django-patternslisted

# Django patterns Django 5.2 LTS (extended support through April 2028). Django 6.0 is current stable (non-LTS). Baseline for this skill is 5.2 LTS. Adapt advice to the version in the project's `requirements.txt`, `pyproject.toml`, or lockfile. DRF-specific patterns load when the project includes `djangorestframework` in dependencies. ## When to load this skill - Project contains `manage.py`, `settings.py`, `apps.py` - `pyproject.toml`, `requirements.txt`, or `Pipfile` lists `django` or `Django` - User asks about Django, models, ORM, views, forms, templates, migrations, admin, signals, middleware ## When not to load this skill - Pure FastAPI, Flask, or other Python web frameworks without Django - Django REST Framework questions only (DRF-specific patterns live in their own skill) ## Reference files | File | Topics | | -------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [models.md](reference/models.md) | Model definition, Meta.constraints, Meta.indexes, null vs blank, on_delete, custom managers | | [orm.md](reference/orm.md) | select_related, prefetch_related, F(), Q(), .only()/.defer(), .iterator(), bulk operations | | [views-and-forms.md](reference/views-and-forms.md) | CBV vs FBV, thin views, get_obje