Awesome Django

A curated list of awesome things related to Django.

Contents

• Third-Party Packages
  • Admin
  • APIs
  • Async
  • Commands
  • Configuration
  • Content Management Systems
  • ECommerce
  • Files/Images
  • Forms
  • Logging
  • Models
  • Performance
  • Search
  • Static Assets
  • Task Queues
  • Testing
  • URLs
  • Users
  • Views
• Python Packages
• Resources
  • Official Resources
  • Educational
  • Community
  • Conferences
  • Newsletters
  • Podcasts
  • Books
• Hosting
  • PaaS (Platforms-as-a-Service)
  • IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service)
• Projects
  • Boilerplate
  • Open Source Projects
• Django REST Framework
  • DRF Resources
  • DRF Tutorials
• Wagtail
  • Wagtail Resources

Third-Party Packages

For a complete listing of all available packages, see Django Packages

• django-filter - Powerful filters based on Django QuerySets.
• django-guardian - Per object permissions in Django.
• django-sql-explorer - Share data via SQL queries.
• django-tables2 - HTML tables with pagination/sorting.

Admin

• django-grappelli - A jazzy skin for the admin.
• django-hijack - Admins can log in and work on behalf of other users without having to know their credentials.
• django-import-export - Django application and library for importing and exporting data with admin integration.
• django-admin-honeypot - Configure a honeypot to see who's trying to hack your site.
• django-loginas - "Log in as user" for the Django admin.
• impostor - Impostor is a Django application which allows staff members to login as a different user by using their own username and password.

APIs

• django-rest-framework - Web APIs for Django.
• django-cors-headers - If your back-end and front-end are on different servers, you need this.
• dj-rest-auth - Authentication for Django Rest Framework.
• django-rest-knox - Authentication Module for django-rest-auth.
• djoser - REST implementation of Django auth.
• django-rest-framework-simplejwt - JSON web tokens for DRF.
• django-webpack-loader - Transparently use webpack with Django.
• drf-yasg - Automated generation of real Swagger/OpenAPI 2.0 schemas from Django REST Framework code.
• graphene-django - GraphQL for Django.

Async

• channels - Async support for Django.
• starlette - ASGI framework.

Commands

• django-extensions - Custom management extensions, notably runserver_plus and shell_plus.
• django-click - Write Django management commands using the click CLI library.
• django-dbbackup - Management commands to help backup and restore your project database and media files.

Configuration

• confidential - Manage configs and secrets (with CLI support).
• django-environ - Environment variables.
• django-split-settings - Organize multiple settings files.

Content Management Systems

• wagtail - Popular Django content management system (CMS). See awesome-wagtail too.
• mezzanine - CMS framework.
• django-cms - CMS for Django.
• puput - Blog app features with Wagtail.

ECommerce

• saleor - GraphQL-based Django E-Commerce Platform.
• django-shop - Django-based shop system.
• shuup - Django E-Commerce Platform.
• django-oscar - Domain-driven e-commerce for Django.

Files/Images

• django-cleanup - Zero configuration file/image removal for local and remote files.

Forms

• django-crispy-forms - DRY Django forms.
• django-widget-tweaks - Tweak form field rendering in templates.
• django-autocomplete-light - Add autocompletion to forms.
• django-shapeshifter - A CBV to handle multiple forms in one view.

Logging

• django-guid - Inject a GUID (Correlation-ID) into every log message in a Django request.

Models

• django-fakery - An easy-to-use implementation of Creation Methods for Django, backed by Faker.
• django-lifecycle - Declarative model lifecycle hooks, an alternative to Signals.
• django-model-utils - Django model mixins and utilities.
• django-money - Money fields for forms/models.
• django-phonenumber-field - Model/form field for normalized phone numbers.
• django-taggit - Simple model tags.
• django-reversion - Version control for model instances.
• django-simple-history - Store model history and view/revert changes from the admin.
• django-polymorphic - Django-polymorphic simplifies using inherited models in Django projects.

Performance

• django-perf-rec - Keep detailed records of the performance of your Django code.
• New Relic - Time middleware, views, and SQL queries.
• Scout - Time middleware, template rendering, and SQL queries with automatic N+1 detection.
• django-query-profiler - Django query profiler to help resolve N+1 queries.
• django-silk - Silky smooth profiling for Django.
• py-spy - Sampling profiler for Python programs.

Search

• django-haystack - Modular search for Django.
• django-watson - Full-text search plugin.

Static Assets

• django-storages - A single library to support multiple custom storage backends for Django.
• django-compressor - Compress JavaScript/CSS into a single cached file.
• easy-thumbnails - Image thumbnails for Django.

Task Queues

• beatserver - A periodic task scheduler for Django.
• django-q - A multiprocessing distributed task queue.
• django-rq - Integration for Redis Queue.
• django-redis - Full featured Redis cache backend for Django.
• celery - Robust and broker-agnostic task queues for bigger, performance-focused projects.

Testing

• django-debug-toolbar - Configurable panels to debug requests/responses.
• pytest-django - Use pytest features in Django.
• django-test-migrations - Test django schema and data migrations, including migrations' order.
• django-test-plus - Useful additions to Django's default TestCase.
• factory-boy - Test fixtures replacement.
• django-silk - Live profiling and inspection of HTTP requests and database queries.
• django-waffle - A feature flipper for Django.
• model-bakery - Object factory for Django (rename of legacy Model Mommy project).
• django-swagger-tester - Django test utility for validating Swagger documentation.

URLs

• dj-database-url - Database URLs.
• urlman - A nicer way to do URLs for Django models.

Users

• django-allauth - Improved user registration including social auth.
• django-organizations - Multi-user accounts for Django projects.
• django-cas-ng - Django-cas-ng is Django CAS (Central Authentication Service) 1.0/2.0/3.0 client library to support SSO (Single Sign On) and Single Logout (SLO).

Views

• django-braces - Reusable, generic mixins.
• django-extra-views - Extra class-based generic views.
• django-vanilla-views - Simpler class-based views in Django.
• django-stronghold - Makes all your Django views default login_required.

Python Packages

A short list of Python packages that work well with Django.

• bleach - Sanitize your inputs/forms.
• black - Uncompromising Python code formatter.
• coveragepy - Code coverage measurement.
• huey - A little task queue for Python.
• nplusone - Auto-detect n+1 queries.
• pillow - Python Imaging Library.
• pytest - Testing framework.
• python-slugify - Returns unicode slugs.
• sentry-python - Error reporting SDK.
• whitenoise - Simplified static file serving for Python websites.

Resources

Official Resources

• Project Website - Official Django website.
• Documentation - Comprehensive documentation for all Django versions.
• Polls Tutorial - Build a polls tutorial while learning Django internals.
• Source Code - Hosted on GitHub.

Educational

• Classy Class-Based Views - Detailed descriptions of methods/properties/attributes for each generic class-based view.
• Classy Django Forms - Detailed descriptions of methods/properties/attributes for each form class.
• Classy Django REST Framework - Detailed descriptions with methods/attributes for DRF class-based views and serializers.
• LearnDjango - Tutorials and premium courses on Django and Django REST Framework.
• Django Girls Tutorial - Use function-based views to build a blog app.
• Simple is Better than Complex - Regularly updated website with many tutorials and tips on Django.
• Full Stack Python's Django Page - Explanation of Django philosophy and links to other resources and tutorials.
• RealPython - Many high-quality tutorials on Django.
• TestDriven - Multiple Django-specific tutorials on topics like Docker, payments, and more.
• Mozilla Tutorial - Create a lending library app.
• Adam Johnson - Adam is on the Technical Board of Django and writes regular tutorials.
• Matt Layman - Regular tutorials and deep-dives on Django topics.
• Django Sites - Comprehensive listing of sites built with Django.
• Django Styleguide - Styleguide for django with best practices and examples.

Community

• Django Forum - Discourse Board.
• Community Page - Featuring feeds of Community Blog Posts, Jobs, and more.
• Django Users Google Group - Very active discussion board for questions/answers.
• Developers Google Group - For contributions to Django itself only.
• Twitter - For official announcements on updates, security fixes, etc.
• IRC Channel - Chat with other Django users at irc://irc.freenode.net/django.

Conferences

• DjangoCon US (YouTube Channel)
• DjangoCon Europe (YouTube Channel)
• PyCon US (YouTube Channel)
• PyCon Australia (YouTube Channel)
• Euro Python (YouTube Channel)
• Django Under the Hood
• Complete listing of all PyCons globally

Newsletters

• Django News - Weekly newsletter on announcements, articles, projects, and talks.

Podcasts

• Django Chat - A weekly podcast from William Vincent and Django Fellow Carlton Gibson with discussions of core Django concepts and regular guests.
• Django Riffs - A new podcast from Matt Layman.
• TalkPython - The leading Python podcast with several episodes on Django.
• Podcast Init - A popular Python podcast that features Django guests on occasion.

Books

Django 3.0

• Django for Beginners: Build websites with Python and Django
• Django for APIs: Build web APIs with Python and Django
• Django for Professionals: Production websites with Python and Django
• Django Crash Course
• Django 3 by Example
• Django 3 Web Development Cookbook
• Speed Up Your Django Tests
• Two Scoops of Django 3.x: Best Practices for the Django Web Framework

Django 2.2

• Tango with Django
• Build a website with Django 2

Django 2.1

• Practical Django 2 and Channels 2
• Django 2 Web Development Cookbook

Django 2.0

• Hello Web App 2.0
• Django Design Patterns and Best Practices
• Django 2 by Example

Django 1.11

• Two Scoops of Django: Best Practices for Django 1.11
• Test-Driven Development with Python
• Django RESTful Web Services
• Beginning Django

Hosting

PaaS (Platforms-as-a-Service)

• Heroku
• PythonAnywhere
• Divio
• Microsoft Azure
• AWS CodeStar
• Google Cloud
• Zeit Now
• Dokku
• Render

IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service)

• Digital Ocean
• Linode
• Amazon Lightsail

Projects

Boilerplate

• cookiecutter-django - A full-bodied starter project, highly customizable.
• djangox - A simpler approach with complete user authentication flow, Pipenv, and more.
• DRFx - A DRF starter with user auth, Pipenv, and other goodies.
• django-project-template - A deliberately basic project that has multiple staging environments and Heroku deployment config.
• docker-django - A quick starter guide for Django and Docker together.
• ponee - A lightweight Django template ready for Heroku.
• wemake-django-template - Bleeding edge Django template focused on code quality and security.
• django2-project-template - A quick starter template with PostgreSQL.
• django-webpack-starter - Django Webpack starter template for using Webpack 4.
• sos-django-template - Django starter template with separate dev and production settings.
• django-docker-heroku-template - A template with Docker, GitHub Actions, and Heroku set up for dev/test/prod, plus various other best practices.

Open Source Projects

• Blog app with users and forms
• Newspaper app with custom user model, full user auth
• pythonic-news - Hacker News clone.
• Behavior-Driven Development with Aloe
• Image Sharing Blog
• Bootcamp: An enterprise social network
• Zulip - Open-source team chat.
• saleor - E-commerce storefront.
• Django-CRM - Open Source Python CRM based on Django.
• django-job-portal - Job portal application using Django.
• Built with Django - Curated list of awesome Django projects.

Django REST Framework

The most popular way to build web APIs with Django.

DRF Resources

• Official Documentation
• DRF Source Code
• awesome-django-rest-framework

DRF Tutorials

• Official REST Framework - A Beginner's Guide
• DRF Blog API
• Building APIs with Django and DRF
• DRF with React: Todo API
• DRF with React
• Making React and Django play well together

Wagtail

Wagtail, the powerful CMS for modern websites.

Wagtail Resources

• Official Documentation
• Wagtail Source Code
• awesome-wagtail
• This week in Wagtail - A (most) weekly email with updates from the Wagtail core team.
• Wagtail Space - Wagtail CMS events around the world.