How to use the Django Cheat Sheet
- 1. Search or browseType a word like the function or task you need, or pick a section.
- 2. CopyEach snippet has its own Copy button, so you can paste it straight into your editor.
- 3. DownloadSave the whole Django cheat sheet as plain text or Markdown for offline revision.
What's in it
It follows Django 4.2 LTS and 5.x and the standard project layout. The 35 snippets are organised into 11 sections: Setup, Models, Migrations, ORM, URLs, Views, Templates, Forms, Admin, Settings, Shell.
Example
Search "N+1" or "related" to find .select_related("author") for foreign keys and .prefetch_related("tags") for many-to-many relations. Search "Q(" to build OR searches across title and body, and "F(" to increment a field in the database without loading the object first.
Tips for using it
- Run ORM snippets in python manage.py shell to see the results, and print query.query to see the SQL Django generates.
- Check the Settings section before every deployment: DEBUG off, ALLOWED_HOSTS set and static files collected.
- Keep business logic in models or small service functions, and views thin; it makes testing easier.
A quick look, one snippet per section
- Setup:
django-admin startproject mysite .(new project in the current folder) - Models:
class Post(models.Model):(a model) - Migrations:
python manage.py makemigrations && python manage.py migrate(create and apply schema changes) - ORM:
Post.objects.all() · .filter(title__icontains="django") · .exclude(draft=True)(query sets) - URLs:
path("post/<int:pk>/", views.detail, name="post-detail")(uRL with a parameter) - Views:
def detail(request, pk):(function view) - Templates:
{{ post.title }} · {{ post.body|truncatewords:30 }}(variables and filters) - Forms:
class PostForm(forms.ModelForm):(modelForm) - Admin:
admin.site.register(Post)(show a model in the admin)
Search the box above for the rest of the Django snippets, or download the full sheet.
Frequently asked questions
Is Django REST Framework included?
No. The sheet covers core Django.
Which Django version?
Django 4.2 LTS and 5.x.
Is the Django cheat sheet free?
Yes. You can search, read and copy every snippet in the Django cheat sheet without signing up. The first time you download it, we ask once for your name and WhatsApp number; after that downloads and every other Uncodemy tool open straight away.