Duck – A Django-compatible framework with native HTTP/2 and Lively HTML Components

I’ve been working on Duck , a Python web framework designed to modernize the development experience without throwing away what we love about Django . For years, the standard path for real-time Python apps has been Django + Channels + Redis + daphne + Nginx . It works, but the overhead is immense. Duck aims to simplify this by making high-performance features " native " rather than " add-ons. " Key Features: Native HTTP/2 & HTTPS: No need for a reverse proxy just to get modern protocol support; Duck handles multiplexing out of the box. Lively Components: Think Phoenix LiveView but for Python . Build reactive, stateful UIs that update over WebSockets without writing a single line of JavaScript . Django Compatibility: You can keep your existing Django models and logic. Duck acts as a high-performance transport layer. Zero-Dependency Automation: A built-in task system that replaces Cron/Celery for 90% of use cases. Real-time Observability: A built-in terminal monitor ( duck monitor ) to wa