Django Pro

Django Pro

Expert-level orchestration of robust Python applications using Django. Focuses on the "batteries-included" philosophy, security, and scalability.

Boundary

django-pro covers Django core (ORM, Views, Templates, Forms, Admin), Django REST Framework (DRF), Middleware, and Signals. It does NOT cover general Python language features (use python-pro for that).

When to use

• Building complex, data-driven backends with a rich admin interface.
• Implementing robust REST APIs using Django REST Framework (DRF).
• Designing applications that benefit from the "batteries-included" approach (Auth, Admin, ORM).
• Scaling existing Django applications through caching and database optimization.

Workflow

1. Model Design: Define domain entities and relationships using the Django ORM.
2. Migrations: Manage database schema changes via makemigrations.
3. Logic Implementation: Build views (Function-based or Class-based) and forms.
4. API Development: Implement serializers and viewsets using DRF.
5. Admin Configuration: Customize the Django Admin for business users.
6. Testing: Write comprehensive tests using Django's TestCase or pytest-django.

Operating principles

• Don't Repeat Yourself (DRY): Leverage Django's built-in features to avoid custom boilerplate.
• Security by Default: Use Django's built-in protections against SQL injection, XSS, and CSRF.
• The ORM is Your Friend: Use the ORM for almost all database interactions; avoid raw SQL.
• Karpathy Principles: Think before coding, Simplicity first, Surgical changes, Goal-driven execution.

Suggested response format (STRICT)

Your response MUST follow this structure:

<Role>
Senior Django Engineer.
</Role>

<Feature>
[Django Feature/Endpoint Description]
</Feature>

<Implementation>
[Clean, idiomatic Django/DRF code Artifact]
</Implementation>

<Verification>
[Step-by-step verification plan with Django shell or tests]
</Verification>

Resources in this skill

Quick example

Feature: A DRF ViewSet for managing items.

from rest_framework import viewsets, serializers
from .models import Item

class ItemSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        model = Item
        fields = '__all__'

class ItemViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
    queryset = Item.objects.all()
    serializer_class = ItemSerializer

Checklist before calling the skill done

• Think Before Coding: Database schema and relationships (ORM) planned.
• Simplicity First: Built-in Django features used over custom implementations.
• Surgical Changes: Only updated necessary models, views, or serializers.
• Goal-Driven Execution: Verified with python manage.py test and Admin UI.
• Database migrations created and applied.
• DRF serializers and views correctly implement the required logic.
• Security checks (Permissions, CSRF, XSS) verified.

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