When to create a new app (with startapp) in Django?

Question

I\'ve googled around for this, but I still have trouble relating to what Django defines as \"apps\".

Should I create a new app for each piece of functionality in a

Answer 1

I prefer to think of Django applications as reusable modules or components than as "applications".

This helps me encapsulate and decouple certain features from one another, improving re-usability should I decide to share a particular "app" with the community at large, and maintainability.

My general approach is to bucket up specific features or feature sets into "apps" as though I were going to release them publicly. The hard part here is figuring out how big each bucket is.

A good trick I use is to imagine how my apps would be used if they were released publicly. This often encourages me to shrink the buckets and more clearly define its "purpose".