12 Hidden Gem Django Libraries You Should Know About! [PART 1]

Django is packed with built-in features, but third-party libraries can take your development to the next level. Here are 12 lesser-known Django libraries that can boost productivity, improve performance, and simplify development!

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1. Django Ninja — FastAPI for Django

🔹 Why You Need It: If you love Django but want FastAPI-style APIs, Django Ninja is the perfect solution. It provides automatic OpenAPI docs, async support, and type hints.

https://django-ninja.dev/

🔹 Installation:

pip install django-ninja

🔹 Example:

# urls.py
from django.contrib import admin
from django.urls import path
from ninja import NinjaAPI

api = NinjaAPI()

@api.get("/add")
def add(request, a: int, b: int):
    return {"result": a + b}

urlpatterns = [
    path("admin/", admin.site.urls),
    path("api/", api.urls),
]

💡 Use it for: Building high-performance REST APIs in Django.

2. Django Q — Distributed Task Queue

🔹 Why You Need It: Need asynchronous background tasks without Celery? Django Q provides a simple, scalable alternative.

https://django-q.readthedocs.io/en…