What is a REST framework used for?

A RESTful API is an architectural style for an application program interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to access and use data . That data can be used to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data types, which refers to the reading, updating, creating and deleting of operations concerning resources.

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Why Django REST Framework is used?

The biggest reason to use Django REST Framework is because it makes serialization so easy ! In Django, you define your models for your database using Python. While you can write raw SQL, for the most part the Django ORM handles all the database migrations and queries. A sample Django database model, defined in Python.

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