Django Patterns

This one teaches you production-grade Django architecture patterns, from project structure to deployment. It covers the split settings pattern (base, dev, production), custom QuerySet and Manager methods to avoid N+1 queries, DRF serializers with proper validation, and the service layer pattern to keep business logic out of views. The code examples are solid and show real patterns you'd actually use, like prefetch_related for many-to-many relationships and proper model indexing. If you're moving past tutorial Django and need to structure a maintainable codebase with proper caching, middleware, and signals, this gives you the patterns without the usual handwaving about best practices.

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$ npx -y skills add affaan-m/ecc --skill django-patterns --agent claude-code

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Django Development Patterns

Production-grade Django architecture patterns for scalable, maintainable applications.

When to Activate

Building Django web applications
Designing Django REST Framework APIs
Working with Django ORM and models
Setting up Django project structure
Implementing caching, signals, middleware

Project Structure

Recommended Layout

myproject/
├── config/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── settings/
│   │   ├── __init__.py
│   │   ├── base.py          # Base settings
│   │   ├── development.py   # Dev settings
│   │   ├── production.py    # Production settings
│   │   └── test.py          # Test settings
│   ├── urls.py
│   ├── wsgi.py
│   └── asgi.py
├── manage.py
└── apps/
    ├── __init__.py
    ├── users/
    │   ├── __init__.py
    │   ├── models.py
    │   ├── views.py
    │   ├── serializers.py
    │   ├── urls.py
    │   ├── permissions.py
    │   ├── filters.py
    │   ├── services.py
    │   └── tests/
    └── products/
        └── ...

Split Settings Pattern

# config/settings/base.py
from pathlib import Path

BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent

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Repository: github.com/affaan-m/ecc
Categories: Backend & APIs, Code Review & Quality, Python, Design & UI/UX, Databases
First seen: Jul 14, 2026