Django as exemplary design

[alex23]

TomF <tomf.sess... at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm interested in improving my python design by studying a large,
> well-designed codebase.  Someone (not a python programmer) suggested
> Django.  I realize that Django is popular, but can someone comment on
> whether its code is well-designed and worth studying?

Here's a viewpoint that says no: http://mockit.blogspot.com/2010/04/mess-djangos-in.html

There's a lot of good counterpoint in the comments too.

(I also think there's value to be gained in studying _bad_ code,
too...)