A single file Django micro project created for demonstration purposes to be used in the same way as other Python frameworks.
I created this code while working on an improvement to Will Vincent's Django Microframework repository, which was itself inspired by a talk that Carlton Gibson gave at DjangoCon US 2019: "Using Django as a Micro-Framework".
Starting from that demonstration code I thought of a Django micro application that could be used in the same way as a minimal application used in other Python frameworks such as Flask or FastAPI.
I presented this code during the first sprint day of DjangoCon US 2023, together with Will Vincent and seeing the appreciation I decided to publish it in this repository.
μDjango presentation during the DjangoCon US 2023 sprints in Durham, North Carolina
Creating and activating the virtual environment:
$ python3 -m venv .venv
$ source .venv/bin/activateInstalling the required python packages in the virtual environments:
$ python3 -m pip install django uvicornCreate a new file called udjango.py and update it as follows:
from django import conf, http, urls
from django.core.handlers.asgi import ASGIHandler
conf.settings.configure(ALLOWED_HOSTS="*", ROOT_URLCONF=__name__)
app = ASGIHandler()
async def root(request):
return http.JsonResponse({"message": "Hello World"})
urlpatterns = [urls.path("", root)]Start the server with uvicorn command.
$ uvicorn udjango:app --reloadOpen your browser at http://127.0.0.1:8000
You will see the JSON response as:
{ "message": "Hello World" }This code is for demonstration purposes only and should not be used in production. However, the code is released without any guarantee from the author and no liability can be attributed. Use at your own risk.
Here's where the μDjango (micro Django) project was shared online in case you want to re-share it.
μDjango is licensed under the BSD 3-Clause License.
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