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skevy/django-debug-toolbar — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2010-03-02

1PythonAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5DormantSetup · easy

tl;dr

A developer toolbar that plugs into your Django site and shows SQL queries, request timing, headers, and settings live in the browser.

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    What it does
      Shows SQL queries
      Shows request timing
      Shows headers cookies
      Shows settings
    Tech stack
      Django
      Python
      Middleware
    Use cases
      Debug slow pages
      Spot extra queries
      Inspect templates
    Audience
      Django developers
      Backend engineers

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Find out why a Django page is loading slowly by inspecting SQL queries.

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Spot template variables that aren't receiving the expected values.

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Check exact SQL generated by ORM calls using debugsqlshell.

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Review HTTP headers, cookies, and session data during development.

what's the stack?

PythonDjangoMiddleware

how it stacks up fr

skevy/django-debug-toolbara-bissell/unleash-liteabhiinnovates/whatsapp-hr-assistant
Stars111
LanguagePythonPythonPython
Last pushed2010-03-02
MaintenanceDormant
Setup difficultyeasyhardhard
Complexity2/54/53/5
Audiencedeveloperresearcherdeveloper

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · easy time til it works · 30min

Requires adding middleware and trusting your local IP, only shows when Django debug mode is on.

in plain english

Django Debug Toolbar is a developer companion that shows you detailed information about what's happening inside your web application while you're building it. Instead of wondering why a page is slow or what data is being passed around, you get a clickable panel on your website that reveals SQL queries, template rendering details, HTTP headers, settings, and more, right there in your browser. When you install it, a small toolbar appears at the top or side of your webpage during development. Click on any section and it expands to show you exactly what's going on. For example, you might discover that a page is running 50 database queries when it should only run 5, or see that a template variable isn't being passed the value you expected. The toolbar includes panels for viewing your Django version, request timing, all HTTP headers being sent, cookies and session data, the SQL queries executed and how long each took, signal broadcasts, and logging output from your application. The setup is straightforward: you add a middleware component (a piece of code that runs on every request) to your Django configuration, specify which panels you want to see, and set your local IP address as trusted. By default, it only shows up when you're accessing the site from your own machine with Django's debug mode enabled, it won't leak information on a live website. One bonus feature is a special command called debugsqlshell that you can run in Django's interactive shell. As you write Python code to query your database, it automatically prints out the exact SQL being executed, which helps you understand whether your ORM calls are efficient or if you're accidentally triggering extra database trips. You can customize almost everything: hide certain panels you don't need, intercept redirect responses so you can see debug info before the page changes, or write your own logic for when the toolbar should appear. It's designed by and for developers who want transparency into how their Django application actually behaves.

prompts (copy fr)

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Help me add django-debug-toolbar to my Django project and configure the trusted IP setting.
prompt 2
Show me how to use django-debug-toolbar's SQL panel to find duplicate queries on a page.
prompt 3
Walk me through customizing which panels django-debug-toolbar shows.
prompt 4
Explain how to use debugsqlshell to see the SQL behind my Django ORM queries.

Frequently asked questions

what is django-debug-toolbar fr?

A developer toolbar that plugs into your Django site and shows SQL queries, request timing, headers, and settings live in the browser.

What language is django-debug-toolbar written in?

Mainly Python. The stack also includes Python, Django, Middleware.

Is django-debug-toolbar actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2010-03-02).

How hard is django-debug-toolbar to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is django-debug-toolbar for?

Mainly developer.

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