A: Django is a Python web framework for building web applications. It follows a "batteries-included" philosophy, providing built-in tools for common development tasks like authentication, URL routing, and database interactions.

Q: Who created Django?

A: Django was created by the Lawrence Journal-World in 2004. It is now maintained by the Django Software Foundation, a non-profit organization.

Q: What license does Django use?

A: Django is released under the 3-clause BSD License, allowing free use and modification with minimal restrictions.

Q: When was Django first released?

A: The first version of Django was published on July 13, 2005.

Q: What programming language is Django written in?

A: Django is written entirely in Python.

Django

Python web framework

CreativeWork web_framework Q842014

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Instance of: web framework, Python package, free software^[3]^[4]
Inception: 2004
Publication date: July 13, 2005
Official website: www.djangoproject.com
Has use: web development
Copyright license: 3-clause BSD License^[7]
Copyright status: copyrighted
Creator: Lawrence Journal-World^[2]
Depends on software: asgiref, pytz, sqlparse
Developer: Django Software Foundation^[6]
Different from: Django
GUI toolkit or framework: web user interface
Named after: Django Reinhardt^[5]
Operating system: cross-platform^[9]
Programmed in: Python^[8]
Social media followers: 172k (133k–172k, n=3)
Software version identifier: 1.6, 1.6.4, 1.6.8, 1.7, 1.7.1, 1.7.2, 1.7.4, 1.8, 1.8.5, 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.5, 1.9.7, 1.9.8, 1.10, 1.9.9, 1.10b1, 1.10a1, 1.10rc1, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.10.3, 1.10.4, 1.10.5, 1.10.6, 1.11, 1.11.2, 1.11.3, 1.11.4, 1.11.5, 1.11.6, 1.11.7, 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.5, 2.0.7, 1.5.3, 1.5.4, 1.5.5, 1.5.6, 1.5.7, 1.5.8, 1.5.9, 1.5.10, 1.5.11, 1.5.12, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 1.6.5, 1.6.6, 1.6.7, 1.6.9, 1.6.10, 1.6.11, 1.7.3, 1.7.5, 1.7.6, 1.7.7, 1.7.8, 1.7.9, 1.7.10, 1.7.11, 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3, 1.8.4, 1.8.6, 1.8.7, 1.8.8, 1.8.9, 1.8.10, 1.8.11, 1.8.12, 1.8.13, 1.8.14, 1.8.15, 1.8.16, 1.8.17, 1.8.18, 1.8.19, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4, 1.9.6, 1.9.10, 1.9.11, 1.9.12, 1.9.13, 1.10.7, 1.10.8, 1.11.1, 1.11.8, 1.11.9, 1.11.10, 1.11.11, 1.11.12, 1.11.13, 1.11.14, 2.0.4, 2.0.6, 1.11.15, 2.0.8, 2.1, 2.1.1, 1.11.16, 2.0.9, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 1.11.17, 2.1.4, 1.11.18, 2.0.10, 2.1.5, 1.11.19, 1.11.20, 2.0.11, 2.0.12, 2.1.6, 2.1.7, 2.0.13, 2.1.8, 2.2, 2.2.1, 1.11.21, 2.1.9, 2.2.2, 1.11.22, 2.1.10, 2.2.3, 1.11.23, 2.1.11, 2.2.4, 1.11.24, 2.1.12, 2.2.5, 1.11.25, 2.1.13, 2.2.6, 1.11.26, 2.1.14, 2.2.7, 2.1.15, 2.2.8, 3.0, 1.11.27, 2.2.9, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 1.11.28, 2.2.10, 3.0.3, 1.11.29, 2.2.11, 3.0.4, 2.2.12, 3.0.5, 3.0.6, 2.2.13, 3.0.7, 2.2.14, 3.0.8, 2.2.15, 3.0.9, 3.1, 2.2.16, 3.0.10, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 2.2.17, 3.0.11, 3.1.3, 3.1.4, 3.1.5, 3.1.6, 2.2.18, 3.0.12, 2.2.19, 3.0.13, 3.1.7, 3.2, 2.2.20, 3.0.14, 3.1.8, 2.2.21, 2.2.22, 3.1.9, 3.1.10, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 2.2.23, 3.1.11, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 2.2.24, 3.1.12, 3.2.5, 3.1.13, 3.2.6, 3.2.7, 3.2.8, 3.2.9, 4.0, 3.2.10, 4.0.1, 3.2.11, 2.2.25, 2.2.26, 4.0.2, 3.2.12, 2.2.27, 4.0.3, 2.2.28, 3.1.14, 3.2.13, 4.0.4, 4.0.5, 3.2.14, 4.0.6, 3.2.15, 4.0.7, 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 3.2.16, 4.0.8, 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 3.2.17, 4.1.6, 4.0.9, 4.1.7, 3.2.18, 4.0.10, 4.2, 4.1.8, 3.2.19, 4.1.9, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 3.2.20, 4.1.10, 4.2.3, 3.2.21, 4.1.11, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6, 3.2.22, 4.1.12, 4.2.7, 3.2.23, 4.1.13, 4.2.8, 5.0, 4.2.9, 5.0.1, 3.2.24, 4.2.10, 5.0.2, 5.0.3, 4.2.11, 3.2.25, 5.0.4, 4.2.12, 4.2.13, 5.0.5, 5.0.6, 4.2.14, 5.0.7, 4.2.15, 5.0.8, 5.1, 4.2.16, 5.1.1, 5.0.9, 5.1.2, 5.1.3, 4.2.17, 5.0.10, 5.1.4, 4.2.18, 5.0.11, 5.1.5, 4.2.19, 5.0.12, 5.1.6, 4.2.20, 5.0.13, 5.1.7, 5.2, 5.0.14, 5.1.8, 4.2.21, 5.2.1, 5.1.9, 4.2.22, 4.2.23, 5.1.10, 5.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.1.11, 5.2.4, 5.2.5, 4.2.24, 5.1.12, 5.2.6, 4.2.25, 5.1.13, 5.2.7, 4.2.26, 5.1.14, 5.2.8, 4.2.27, 5.1.15, 5.2.9 LTS, 6.0, 5.2.9, 5.2.10, 6.0.1, 4.2.28, 4.2.29, 4.2.30, 5.2.11, 5.2.12, 5.2.13, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 5.2.14, 6.0.5, 5.2.15, 6.0.6, 5.2.16, 6.0.7, 5.2.17, 6.0.8, 6.1, 6.1.1, 5.2.17, 5.2.18, 6.0.9, 6.1.2^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]

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Image (Wikimedia Commons): Django useradmin.png ↗
AUR package: python-django17, python2-django17, django12, python-django18
Alpine Linux package: py3-django
AlternativeTo software ID: django
Arch Linux package: python-django, python2-django
ArchWiki article: Django, Django_(Русский)
Bluesky handle: djangoproject.com
Debian source package: python-django
Debian stable package: python3-django, python-django, python-django-common
Docker Hub repository: library/django
Free Software Directory entry: Django
FreeBSD port: www/py-django111, www/py-django21, www/py-django22, www/py-django, www/py-django30, www/py-django31

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Freebase ID: /m/06y_qx
Gentoo Wiki article: Django
Gentoo package: dev-python/django
GitHub account: django
GitHub topic: django, django-framework
GitLab topic ID: django, Python-Django
Guix Variable Name: python-django
IRC channel URL: irc://irc.freenode.net/django, irc://irc.libera.chat/django
Lemmy community ID: django@programming.dev, django@lemmy.ml
Lex ID: Django
MacPorts port: py-django
Mastodon address: django@fosstodon.org
Mozilla Developer Network article: Learn/Server-side/Django
NL CR AUT ID: ph606732
Namuwiki ID: Django
NetBSD package ID: www/py-django14, www/py-django3, www/py-django2, www/py-django
Nixpkgs ID: python312Packages.django
OmegaWiki Defined Meaning: 1220382
Open Hub ID: django
Open Library subject ID: django_(electronic_resource)
OpenBSD port: www/py-django/stable, www/py-django/lts
OpenSUSE package: python-Django
Pro-Linux.de DBApp ID: 13078
PyPI project: Django
Quora topic ID: Django-web-framework
Repology project name: python:django
SlackBuilds package: python/python2-django
Source code repository URL: github.com
Stack Exchange tag: stackoverflow.com
Subreddit: django
Ubuntu package: python3-django, python-django, python-django-common
X (Twitter) username: djangoproject

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← Programmed in 3

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← Uses 3

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Instance of 2

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← Field of work 2

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3-clause BSD License

Created notable works 1

Simon Willison

Creator 1

Lawrence Journal-World

Different from 1

Django

GUI toolkit or framework 1

web user interface

Has use 1

web development

Named after 1

Django Reinhardt

Operating system 1

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Python

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Django is a web framework^[1].

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[3] ↑ Django — instance of (P31): Python package. GNU Guix. Retrieved 2021-02-23. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Django — instance of (P31): free software. GNU Guix. Retrieved 2021-02-23. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Django — named after (P138): Django Reinhardt. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Django — creator (P170): Lawrence Journal-World. djangobook.com. djangobook.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Django — developer (P178): Django Software Foundation. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Django — copyright license (P275): 3-clause BSD License. Open Hub. Retrieved 2016-09-02. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Django — programmed in (P277): Python. Open Hub. Retrieved 2018-07-18. openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Django — operating system (P306): cross-platform. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Django — software version identifier (P348): 1.6. docs.djangoproject.com. Retrieved 2018-07-20. docs.djangoproject.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Django — software version identifier (P348): 1.6.4. djangoproject.com. Retrieved 2018-07-20. djangoproject.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Django — software version identifier (P348): 1.6.8. docs.djangoproject.com. Retrieved 2018-07-20. docs.djangoproject.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Django — software version identifier (P348): 1.7. docs.djangoproject.com. Retrieved 2018-07-20. docs.djangoproject.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Django — software version identifier (P348): 1.7.1. docs.djangoproject.com. Retrieved 2018-07-20. docs.djangoproject.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Django — software version identifier (P348): 1.7.2. github.com. Retrieved 2018-07-20. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Django — software version identifier (P348): 1.7.4. docs.djangoproject.com. Retrieved 2018-07-20. docs.djangoproject.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Django — software version identifier (P348): 1.8. djangoproject.com. Retrieved 2018-07-20. djangoproject.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Django — software version identifier (P348): 1.8.5. docs.djangoproject.com. Retrieved 2018-07-20. docs.djangoproject.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Django — software version identifier (P348): 1.9. docs.djangoproject.com. Retrieved 2018-07-20. docs.djangoproject.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Django — software version identifier (P348): 1.9.1. docs.djangoproject.com. Retrieved 2018-07-20. docs.djangoproject.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Django — software version identifier (P348): 1.9.5. docs.djangoproject.com. Retrieved 2018-07-20. docs.djangoproject.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Django — software version identifier (P348): 1.9.7. docs.djangoproject.com. Retrieved 2018-07-20. docs.djangoproject.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Django — software version identifier (P348): 1.9.8. docs.djangoproject.com. Retrieved 2018-07-20. docs.djangoproject.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Django — software version identifier (P348): 1.10. djangoproject.com. Retrieved 2018-07-20. djangoproject.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Django — software version identifier (P348): 1.9.9. djangoproject.com. Retrieved 2018-07-20. djangoproject.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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[1] ↑ Django is an instance of web framework (Q1330336) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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