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Django REST framework is a lightweight REST framework for Django, that aims to make it easy to build well-connected, self-describing RESTful Web APIs.
**Browse example APIs created with Django REST framework:** `the sandbox <http://api.django-rest-framework.org/>`_
**Browse example APIs created with Django REST framework:** `The Sandbox <http://api.django-rest-framework.org/>`_
Features:
* Automatically provides a Django admin style `browse-able self-documenting API <http://api.django-rest-framework.org>`_.
* Automatically provides an awesome Django admin style `browse-able self-documenting API <http://api.django-rest-framework.org>`_.
* Clean, simple, views for Resources, using Django's new `class based views <http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/class-based-views/>`_.
* Support for ModelResources with out-of-the-box default implementations and input validation.
* Pluggable :mod:`.emitters`, :mod:`parsers`, :mod:`validators` and :mod:`authenticators` - Easy to customise.
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* Optional support for forms as input validation.
* Modular architecture - MixIn classes can be used without requiring the :class:`.Resource` or :class:`.ModelResource` classes.
The django-rest-framework project is hosted as a `mercurial repository on bitbucket <https://bitbucket.org/tomchristie/django-rest-framework>`_ and is `available on PyPI <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/djangorestframework>`_.
Resources
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For questions, thoughts and feedback please head on over to the `discussion group <http://groups.google.com/group/django-rest-framework>`_.
**Project hosting:** `Bitbucket <https://bitbucket.org/tomchristie/django-rest-framework>`_ and `GitHub <https://github.com/tomchristie/django-rest-framework>`_.
Bug reports are greatful received on the `issue tracker <https://bitbucket.org/tomchristie/django-rest-framework/issues?sort=version>`_.
* The ``djangorestframework`` package is `available on PyPI <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/djangorestframework>`_.
* We have an active `discussion group <http://groups.google.com/group/django-rest-framework>`_ and a `project blog <http://blog.django-rest-framework.org>`_.
* Bug reports are handled on the `issue tracker <https://bitbucket.org/tomchristie/django-rest-framework/issues?sort=version>`_.
* There is a `Jenkins CI server <http://datacenter.tibold.nl/job/djangorestframework/>`_ which tracks test status and coverage reporting. (Thanks Marko!)
* Get with in touch with `@thisneonsoul <https://twitter.com/thisneonsoul>`_ on twitter.
If you're feeling particularly enthusiastic there's even a `blog <http://blog.django-rest-framework.org>`_.
Any and all questions, thoughts, bug reports and contributions are *hugely appreciated*.
We'd like for this to be a real community driven effort, so come say hi, get involved, and get forking! (See: `Bitbucket <http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/BITBUCKET/Forking+a+Bitbucket+Repository>`_, `GitHub <http://help.github.com/fork-a-repo/>`_)
Requirements
------------
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pip install djangorestframework
Or download the current release from BitBucket:
Or get the latest development version using mercurial or git::
hg clone https://bitbucket.org/tomchristie/django-rest-framework
git clone git@github.com:tomchristie/django-rest-framework.git
Or you can download the current release:
* `django-rest-framework-0.1.tar.gz <https://bitbucket.org/tomchristie/django-rest-framework/downloads/django-rest-framework-0.1.tar.gz>`_
* `django-rest-framework-0.1.zip <https://bitbucket.org/tomchristie/django-rest-framework/downloads/django-rest-framework-0.1.zip>`_
Or get the latest development version using mercurial::
hg clone https://bitbucket.org/tomchristie/django-rest-framework
To install Django REST framework to your ``site-packages`` directory, run the ``setup.py`` script::
and then install Django REST framework to your ``site-packages`` directory, by running the ``setup.py`` script::
python setup.py install
To add django-rest-framework to a Django project:
**To add django-rest-framework to a Django project:**
* Ensure that the ``djangorestframework`` directory is on your ``PYTHONPATH``.
* Add ``djangorestframework`` to your ``INSTALLED_APPS``.
* Ensure that the ``djangorestframework`` directory is on your ``PYTHONPATH``.
* Add ``djangorestframework`` to your ``INSTALLED_APPS``.
For more information take a look at the :ref:`setup` section.