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FAQ: Installation
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How do I get started?
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#. `Download the code`_.
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#. Install Django (read the :doc:`installation guide </intro/install>`).
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#. Walk through the :doc:`tutorial </intro/tutorial01>`.
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#. Check out the rest of the :doc:`documentation </index>`, and `ask questions`_ if you
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run into trouble.
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.. _`Download the code`: https://www.djangoproject.com/download/
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.. _ask questions: https://www.djangoproject.com/community/
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What are Django's prerequisites?
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Django requires Python. See the table in the next question for the versions of
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Python that work with each version of Django. Other Python libraries may be
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required for some use cases, but you'll receive an error about them as they're
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needed.
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For a development environment -- if you just want to experiment with Django --
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you don't need to have a separate web server installed or database server.
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Django comes with its own :djadmin:`lightweight development server<runserver>`.
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For a production environment, Django follows the WSGI spec, :pep:`3333`, which
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means it can run on a variety of web servers. See :doc:`Deploying Django
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</howto/deployment/index>` for more information.
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Django runs `SQLite`_ by default, which is included in Python installations.
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For a production environment, we recommend PostgreSQL_; but we also officially
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support MariaDB_, MySQL_, `SQLite`_, and Oracle_. See :doc:`Supported Databases
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</ref/databases>` for more information.
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.. _Python: https://www.python.org/
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.. _PostgreSQL: https://www.postgresql.org/
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.. _MariaDB: https://mariadb.org/
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.. _MySQL: https://www.mysql.com/
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.. _`SQLite`: https://www.sqlite.org/
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.. _Oracle: https://www.oracle.com/
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.. _faq-python-version-support:
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What Python version can I use with Django?
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Django version Python versions
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4.2 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12 (added in 4.2.8)
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5.0 3.10, 3.11, 3.12
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5.1 3.10, 3.11, 3.12
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5.2 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13
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For each version of Python, only the latest micro release (A.B.C) is officially
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supported. You can find the latest micro version for each series on the `Python
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download page <https://www.python.org/downloads/>`_.
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Typically, we will support a Python version up to and including the first
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Django LTS release whose security support ends after security support for that
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version of Python ends. For example, Python 3.9 security support ends in
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October 2025 and Django 4.2 LTS security support ends in April 2026. Therefore
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Django 4.2 is the last version to support Python 3.9.
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What Python version should I use with Django?
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Since newer versions of Python are often faster, have more features, and are
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better supported, the latest version of Python 3 is recommended.
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You don't lose anything in Django by using an older release, but you don't take
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advantage of the improvements and optimizations in newer Python releases.
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Third-party applications for use with Django are free to set their own version
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requirements.
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Should I use the stable version or development version?
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Generally, if you're using code in production, you should be using a
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stable release. The Django project publishes a full stable release
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every eight months or so, with bugfix updates in between. These stable
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releases contain the API that is covered by our backwards
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compatibility guarantees; if you write code against stable releases,
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you shouldn't have any problems upgrading when the next official
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version is released.
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