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title: "Getting started"
version: 4.1
locale: en
source: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.1/intro/
canonical: https://djangodocs.dev/en/4.1/intro/
---
# Getting started

New to Django? Or to web development in general? Well, you came to the right
place: read this material to quickly get up and running.

- [Django at a glance](/en/4.1/intro/overview/)
- [Quick install guide](/en/4.1/intro/install/)
- [Writing your first Django app, part 1](/en/4.1/intro/tutorial01/)
- [Writing your first Django app, part 2](/en/4.1/intro/tutorial02/)
- [Writing your first Django app, part 3](/en/4.1/intro/tutorial03/)
- [Writing your first Django app, part 4](/en/4.1/intro/tutorial04/)
- [Writing your first Django app, part 5](/en/4.1/intro/tutorial05/)
- [Writing your first Django app, part 6](/en/4.1/intro/tutorial06/)
- [Writing your first Django app, part 7](/en/4.1/intro/tutorial07/)
- [Advanced tutorial: How to write reusable apps](/en/4.1/intro/reusable-apps/)
- [What to read next](/en/4.1/intro/whatsnext/)
- [Writing your first patch for Django](/en/4.1/intro/contributing/)

> **See also**
>
> If you’re new to [Python](https://www.python.org/), you might want to start by getting an idea of what
> the language is like. Django is 100% Python, so if you’ve got minimal
> comfort with Python you’ll probably get a lot more out of Django.
>
> If you’re new to programming entirely, you might want to start with this
> [list of Python resources for non-programmers](https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/NonProgrammers)
>
> If you already know a few other languages and want to get up to speed with
> Python quickly, we recommend [Dive Into Python](https://diveinto.org/python3/table-of-contents.html). If that’s not quite your
> style, there are many other [books about Python](https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonBooks).