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

Here is the updated presentation on 6 September 2008.

DjangoCon 2008: Reusable Apps @7:53

Slide: Reusable_apps.pdf

Taken from the slide

Should this be its own application?

• Is it completely unrelated to the app’s focus?
• Is it orthogonal to whatever else I’m doing?
• Will I need similar functionality on other sites?

If any of them is "Yes"? Then best to break it into a separate application.