This document introduces Django, a Python web framework. It discusses what a web framework is and compares building a Python web application without a framework versus using Django's MVC design pattern. It provides instructions for getting started with Django on Windows, including installing Python, adding it to the environment path, installing Django via pip or Git, and selecting an IDE like Eclipse with the PyDev plugin. The document concludes with an overview of a basic Django project directory structure and running a "Hello World" application on the development server.