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Django is one of the most popular web application framwork. This framwork is based on Python. Django is Batteries included Framwork which means all the tools and basic requirements and features which are commonly required to build performant and scalable web applications such as  Security, Logging-system and different software packages are already build into Django. So it does not require to build this common requirements to be build from the groundup.

Some advantages of django:

  1. Rapid Development: Django was designed to allow developers to build web applications quickly and efficiently. It provides a range of tools and features that make it easy to develop and deploy complex applications, such as an admin interface, ORM, URL routing, and more.
  2. Scalability: Django is designed to scale up to handle large amounts of traffic and data, making it a good choice for large-scale, complex web applications.
  3. Security: Django has a strong focus on security and provides several built-in security features, such as protection against SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks.
  4. Community: Django has a large and active community of developers who contribute to the framework and create plugins, extensions, and other tools to enhance its functionality.
  5. Versatility: Django can be used for a wide range of web applications, from simple blogs and personal websites to complex, data-driven applications and e-commerce sites.
  6. Well-documented: Django has excellent documentation and a large number of tutorials, videos, and forums available online, making it easier for developers to learn and use the framework effectively.

Learning Resources for Django:
  1.  The official documentation of django is very well articulated and easy to understand. This is a greate place to start to learn django.
  2. Two scoops of Django: A well written book for learning two scoops of django .
  3. Another good book to learn django is Django for beginners
  4. A udemy course Django Advanced API where the instructor teaches how to make REST API with Django and Django rest framwork.

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