# wsvincent/djangoforbeginners

Source code for Django For Beginners, Fifth Edition.

Repository: https://github.com/wsvincent/djangoforbeginners
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/djangoforbeginners
Homepage: https://djangoforbeginners.com
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: django, tutorial, django-application, python
Last push: 2025-03-22T03:27:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 38/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 12, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
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- 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 1387, forks 603 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:35.118073+00:00)

## What it is
Source code repository for the book 'Django for Beginners' (Fifth Edition) by William Vincent, containing supporting project files for six progressively complex Django apps. It accompanies a project-based guide covering Django fundamentals, authentication, testing, and deployment.

## Use cases
- learn django from scratch
- build a blog website with django
- learn user authentication in django
- practice django forms and templates
- deploy a django app with security best practices
- find example django project code for a book

## When to choose
- you are a beginner learning Django through the book
- you want step-by-step example code for six Django projects
- you need up-to-date examples for Django 5

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready Django starter template
- you want a framework or library rather than tutorial code
- you are not following the Django for Beginners book or course

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, auth, testing, deployment
- domain: web-development, backend, tutorials, education
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: django, tutorial, book-source-code, beginner-friendly, python-web-development, web-server

## Member repositories
- wsvincent/djangoforbeginners (main) score 38

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:35.118073+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 2026-08-30T04:39:51.832992+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/wsvincent/djangoforbeginners (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:35.118073+00:00, sha 2e78637cbb8e)
  - homepage: https://djangoforbeginners.com (fetched 2026-08-29T11:55:46.046989+00:00, sha 5a5a39e1072b)
  - site_page: https://learndjango.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T11:55:46.058204+00:00, sha c484eb2fd7e7)
  - site_page: https://learndjango.com/courses/django-for-beginners/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T11:55:46.056179+00:00, sha 7033ad1447dc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.