Django Has a Free Framework That Includes Auth, Admin, and ORM Out of the Box

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Django is the most popular Python web framework, used by Instagram, Mozilla, Pinterest, and NASA. It follows the batteries-included philosophy.

What You Get for Free

Admin panel — auto-generated CRUD interface
ORM — database-agnostic models with migrations
Authentication — users, groups, permissions built-in
Forms — validation, CSRF protection, rendering
Templating — Jinja-like template engine
Security — XSS, CSRF, SQL injection protection by default
REST framework — DRF for building APIs

Quick Start

pip install django
django-admin startproject mysite
cd mysite
python manage.py runserver

Define a Model

from django.db import models

class Article(models.Model):
    title = models.CharField(max_length=200)
    body = models.TextField()
    published = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)

    def __str__(self):
        return self.title

Create API with DRF

from rest_framework import serializers, viewsets

class ArticleSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        model = Article
        fields = '__all__'

class ArticleViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
    queryset = Article.objects.all()
    serializer_class = ArticleSerializer