# Core dependencies
Django>=4.5,<5.2
djangorestframework>=3.16.0
djangorestframework-simplejwt>=5.3.0

# CORS headers (for frontend-backend integration)
django-cors-headers>=4.0.0

# PostgreSQL (if using PostgreSQL as your database) 
psycopg2-binary>=2.9.6

# Environment variable management
python-decouple>=3.8

# For image/file uploads
Pillow>=11.0.0

# Optional - Useful dev tools
django-debug-toolbar>=4.2.0

# Optional - To handle timezones and datetime better 
pytz

channels>=4.0.0
django-cleanup>=9.0.0