django

name	django
description	Django — batteries-included Python web framework. Models + ORM, admin, forms, auth, templates, async views, ASGI deployment. Use when: django, django 6, Model, QuerySet, manage.py, settings.py, makemigrations, migrate, runserver, django admin, ModelForm, ModelAdmin, generic views, async view, async ORM (aget/afilter/asave), drf, django rest framework, django ninja, CONN_MAX_AGE, select_related, prefetch_related, AUTH_USER_MODEL, csrf, ASGI, gunicorn UvicornWorker, whitenoise, collectstatic, ALLOWED_HOSTS, CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS, AsyncPaginator, template partials, background tasks framework. SKIP: FastAPI async-first APIs (→fastapi), Flask micro (→flask cascade), Node frameworks (→fastify/hono), pure SQLAlchemy ORM (→sqlalchemy cascade), DRF deep customization in isolation (→djangorestframework cascade).
stacks	["django","python","backend"]
tags	["django","python","web","batteries-included","orm","admin","mvc"]
packages	["django","djangorestframework","django-ninja","gunicorn","uvicorn","whitenoise","channels","psycopg","redis"]
manifests	["manage.py","settings.py","pyproject.toml","requirements.txt"]
source	vechkasov-global-skills
risk	high-stakes

🎯 Version Requirements (May 2026)

Primary pins:

• Django: 6.x
• Python: 3.14.x

Source of truth: STACK_VERSIONS.md — verified 2026-05-16

Usage

Loaded automatically when its description matches the active task. Read only the section you need, then open the relevant reference file.

Use this skill when

• Building or migrating a Django project — django-admin startproject, app layout, settings module/package, manage.py
• Authoring models — Model, field types, Meta options, choices=, related_name, on_delete strategies, custom managers
• Working with the ORM — filter/exclude/annotate/aggregate, F/Q objects, select_related vs prefetch_related, .only()/.defer()
• Running migrations — makemigrations, migrate, --fake, squashmigrations, RunPython data migrations, multi-db, downgrade strategy
• Wiring URLs and views — function-based vs class-based, generic CBVs, path/re_path converters, include(), namespacing
• Building forms — Form, ModelForm, clean_* methods, formsets, file uploads, validators, error messages
• Rendering templates — DTL inheritance with extends/block, custom tags/filters, context processors, autoescape, Django 6 template partials
• Customizing auth — AUTH_USER_MODEL, AbstractBaseUser, permissions, login_required/permission_required, LoginRequiredMixin, sessions
• Customizing the admin — ModelAdmin, list_display, readonly_fields, inlines, custom actions, autocomplete_fields
• Exposing APIs — Django REST Framework (Serializer, , , pagination) or Django Ninja (FastAPI-style)