Django Cotton
Enabling Modern UI Composition in Django
Overview
Cotton is a Django package that brings component-based design to Django templates, allowing users to efficiently compose and reuse UI components in a modular and reusable way. By enhancing Django's existing template system, Cotton provides an HTML-like syntax, minimal overhead, and encapsulates UI elements in a single file. This article provides an in-depth guide on installing, configuring, and utilizing Cotton components in Django projects.
Features
- Modern UI Composition: Efficiently compose and reuse UI components.
- Interoperable with Django: Enhances Django's template system without requiring Jinja.
- HTML-like Syntax: Component tags resemble HTML tags for better code editor support and productivity.
- Minimal Overhead: Compiles to native Django components with dynamic caching.
- Encapsulates UI: Keep layout, design, and interaction in one file, especially when paired with Tailwind and Alpine.js.
- Compliments HTMX: Enhance maintainability by creating smart components that reduce repetition.
- Django
Django is a high-level Python web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. It follows the model-view-controller (MVC) architectural pattern, providing an extensive set of built-in tools and conventions to streamline the creation of robust and scalable web applications.
