dj-materialized-views

Django admin app that allows you to manage materialized views from the admin panel

dj-materialized-views v0.4.1 174.1K downloads/30d#10,291 on PyPI

Permissive license MIT Abandoned released 2022-11-22

What it is and what it does

Django Materialized Views is a Django admin application that exposes PostgreSQL materialized views as manageable objects in the admin interface. It lets you create, update, delete, and index materialized views without writing raw SQL, and schedule periodic refreshes via Celery Beat.

The package integrates with Django's admin panel to provide a UI for materialized view operations. It depends on Celery and django-celery-beat to handle scheduled refresh tasks. However, the project has not been maintained since November 2022 and may not be compatible with recent Django or PostgreSQL versions.

Use it for:

Manage PostgreSQL materialized views through Django admin instead of raw SQL queries
Schedule automatic refresh of materialized views on a regular interval using Celery Beat
Create and maintain indexes on materialized views via the admin interface
Provide a UI for non-technical team members to refresh materialized views on demand

Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying

Manages PostgreSQL materialized views through a Django admin interface, allowing creation, deletion, indexing, and scheduled refresh of materialized views.

No. The package is abandoned (last release November 2022) with no maintenance signal. While it has low install friction and permissive licensing, the lack of updates poses compatibility risks with current Django versions and PostgreSQL releases. For new projects, consider maintaining materialized views through migrations or a more actively maintained tool.

Install

dj-materialized-views on PyPI

pip

pip install dj-materialized-views

uv

uv add dj-materialized-views

poetry

poetry add dj-materialized-views

Installing dj-materialized-views

Before you install

Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel, but the package is abandoned as of 1361 days since last release. No recent maintenance or updates available.

License in practice

MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, making it legally safe to adopt from a licensing perspective.

Quickstart

pip install dj-materialized-views

# In Django settings.py
INSTALLED_APPS = [
    'django_celery_beat',
    'dj_materialized_views',
]

# Then manage materialized views via Django admin panel

Requires PostgreSQL database backend; Django 2, 3, or 4; Celery and django-celery-beat must be installed and configured.

Verify before relying

Whether the package remains compatible with current Django versions beyond 4.0
Whether PostgreSQL-specific functionality works with recent PostgreSQL releases
Whether celery and django-celery-beat dependency versions are pinned or have known conflicts

Package facts

License	MIT (permissive)
Python support	supports the current Python release (>=3.6)
Install friction	low — pure-Python wheel
Runtime dependencies	3 — Django, celery, django-celery-beat
Maintenance	abandoned — 1,361 days since the last release
First released	2022-10-27
Downloads	174,066/month — #10,291 on PyPI (30-day window, as of 2026-08-14)
Known vulnerabilities	none known (OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14)

Evidence: dj_materialized_views-0.4.1-py3-none-any.whl

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