Django is a web programming framework built on Python. It comes with many features that make the process of getting a website up and running easy and fast.
It provides a well-structured admin functionality,
The plain Django, as we will refer to it here, works in the
The Model refers to the data, database parameters, manipulations, and all that concerns data in the application.
The View in Django’s MVT pattern is different from the view in the MVC pattern because in Django, it is a controller function that determines which data is presented and which is not.
The Django template is a combination of an jinja. In Django templating, the data to be displayed will be directly fed into the HTML files using a special syntax. For jinja, it is usually done with symbols in the format.
"{% //your django code %}"
or
{{ //your django code }}
This method is fast, appealing, and easier to understand while learning the language. It gives one the leverage of making changes on the go to any HTML file of choice to meet one’s taste and needs. But it also has its downsides, which we shall see later. First, let’s look at the Django RF.
Django REST framework is a micro-framework library built on top of Django. It basically removes the complexities that exist when trying to use Django to write REST JSON response which can be accessed by anybody who wishes to use it. All they have to do is write code that will consume the API (that is, de-serialize the JSON response).
There is one code for all purposes. With my JSON response which I have returned in my API, anybody can access the outputs/functions of my backend code and display it on whatever frontend platform they wish. Whereas with template engines, you will have to write different codes for the different platforms, like web and mobile.
It is easy to manage my code and entire project. If I wish to implement any changes on my backend code, I won’t have to start making changes on my frontend and fishing out everywhere the said change has an effect. This could be very resource-consuming.
It clearly separates the job of managing the database and every other server-side function from the presentation to the client.
I would advise you to write APIs with DRF, especially when the project in question needs a lot of scaling up in the future.
It is the organizational favorite at the moment. You don’t want to have a project as an organization that will be tied down to a particular project team. They will mix up all the codes together, making it a bit difficult to review much later. You want something clearer and more apt.
Lastly, developing with template engines limits your projects to small sizes. As far as big projects are concerned, it is advisable to consider DRF or any API-generating frameworks.