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Django documentation
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.. rubric:: Everything you need to know about Django (and then some).

Getting help
============

Having trouble? We'd like to help!

* Try the :ref:`FAQ <faq-index>` -- it's got answers to many common questions.

* Looking for specific information? Try the :ref:`genindex`, :ref:`modindex` or
  the :ref:`detailed table of contents <contents>`.

* Search for information in the `archives of the django-users mailing list`_, or
  `post a question`_.

* Ask a question in the `#django IRC channel`_, or search the `IRC logs`_ to see
  if its been asked before.

* Report bugs with Django in our `ticket tracker`_.

.. _archives of the django-users mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/django-users/
.. _post a question: http://groups.google.com/group/django-users/
.. _#django IRC channel: irc://irc.freenode.net/django
.. _IRC logs: http://oebfare.com/logger/django/
.. _ticket tracker: http://code.djangoproject.com/

First steps
===========

:ref:`Overview <intro-overview>`
    See what writing a database-driven application with Django looks like.

:ref:`Installation <intro-install>`
    Get Django installed on your computer.

Tutorial: Writing your first Django application
===============================================

:ref:`Part 1 <intro-tutorial01>`
    Start a project, create models and play with the database API.

:ref:`Part 2 <intro-tutorial02>`
    Explore the automatically-generated admin site.

:ref:`Part 3 <intro-tutorial03>`
    Write the public interface views.

:ref:`Part 4 <intro-tutorial04>`
    Learn how to process forms.

Using Django
============

:ref:`Models <topics-db-index>`
    Design a single, definitive source of data about your data.

:ref:`Handling web requests <topics-http-index>`
    Handle web requests, map them to views and return pages.

:ref:`Forms <topics-forms-index>`
    Build and handle HTML forms.

:ref:`Templates <topics-templates>`
    Develop the visual design of your site.

And more:
---------

    * :ref:`Authentication <topics-auth>`
    * :ref:`Caching <topics-cache>`
    * :ref:`E-mail <topics-email>`
    * :ref:`File-access APIs <topics-files>`
    * :ref:`topics-i18n`
    * :ref:`topics-pagination`
    * :ref:`Serialization <topics-serialization>`
    * :ref:`Sessions <topics-http-sessions>`
    * :ref:`Settings/configuration <topics-settings>`
    * :ref:`topics-signals`
    * :ref:`Testing <topics-testing>`

Add-on ("contrib") applications
===============================

:ref:`Django's automatic admin site <ref-contrib-admin>`
    Get a clean Web interface to your data with little effort.

:ref:`Form tools <ref-contrib-formtools-index>`
    Easily handle complex form workflows.

:ref:`Syndication feeds <ref-contrib-syndication>`
    Generate RSS and Atom feeds of your data.

:ref:`"Local flavor" <ref-contrib-localflavor>`
    Give your site that special local touch.

And more:
---------

    * :ref:`Comments <ref-contrib-comments-index>`
    * :ref:`Content types <ref-contrib-contenttypes>`
    * :ref:`Cross Site Request Forgery protection <ref-contrib-csrf>`
    * :ref:`Databrowse <ref-contrib-databrowse>`
    * :ref:`Flatpages <ref-contrib-flatpages>`
    * :ref:`Humanize <ref-contrib-humanize>`
    * :ref:`Redirects <ref-contrib-redirects>`
    * :ref:`Sitemaps <ref-contrib-sitemaps>`
    * :ref:`Sites <ref-contrib-sites>`
    * :ref:`Web design helpers <ref-contrib-webdesign>`
    * :ref:`Markup <ref-contrib-markup>`

Solving specific problems
=========================

:ref:`Deployment <howto-deployment-index>`
    Release your project to the world.

:ref:`Importing data from legacy databases <howto-legacy-databases>`
    Use Django with an existing database or alongside other web development
    toolkits.

:ref:`Custom template tags <howto-custom-template-tags>`
    Add your own extensions to Django's template language.

:ref:`Generating CSV <howto-outputting-csv>` & :ref:`PDF <howto-outputting-pdf>`
    Produce non-HTML content with Django.

And more:
---------

    * :ref:`Authenticating in Apache <howto-apache-auth>`
    * :ref:`howto-custom-file-storage`
    * :ref:`howto-custom-management-commands`
    * :ref:`howto-custom-model-fields`
    * :ref:`Tracking code errors by e-mail <howto-error-reporting>`
    * :ref:`howto-initial-data`
    * :ref:`howto-jython`
    * :ref:`Serving static files <howto-static-files>`

Reference
=========

:ref:`Settings <ref-settings>`
    See all of Django's settings and what they do.

:ref:`Request & response objects <ref-request-response>`
    Understand the classes Django uses to represent HTTP requests and responses.

:ref:`Model API reference <ref-models-index>`
    Revel in the gory details of Django's model system.

:ref:`Form API reference <ref-forms-index>`
    Learn the details of forms, fields and widgets.

And more:
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    * :ref:`ref-databases`
    * :ref:`ref-django-admin`
    * :ref:`ref-files-index`
    * :ref:`ref-generic-views`
    * :ref:`ref-middleware`
    * :ref:`ref-templates-index`
    * :ref:`ref-unicode`

And all the rest
================

:ref:`Internals <internals-index>`
    Learn how Django works under the hood and how you can contribute to the
    project.

:ref:`Release notes <releases-index>`
    See what is and was new in each release of Django.

:ref:`Miscellany <misc-index>`
    Stuff we can't find a more organized place for. Like that drawer in your
    kitchen with the scissors, batteries and duct tape.