$npx -y skills add skateddu/claude-code-python-setup --skill django-patternsDjango architecture patterns, REST API design with DRF, ORM best practices, caching, signals, middleware, and production-grade Django apps.
| 1 | # Django Development Patterns |
| 2 | |
| 3 | Production-grade Django architecture patterns for scalable, maintainable applications. |
| 4 | |
| 5 | ## When to Activate |
| 6 | |
| 7 | - Building Django web applications |
| 8 | - Designing Django REST Framework APIs |
| 9 | - Working with Django ORM and models |
| 10 | - Setting up Django project structure |
| 11 | - Implementing caching, signals, middleware |
| 12 | |
| 13 | ## Project Structure |
| 14 | |
| 15 | ### Recommended Layout |
| 16 | |
| 17 | ``` |
| 18 | myproject/ |
| 19 | ├── config/ |
| 20 | │ ├── __init__.py |
| 21 | │ ├── settings/ |
| 22 | │ │ ├── __init__.py |
| 23 | │ │ ├── base.py # Base settings |
| 24 | │ │ ├── development.py # Dev settings |
| 25 | │ │ ├── production.py # Production settings |
| 26 | │ │ └── test.py # Test settings |
| 27 | │ ├── urls.py |
| 28 | │ ├── wsgi.py |
| 29 | │ └── asgi.py |
| 30 | ├── manage.py |
| 31 | └── apps/ |
| 32 | ├── __init__.py |
| 33 | ├── users/ |
| 34 | │ ├── __init__.py |
| 35 | │ ├── models.py |
| 36 | │ ├── views.py |
| 37 | │ ├── serializers.py |
| 38 | │ ├── urls.py |
| 39 | │ ├── permissions.py |
| 40 | │ ├── filters.py |
| 41 | │ ├── services.py |
| 42 | │ └── tests/ |
| 43 | └── products/ |
| 44 | └── ... |
| 45 | ``` |
| 46 | |
| 47 | ### Split Settings Pattern |
| 48 | |
| 49 | ```python |
| 50 | # config/settings/base.py |
| 51 | from pathlib import Path |
| 52 | |
| 53 | BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent |
| 54 | |
| 55 | SECRET_KEY = env('DJANGO_SECRET_KEY') |
| 56 | DEBUG = False |
| 57 | ALLOWED_HOSTS = [] |
| 58 | |
| 59 | INSTALLED_APPS = [ |
| 60 | 'django.contrib.admin', |
| 61 | 'django.contrib.auth', |
| 62 | 'django.contrib.contenttypes', |
| 63 | 'django.contrib.sessions', |
| 64 | 'django.contrib.messages', |
| 65 | 'django.contrib.staticfiles', |
| 66 | 'rest_framework', |
| 67 | 'rest_framework.authtoken', |
| 68 | 'corsheaders', |
| 69 | # Local apps |
| 70 | 'apps.users', |
| 71 | 'apps.products', |
| 72 | ] |
| 73 | |
| 74 | MIDDLEWARE = [ |
| 75 | 'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware', |
| 76 | 'whitenoise.middleware.WhiteNoiseMiddleware', |
| 77 | 'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware', |
| 78 | 'corsheaders.middleware.CorsMiddleware', |
| 79 | 'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware', |
| 80 | 'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware', |
| 81 | 'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware', |
| 82 | 'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware', |
| 83 | 'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware', |
| 84 | ] |
| 85 | |
| 86 | ROOT_URLCONF = 'config.urls' |
| 87 | WSGI_APPLICATION = 'config.wsgi.application' |
| 88 | |
| 89 | DATABASES = { |
| 90 | 'default': { |
| 91 | 'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql', |
| 92 | 'NAME': env('DB_NAME'), |
| 93 | 'USER': env('DB_USER'), |
| 94 | 'PASSWORD': env('DB_PASSWORD'), |
| 95 | 'HOST': env('DB_HOST'), |
| 96 | 'PORT': env('DB_PORT', default='5432'), |
| 97 | } |
| 98 | } |
| 99 | |
| 100 | # config/settings/development.py |
| 101 | from .base import * |
| 102 | |
| 103 | DEBUG = True |
| 104 | ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['localhost', '127.0.0.1'] |
| 105 | |
| 106 | DATABASES['default']['NAME'] = 'myproject_dev' |
| 107 | |
| 108 | INSTALLED_APPS += ['debug_toolbar'] |
| 109 | |
| 110 | MIDDLEWARE += ['debug_toolbar.middleware.DebugToolbarMiddleware'] |
| 111 | |
| 112 | EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend' |
| 113 | |
| 114 | # config/settings/production.py |
| 115 | from .base import * |
| 116 | |
| 117 | DEBUG = False |
| 118 | ALLOWED_HOSTS = env.list('ALLOWED_HOSTS') |
| 119 | SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT = True |
| 120 | SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE = True |
| 121 | CSRF_COOKIE_SECURE = True |
| 122 | SECURE_HSTS_SECONDS = 31536000 |
| 123 | SECURE_HSTS_INCLUDE_SUBDOMAINS = True |
| 124 | SECURE_HSTS_PRELOAD = True |
| 125 | |
| 126 | # Logging |
| 127 | LOGGING = { |
| 128 | 'version': 1, |
| 129 | 'disable_existing_loggers': False, |
| 130 | 'handlers': { |
| 131 | 'file': { |
| 132 | 'level': 'WARNING', |
| 133 | 'class': 'logging.FileHandler', |
| 134 | 'filename': '/var/log/django/django.log', |
| 135 | }, |
| 136 | }, |
| 137 | 'loggers': { |
| 138 | 'django': { |
| 139 | 'handlers': ['file'], |
| 140 | 'level': 'WARNING', |
| 141 | 'propagate': True, |
| 142 | }, |
| 143 | }, |
| 144 | } |
| 145 | ``` |
| 146 | |
| 147 | ## Model Design Patterns |
| 148 | |
| 149 | ### Model Best Practices |
| 150 | |
| 151 | ```python |
| 152 | from django.db import models |
| 153 | from django.contrib.auth.models import AbstractUser |
| 154 | from django.core.validators import MinValueValidator, MaxValueValidator |
| 155 | |
| 156 | class User(AbstractUser): |
| 157 | """Custom user model extending AbstractUser.""" |
| 158 | email = models.EmailField(unique=True) |
| 159 | phone = models.CharField(max_length=20, blank=True) |
| 160 | birth_date = models.DateField(null=True, blank=True) |
| 161 | |
| 162 | USERNAME_FIELD = 'email' |
| 163 | REQUIRED_FIELDS = ['username'] |
| 164 | |
| 165 | class Meta: |
| 166 | db_table = 'users' |
| 167 | verbose_name = 'user' |
| 168 | verbose_name_plural = 'users' |
| 169 | ordering = ['-date_joined'] |
| 170 | |
| 171 | def __str__(self): |
| 172 | return self.email |
| 173 | |
| 174 | def get_full_name(self): |
| 175 | return f"{self.first_name} {self.last_name}".strip() |
| 176 | |
| 177 | class Product(models.Model): |
| 178 | """Product model with proper field configuration.""" |
| 179 | name = models.CharField(max_length=200) |
| 180 | slug = models.SlugField(unique=True, max_length=250) |
| 181 | description = models.TextField(blank=True) |
| 182 | price = models.DecimalField( |
| 183 | max_digits=10, |
| 184 | decimal_places=2, |
| 185 | validators=[MinValueValidator(0)] |
| 186 | ) |
| 187 | stock = models.PositiveIntegerField(default=0) |
| 188 | is_active = models.BooleanField(default=True) |
| 189 | category = models.ForeignKey( |
| 190 | 'Category', |
| 191 | on_delete= |