Installing and configuring Django and GeoDjango

Django, compared to Flask, is a batteries-included framework. It includes modules that allow for database backend support, without requiring a separate database code package (unlike Flask, which relies on SQLAlchemy). Django also includes an admin panel that allows for easy data editing and management through a web interface. This means fewer modules are installed and more code is included to handle database interactions and web processing.

There are some major differences between Flask and Django. Django separates URLs from views and models in a more structured manner than Flask. Django also uses Python classes for databases tables, but it has built-in database support. For geospatial databases, ...

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