The Benefits of Django
Uncategorised • 23rd Jul, 15
With Django being built over the Python framework, it’s a relatively old language which has matured and has made it possible to build minor projects simply. This doesn’t mean that it’s not powerful enough when it comes to bigger websites which need to interact with the server on system level. It even benefits over PHP in some ways too, and here’s how:
- With there being a numerous amount of modules, the developer will never have to do a common task from scratch
- Having a code which is more structured when it comes to a large amount of programming lines, it’s easier to read which makes it possible for new developers to start upgrading old code easily
- The code is smaller thanks to powerful functions which Python supplies, which results in the programming taking less time
- There is less room for the programmer to make mistakes. This is because there are no useless characters so they are able to develop, debug, and find an error much faster
That’s just how it is better in comparison to PHP, but as the only framework which has the ability to generate admin panels on the fly it’s clear that there are many more advantages to using Django specifically. With the generated admin panel, the features without much custom modifications include:
- Access Control List (ACL) – this allows the administrator to add new users as well as user rights on the fly. You can even make user group with the rights to edit and delete content
- Useful design which is simple – all that any administrator will ever need can be found here, including adding/updating/deleting content, action history, and uploading files, videos/images
- Relation linking – There are some specific features which are missing in almost all of the admin panels which have been created for PHP CMSes. With Django you can add new users to a new group and even configure it without the possibility of losing any important data which has already been entered
- Better database handling – with Django making use of the powerful python database handling providing easy data manipulation and migration, no matter whether you use MySQL, PostgresSQL or Oracle, this will be the perfect fit
- Flexibility – offering this to customize pieces of the website, it suits the needs of the project which you are working on rather than relying on pre-built applications. You could even make use of Django to customize your widgets so that they display what you want exactly how you want it
- Unique design – the templates which you can make use of will provide you with the specific look and feel that you want to go for on your website. This way you can be sure that the site which is developed will have a unique look
- Simple to update – having a template structure which makes easier for you to upload any additional pages which you wish, you’ll be able to make the site wide as well as adding visual or code changes with ease. With such a great structure you can be sure that your website will have a look and feel which is consistent throughout the whole site
- Higher level of security – compared to sites which have developed using PHP, it is evident that you will have a greater level of security as a result of the way which Django is developed and installed. Your source code for your website will not be directly exposed to the internet and online viewers
Thanks to the powerful Python language which lays the foundation, Django has a very good module handling. It is because of this that you will be able to connect Python code with C/C++ libraries without have to install any sort of apache modules.