# Django

The Web framework for perfectionists with deadlines.

Repository: https://github.com/django/django
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/django
Homepage: https://www.djangoproject.com/
Language: Python
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: python, django, web, framework, orm, templates, models, views, apps
Last push: 2026-08-23T19:39:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5240, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 88957, forks 34185 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:23.120858+00:00)

## What it is
Django is a high-level Python web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. It provides an ORM, templating, authentication, routing, and an admin interface out of the box for building database-driven web applications.

## Use cases
- build a database-driven web application in python
- create a rest api backend
- build a website with admin panel and user authentication
- rapidly prototype a web app with orm and templates
- build a content management site
- develop a secure web application with built-in auth

## When to choose
- you want a batteries-included python web framework with orm, auth, and admin built in
- you need rapid development of database-driven sites with strong security defaults
- you want a mature, well-documented framework with a large ecosystem

## When to avoid
- you need a lightweight microframework for small apis or microservices
- you want full control over component selection (orm, templating, auth)
- you are building an async-first application with heavy websocket workloads

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: stable
- function: web-framework, orm, templating, routing, auth, middleware, form-handling
- domain: web-development, backend, databases
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: batteries-included, mvc, admin-interface, rapid-development, full-stack, web-server

## Member repositories
- django/django (main) score 77
- django/djangoproject.com (docs) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:23.120858+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 2026-08-29T16:13:52.638211+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/django/django (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:23.120858+00:00, sha 34c0989b01e1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.