What is Django?

Django is a high-level Python web framework that enables rapid development of secure and maintainable websites. Built by experienced developers, Django takes care of much of the hassle of web development, so you can focus on writing your app without needing to reinvent the wheel. It is free and open source, and also has an active community, great documentation, and many options for free and paid-for support.

The main features of Django:

Versatility: Django can be used to build almost any type of website — from content management systems and wikis, through to social networks and E-commerce websites. It can work with any client-side framework, and can deliver content in almost any format (including HTML, JSON, XML, etc).

Secure: Django helps developers avoid many common security mistakes by providing a framework that has been constructed to "do the right things" to protect the website automatically. For example, Django provides a secure way to manage user accounts and passwords, avoiding common mistakes like putting session information in cookies where it is vulnerable or directly storing passwords rather than a password hash.

Portable: Django is written in Python, which runs on many platforms. That means that you are not tied to any particular server platform, and can run your applications on many flavours of Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X, basically any operating system. Furthermore, Django is well-supported by many web hosting providers, who often provide specific infrastructure and documentation for hosting Django sites.

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