Understanding Django and the Web Framework Workflow

This lesson introduces Django as a high-level Python web framework and explains how it helps developers turn an idea into a working web application through a repeatable workflow. You will learn what a framework provides, why Django emphasizes convention and built-in tools, and how its core pieces cooperate when a browser requests a page.

The focus is not on memorizing every Django feature. Instead, this lesson builds the mental model you will use throughout the course: projects contain configuration, apps contain focused features, URLs route requests, views coordinate logic, templates render HTML, models represent data, and Django’s development server gives you a fast feedback loop.