Yes you need to know django to use the rest framework . You would probably need to know django Models and djangos ORM. And probably a little bit of views. It may be overwhelming in the beginning but you can pick it up quickly.
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Couple days ago I decided to explore the idea of creating Django API views without the famous Django Rest Framework also known as DRF . Don’t get me wrong DRF is a unique toolkit for building web APIs and you should use it as much as possible.
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