The request names Django, so Django itself comes first: it is a high-level Python web framework for building applications 2. For building the REST API layer on Django, Django REST framework is the toolkit designed for that purpose, offering a browsable API, authentication policies and serialization 1. Alternatives that build APIs in Python include Strawberry GraphQL for GraphQL APIs 8 and Starlette as a lightweight ASGI framework 10.

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   Djangodjangoproject.comwebsite read, tools not yet checked

   A high-level Python web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design, handling much of the hassle of web development 2.

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   Django REST frameworkdjango-rest-framework.orgwebsite read, tools not yet checked

   A toolkit for building Web APIs on Django, with a browsable API, authentication policies (including OAuth1a and OAuth2) and serialization for ORM and non-ORM data 1.

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   Strawberry GraphQLstrawberry.rocksverified and signed

   A Python GraphQL library for defining and querying schemas with type hints and async support, as an alternative if the API should be GraphQL rather than REST 8.

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   Starlettestarlette.devwebsite read, tools not yet checked

   A lightweight ASGI framework for building async web services in Python, with WebSocket support and a test client 10.

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