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The ORM simplifies database... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/some-notes-on-starting-to-use-django-piqautomn og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/PIqAUTOMN.png og:image:alt: Some notes on starting to use Django og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Some notes on starting to use Django **[Julia Evans](https://daily.dev/sources/jvns)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Django offers a beginner-friendly web framework with explicit structure, built-in admin interface, and automatic migrations. The ORM simplifies database queries using double-underscore notation for joins, while SQLite provides a lightweight production database option. Django's batteries-included approach covers email, CSRF protection, and content security policies out of the box, though the settings file configuration can feel intimidating for newcomers. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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