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Django documentation
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.. rubric:: Everything you need to know about Django (and then some).
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Getting help
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Having trouble? We'd like to help!
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* Try the :ref:`FAQ <faq-index>` -- it's got answers to many common questions.
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* Looking for specific information? Try the :ref:`genindex`, :ref:`modindex` or
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the :ref:`detailed table of contents <contents>`.
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* Search for information in the `archives of the django-users mailing list`_, or
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`post a question`_.
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* Ask a question in the `#django IRC channel`_, or search the `IRC logs`_ to see
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if its been asked before.
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* Report bugs with Django in our `ticket tracker`_.
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.. _archives of the django-users mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/django-users/
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.. _post a question: http://groups.google.com/group/django-users/
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.. _#django IRC channel: irc://irc.freenode.net/django
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.. _IRC logs: http://oebfare.com/logger/django/
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.. _ticket tracker: http://code.djangoproject.com/
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First steps
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:ref:`Overview <intro-overview>`
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See what writing a database-driven application with Django looks like.
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:ref:`Installation <intro-install>`
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Get Django installed on your computer.
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Tutorial: Writing your first Django application
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:ref:`Part 1 <intro-tutorial01>`
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Start a project, create models and play with the database API.
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:ref:`Part 2 <intro-tutorial02>`
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Explore the automatically-generated admin site.
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:ref:`Part 3 <intro-tutorial03>`
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Write the public interface views.
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:ref:`Part 4 <intro-tutorial04>`
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Learn how to process forms.
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Using Django
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:ref:`Models <topics-db-index>`
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Design a single, definitive source of data about your data.
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:ref:`Handling web requests <topics-http-index>`
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Handle web requests, map them to views and return pages.
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:ref:`Forms <topics-forms-index>`
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Build and handle HTML forms.
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:ref:`Templates <topics-templates>`
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Develop the visual design of your site.
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And more:
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* :ref:`Authentication <topics-auth>`
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* :ref:`Caching <topics-cache>`
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* :ref:`E-mail <topics-email>`
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* :ref:`File-access APIs <topics-files>`
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* :ref:`topics-i18n`
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* :ref:`topics-pagination`
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* :ref:`Serialization <topics-serialization>`
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* :ref:`Sessions <topics-http-sessions>`
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* :ref:`Settings/configuration <topics-settings>`
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* :ref:`topics-signals`
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* :ref:`Testing <topics-testing>`
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Add-on ("contrib") applications
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:ref:`Django's automatic admin site <ref-contrib-admin>`
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Get a clean Web interface to your data with little effort.
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:ref:`Form tools <ref-contrib-formtools-index>`
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Easily handle complex form workflows.
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:ref:`Syndication feeds <ref-contrib-syndication>`
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Generate RSS and Atom feeds of your data.
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:ref:`"Local flavor" <ref-contrib-localflavor>`
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Give your site that special local touch.
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And more:
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* :ref:`Comments <ref-contrib-comments-index>`
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* :ref:`Content types <ref-contrib-contenttypes>`
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* :ref:`Cross Site Request Forgery protection <ref-contrib-csrf>`
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* :ref:`Databrowse <ref-contrib-databrowse>`
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* :ref:`Flatpages <ref-contrib-flatpages>`
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* :ref:`Humanize <ref-contrib-humanize>`
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* :ref:`Redirects <ref-contrib-redirects>`
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* :ref:`Sitemaps <ref-contrib-sitemaps>`
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* :ref:`Sites <ref-contrib-sites>`
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* :ref:`Web design helpers <ref-contrib-webdesign>`
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* :ref:`Markup <ref-contrib-markup>`
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Solving specific problems
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:ref:`Deployment <howto-deployment-index>`
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Release your project to the world.
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:ref:`Importing data from legacy databases <howto-legacy-databases>`
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Use Django with an existing database or alongside other web development
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toolkits.
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:ref:`Custom template tags <howto-custom-template-tags>`
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Add your own extensions to Django's template language.
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:ref:`Generating CSV <howto-outputting-csv>` & :ref:`PDF <howto-outputting-pdf>`
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Produce non-HTML content with Django.
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And more:
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* :ref:`Authenticating in Apache <howto-apache-auth>`
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* :ref:`howto-custom-file-storage`
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* :ref:`howto-custom-management-commands`
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* :ref:`howto-custom-model-fields`
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* :ref:`Tracking code errors by e-mail <howto-error-reporting>`
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* :ref:`howto-initial-data`
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* :ref:`howto-jython`
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* :ref:`Serving static files <howto-static-files>`
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Reference
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:ref:`Settings <ref-settings>`
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See all of Django's settings and what they do.
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:ref:`Request & response objects <ref-request-response>`
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Understand the classes Django uses to represent HTTP requests and responses.
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:ref:`Model API reference <ref-models-index>`
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Revel in the gory details of Django's model system.
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:ref:`Form API reference <ref-forms-index>`
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Learn the details of forms, fields and widgets.
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And more:
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* :ref:`ref-databases`
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* :ref:`ref-django-admin`
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* :ref:`ref-files-index`
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* :ref:`ref-generic-views`
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* :ref:`ref-middleware`
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* :ref:`ref-templates-index`
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* :ref:`ref-unicode`
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And all the rest
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:ref:`Internals <internals-index>`
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Learn how Django works under the hood and how you can contribute to the
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project.
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:ref:`Release notes <releases-index>`
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See what is and was new in each release of Django.
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:ref:`Miscellany <misc-index>`
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Stuff we can't find a more organized place for. Like that drawer in your
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kitchen with the scissors, batteries and duct tape.
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