requirements.txt

# Core Django
Django==5.1.5

# Database and ORM Enhancements
psycopg2-binary==2.9.6
  # PostgreSQL support (or use mysqlclient for MySQL)
dj-database-url==1.0.0  # Handle database URLs easily

# Frontend Integration
django-crispy-forms==2.0  # For beautiful forms
crispy-bootstrap5==0.7  # Bootstrap 5 support for crispy forms

# REST API and Backend Communication
djangorestframework==3.15.0  # For creating APIs
django-cors-headers==4.6.0  # Handle Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS)

# AI/ML for Onboarding
scikit-learn==1.3.0  # Machine learning algorithms
numpy==2.0.0
pandas==2.1.1  # Data manipulation
joblib==1.4.0  # Model serialization
tensorflow==2.18.0  # Deep learning (if needed for video recommendations)

# Video Recommendations
google-api-python-client==2.97.0  # For YouTube Data API

# Deployment and Production
gunicorn==21.0.0  # WSGI HTTP server for deployment
whitenoise==6.5.0  # Serve static files in production
django-heroku==0.4.0  # Simplifies Heroku deployment
python-decouple==3.8  # Manage environment variables

# Static Files and Images
Pillow==10.1.0  # Image processing library

# Security and Authentication
django-allauth==0.57.0  # User authentication and social accounts
djangorestframework-simplejwt==5.4.0  # JSON Web Tokens (JWT)

# Testing and Debugging
pytest==7.5.0  # Testing framework
pytest-django==4.6.0  # Django integration for pytest
coverage==7.3.1  # Code coverage reporting

# Docker and Containerization
docker==6.1.3  # Docker SDK for Python

# Asynchronous Tasks (Optional Future Feature)
celery==5.4.0  # Distributed task queue
django-celery-beat==2.5.0  # Periodic task scheduler for Celery

# Graph and Chart Visualizations
matplotlib==3.9.0  # Data visualizations
django-graphos==0.3.8  # Graph and chart integration for Django

# Frontend Enhancements
django-webpack-loader==1.9.0  # Integrate modern JS frameworks like React or Vue
tailwindcss==3.4.0  # For modern styling

# Optional Features
django-q==1.3.9  # Asynchronous task queue (alternative to Celery)
django-haystack==3.0.0  # Search integration with Elasticsearch or Whoosh