Django web applications access and manage data through Python objects referred to as models. Models define the structure of stored data, including the field types and possibly also their maximum size, default values, selection list options, help text for documentation, label text for forms, etc.

Do I need to use models in Django?

Use Django models when you need to dynamically load information in your project. For example, if you create a blog don’t hard code every piece of article content. Create an article model with the article title, URL slug, and content as the model fields.

Is a Django model a database or table?

Generally, each model maps to a single database table. The basics: Each model is a Python class that subclasses django. db.