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django

High-level Python web framework for building web backends

Stars
91.7k
License
BSD-3-Clause
Last commit
Nov 2026
Language
Python
Stars, last 29 weeks+5,119
21 Apr 2026: 86,600 stars28 Apr 2026: 86,675 stars5 May 2026: 86,755 stars12 May 2026: 86,841 stars19 May 2026: 86,913 stars26 May 2026: 86,969 stars2 Jun 2026: 87,049 stars9 Jun 2026: 87,142 stars16 Jun 2026: 87,231 stars23 Jun 2026: 87,316 stars30 Jun 2026: 87,421 stars7 Jul 2026: 87,526 stars14 Jul 2026: 87,638 stars21 Jul 2026: 87,716 stars28 Jul 2026: 87,795 stars4 Aug 2026: 87,924 stars11 Aug 2026: 87,985 stars18 Aug 2026: 88,118 stars25 Aug 2026: 88,638 stars1 Sept 2026: 89,258 stars8 Sept 2026: 90,075 stars15 Sept 2026: 90,797 stars22 Sept 2026: 90,907 stars29 Sept 2026: 91,005 stars6 Oct 2026: 91,062 stars13 Oct 2026: 91,172 stars20 Oct 2026: 91,305 stars27 Oct 2026: 91,420 stars3 Nov 2026: 91,523 stars10 Nov 2026: 91,719 stars

86,600 on 21 Apr 202691,719 on 10 Nov 2026

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Overview

Django is a general-purpose Python web framework. The README points to the docs: an install guide, ordered tutorials, topical guides, HOWTOs, a reference and a deployment guide. It has no AI features of its own, so it is a backend base to build on, not an AI starter.

Who it is for: Python developers building web backends, including ones that call AI models

Strengths

  • Documentation covers install, ordered tutorials, topical guides, HOWTOs, reference and deployment
  • Written in Python, so it sits alongside Python AI libraries
  • BSD-3-Clause license; last commit 2026-11-11
  • Support via Discord, Forum and a public ticket tracker

Weaknesses

  • No built-in AI, LLM or model-serving features; add them yourself
  • No tagged release listed in the repository metadata
  • Not a ready-made starter; the app is built by following the tutorials
  • No Docker or Compose files in the repository

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