Programming/Django

Django is a Python-based web framework.

It's the equivalent to Php's Laravel.

Useful References

• Django/Production

Related Packages and Libraries

See also Python Packages and Libraries .

Personally Curated

Django DumpDie (Django DD) - Mostly stable.

django-dump-die                 # Dump-and-die debugging tool.

Django Expanded Test Cases (Django ETC) - WIP, but basic integration tests are stable at this point.

django-expanded-test-cases      # Utilities for easier testing.

Database Connectors

"MySQL Client" MySQL Connector - See also MySQL

mysqlclient                     # Allows connecting to MySQL databases.

"Psycopg2 Binary" PostgreSQL Connector - See also PostgreSQL

psycopg2-binary                 # Allows connecting to PostgreSQL databases.

Websockets, Asyncronous Communication, & APIs

Django Channels

channels                        # Allows using websockets for client-server communication.
channels-redis                  # Supplementary for channels package.

Django Rest Framework

djangorestframework             # Allows easy creation of standardized and secure API calls.

Testing Tools

Freeze Gun - Allows for date/time-sensitive testing in cases that would otherwise be difficult to thoroughly test.

freezegun                       # Allows "freezing" tests to specific datetimes, for consistent checking and output.

Selenium - For launching browser instances to test actual site page loads.

selenium                        # Support for running UnitTests that directly simulate browser usage.

Utility & Other

Django Debug Toolbar

django-debug-toolbar            # Displays helpful debug-toolbar on side of browser window, after page load.

Django LocalFlavor

django-localflavor              # Support for locality handling, such as national states/regions.