Is there even any need to use the django rest framework -

i wanted build backend resembled restful architecture, , came across called django rest framework, talked serialization, response (jsonresponse()) , user authentication build web api. however, these functions available in django 1.8 (serialization, jsonresponse(), user authentication), question whether there need of using django rest framework or made older django versions , things available in core django now?

of course don't need drf. after all, it's app has been written in python django. means can re-create want.

however, after point, you'll find you're duplicating drf , better off using if needs more complex returning simple json response.