Re: Is Django still good to build mordern web apps/sites or is FastAPI the preferred choice for Python

On 7/6/25 13:42, Matthew Ngaha via Tutor wrote:
> I just recently got back into programming (hobby) and wanted to try
> and build a website. Django seems to have been around for so long that
> I'm just wondering if it's still a solid choice for websites/apps
> using Python. Or is FastAPI a better option? I'm somewhat familiar
> with Django and how it works, i.e forms, views, models etc but it's
> been some years now. I don't mind learning either so please include
> your likes and dislikes.


django and fastapi are two of the top choices.  a LOT depends on what 
you want to accomplish.  There are dozens of Python web frameworks at 
all levels from super lightweight to really full-featured.  I'm not a 
Django fan myself, it's a lot for a small project;  I find Flask more 
accessible, but jjinja templates are admittedly somewhat irritating (it 
will be really interesting to see how things evolve now that Python's 
about to get template strings in 3.14).  Static site generator Pelican 
uses jinja templates too - it's about as easy as it gets. Pyramid is 
also quite popular.

"Is Django still..." - absolutely.! It caught some flak for (because it 
predated their popularity) not playing well with front-tend technologies 
like React (so maybe this is part of your "apps" question), but now 
there's something called the Django REST Framework which is supposed to 
solve that. Not familiar with it in more than name.

I'll let others talk about FastAPI, which I've only squinted at.


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