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THE PRACTICAL GUIDE TO SCALING DJANGO

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Common performance bottlenecks in Django include database queries, template rendering, Python processing, cache misses, file I/O, and network latency. This guide details optimization techniques for each bottleneck, including database query optimization, caching strategies (view-level, fragment, and low-level API), asynchronous operations, background tasks, load balancing, and content delivery network (CDN) usage.