Getting help¶

Having trouble? We’d like to help!

• Try the FAQ – it’s got answers to many common questions.
• Looking for specific information? Try the Index, Module Index or the detailed table of contents.
• Search for information in the archives of the django-users mailing list, or post a question.
• Ask a question in the #django IRC channel, or search the IRC logs to see if its been asked before.
• Report bugs with Django in our ticket tracker.

First steps¶

Overview

See what writing a database-driven application with Django looks like.

Installation

Get Django installed on your computer.

Tutorial: Writing your first Django application¶

Part 1

Start a project, create models and play with the database API.

Part 2

Explore the automatically-generated admin site.

Part 3

Write the public interface views.

Part 4

Learn how to process forms.

Using Django¶

Models

Design a single, definitive source of data about your data.

Handling web requests

Handle web requests, map them to views and return pages.

Forms

Build and handle HTML forms.

Templates

Develop the visual design of your site.

Add-on (“contrib”) applications¶

Django’s automatic admin site

Get a clean Web interface to your data with little effort.

Form tools

Easily handle complex form workflows.

Syndication feeds

Generate RSS and Atom feeds of your data.

“Local flavor”

Give your site that special local touch.

Solving specific problems¶

Deployment

Release your project to the world.

Importing data from legacy databases

Use Django with an existing database or alongside other web development toolkits.

Custom template tags

Add your own extensions to Django’s template language.

Generating CSV & PDF

Produce non-HTML content with Django.

Reference¶

Settings

See all of Django’s settings and what they do.

Request & response objects

Understand the classes Django uses to represent HTTP requests and responses.

Model API reference

Revel in the gory details of Django’s model system.

Form API reference

Learn the details of forms, fields and widgets.

And all the rest¶

Internals

Learn how Django works under the hood and how you can contribute to the project.

Release notes

See what is and was new in each release of Django.

Deprecation Timeline

See the APIs that have been marked for deprecation in future releases of Django.

Miscellany

Stuff we can’t find a more organized place for. Like that drawer in your kitchen with the scissors, batteries and duct tape.