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 gunicorn = "==19.7.1"
 newrelic = "==2.98.0.81"
 whitenoise = "==4.0b4"
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-[requires]
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-python_version = "3.6"
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 # Django 2.0+ project template
 
-[![Dependency Status](https://gemnasium.com/jpadilla/django-project-template.svg)](https://gemnasium.com/jpadilla/django-project-template)
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 This is a simple Django 2.0+ project template with my preferred setup. Most Django project templates make way too many assumptions or are just way too complicated. I try to make the least amount of assumptions possible while still trying provide a useful setup. Most of my projects are deployed to Heroku, so this is optimized for that but is not necessary.
 
 ## Features