app

Repository: https://github.com/gothinkster/django-realworld-example-app
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/django-realworld-example-app
Language: Python
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2022-01-12T17:56:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3704, "days_push": 1694, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1648, forks 671 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:16.655442+00:00)

## What it is
A Django + Django REST Framework example codebase implementing the RealWorld (Conduit) Medium-style app spec, demonstrating CRUD, authentication, and common backend patterns. It serves as a reference implementation and tutorial companion for learning production-style Django API development.

## Use cases
- learn how to build a REST API with Django and DRF
- see a real-world Django project structure with auth and CRUD
- compare my framework's implementation against a Django reference for the RealWorld spec
- study advanced Django REST Framework patterns like serialization and JWT auth
- use as a starting template for a Django backend following a known API spec
- follow a tutorial for building a Medium clone in Django

## When to choose
- you want a canonical, spec-compliant RealWorld backend example in Django
- you're learning Django REST Framework through a complete real-world codebase
- you need a reference for structuring auth, CRUD, and serializers in DRF

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready starter with active maintenance and a license
- you're not building a Django/DRF backend
- you need modern Python version support, since the setup targets an older Python 3.5 toolchain

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: web-framework, auth, api-framework
- domain: web-development, backend, developer-tools, tutorials
- platform: python
- tags: django, django-rest-framework, realworld, example-app, conduit, crud, reference-implementation, web-server

## Member repositories
- gothinkster/django-realworld-example-app (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:16.655442+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 2026-08-30T03:45:12.955699+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gothinkster/django-realworld-example-app (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:16.655442+00:00, sha b8dbcad27bc1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.