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How come you don’t use the standard names?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="general/#framework-x-does-feature-y-why-doesn-t-django"><Framework X> does <feature Y> – why doesn’t Django?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="general/#why-did-you-write-all-of-django-from-scratch-instead-of-using-other-python-libraries">Why did you write all of Django from scratch, instead of using other Python libraries?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="general/#is-django-a-content-management-system-cms">Is Django a content-management-system (CMS)?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="general/#how-can-i-download-the-django-documentation-to-read-it-offline">How can I download the Django documentation to read it offline?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="general/#how-do-i-cite-django">How do I cite Django?</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="install/">FAQ: Installation</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="install/#how-do-i-get-started">How do I get started?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="install/#what-are-django-s-prerequisites">What are Django’s prerequisites?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="install/#what-python-version-can-i-use-with-django">What Python version can I use with Django?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="install/#what-python-version-should-i-use-with-django">What Python version should I use with Django?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="install/#should-i-use-the-stable-version-or-development-version">Should I use the stable version or development version?</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="usage/">FAQ: Using Django</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="usage/#why-do-i-get-an-error-about-importing-django-settings-module">Why do I get an error about importing <code class="xref std std-envvar docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE</span></code>?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="usage/#i-can-t-stand-your-template-language-do-i-have-to-use-it">I can’t stand your template language. Do I have to use it?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="usage/#do-i-have-to-use-your-model-database-layer">Do I have to use your model/database layer?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="usage/#how-do-i-use-image-and-file-fields">How do I use image and file fields?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="usage/#how-do-i-make-a-variable-available-to-all-my-templates">How do I make a variable available to all my templates?</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="help/">FAQ: Getting Help</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="help/#how-do-i-do-x-why-doesn-t-y-work-where-can-i-go-to-get-help">How do I do X? Why doesn’t Y work? Where can I go to get help?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="help/#why-hasn-t-my-message-appeared-on-django-users">Why hasn’t my message appeared on <em>django-users</em>?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="help/#nobody-answered-my-question-what-should-i-do">Nobody answered my question! What should I do?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="help/#i-think-i-ve-found-a-bug-what-should-i-do">I think I’ve found a bug! What should I do?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="help/#i-think-i-ve-found-a-security-problem-what-should-i-do">I think I’ve found a security problem! What should I do?</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="models/">FAQ: Databases and models</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="models/#how-can-i-see-the-raw-sql-queries-django-is-running">How can I see the raw SQL queries Django is running?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="models/#can-i-use-django-with-a-preexisting-database">Can I use Django with a preexisting database?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="models/#if-i-make-changes-to-a-model-how-do-i-update-the-database">If I make changes to a model, how do I update the database?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="models/#do-django-models-support-multiple-column-primary-keys">Do Django models support multiple-column primary keys?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="models/#does-django-support-nosql-databases">Does Django support NoSQL databases?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="models/#how-do-i-add-database-specific-options-to-my-create-table-statements-such-as-specifying-myisam-as-the-table-type">How do I add database-specific options to my CREATE TABLE statements, such as specifying MyISAM as the table type?</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="admin/">FAQ: The admin</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="admin/#i-can-t-log-in-when-i-enter-a-valid-username-and-password-it-just-brings-up-the-login-page-again-with-no-error-messages">I can’t log in. When I enter a valid username and password, it just brings up the login page again, with no error messages.</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="admin/#i-can-t-log-in-when-i-enter-a-valid-username-and-password-it-brings-up-the-login-page-again-with-a-please-enter-a-correct-username-and-password-error">I can’t log in. When I enter a valid username and password, it brings up the login page again, with a “Please enter a correct username and password” error.</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="admin/#how-do-i-automatically-set-a-field-s-value-to-the-user-who-last-edited-the-object-in-the-admin">How do I automatically set a field’s value to the user who last edited the object in the admin?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="admin/#how-do-i-limit-admin-access-so-that-objects-can-only-be-edited-by-the-users-who-created-them">How do I limit admin access so that objects can only be edited by the users who created them?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="admin/#my-admin-site-css-and-images-showed-up-fine-using-the-development-server-but-they-re-not-displaying-when-using-mod-wsgi">My admin-site CSS and images showed up fine using the development server, but they’re not displaying when using mod_wsgi.</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="admin/#my-list-filter-contains-a-manytomanyfield-but-the-filter-doesn-t-display">My “list_filter” contains a ManyToManyField, but the filter doesn’t display.</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="admin/#some-objects-aren-t-appearing-in-the-admin">Some objects aren’t appearing in the admin.</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="admin/#how-can-i-customize-the-functionality-of-the-admin-interface">How can I customize the functionality of the admin interface?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="admin/#the-dynamically-generated-admin-site-is-ugly-how-can-i-change-it">The dynamically-generated admin site is ugly! How can I change it?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="admin/#what-browsers-are-supported-for-using-the-admin">What browsers are supported for using the admin?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="admin/#what-assistive-technologies-are-supported-for-using-the-admin">What assistive technologies are supported for using the admin?</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="contributing/">FAQ: Contributing code</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="contributing/#how-can-i-get-started-contributing-code-to-django">How can I get started contributing code to Django?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="contributing/#i-submitted-a-bug-fix-several-weeks-ago-why-are-you-ignoring-my-contribution">I submitted a bug fix several weeks ago. 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