Introduction to Django: Python's High-Level Web Framework

Django is a high-level web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. It includes many built-in features that Flask does not, like an ORM (Object-Relational Mapper), an admin panel, and authentication. Django follows the "batteries-included" philosophy. Getting started involves installing Django and running the startproject command. This creates a project with a default structure. You then create apps within the project. Each app is a self-contained module that handles a specific part of your site. Django's ORM lets you define your database schema using Python classes, or models. You then run migrations to create the actual database tables. The admin panel is automatically generated from your models, giving you a ready-to-use interface for managing data. This alone can be a huge time-saver. Django also has a powerful templating system and a URL dispatcher that is very flexible. While Django has a steeper learning curve than Flask, it is incredibly powerful for building complex, database-driven websites. A classic beginner project with Django is a poll application, which is covered in the official Django tutorial. This will walk you through models, views, templates, and the admin interface.