10 Django Secrets No One Talks About (But You Should Know!) [Part 2]

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Django is full of hidden gems that even experienced developers might not be aware of. In Part 1, we explored some lesser-known tricks, but there’s more to uncover!

10 Django Secrets No One Talks About (But You Should Know!)

Here are 10 more Django secrets that will help you write cleaner, more efficient, and more powerful applications. 🚀

1. You Can Use Database Functions in Querysets

Django provides built-in database functions that let you perform advanced queries without raw SQL.

Example: Case-Insensitive Search with Lower()

from django.db.models.functions import Lower

User.objects.annotate(lower_name=Lower("username")).filter(lower_name="john_doe")

This is more efficient than calling .lower() function in Python. This will keeps logic inside the database layer for better performance.

Example: Extract Year from a Date

from django.db.models.functions import…