Valid, or at least plausible, point - these are just first impressions and thus I've barely scratched the surface. I don't know where Django stands compared to other web development frameworks, but it's proving sufficient for my admittedly basic needs at the moment. Future projects will undoubtedly expose the rough or missing edges.

This isn't a good place to raise the discussion, but I'm curious as to what the alternatives bring to the table (and will be reading up on it). Django certainly isn't the end-all solution, but I am content that it's at least got me interested in finding out what's available and how they stack up.

(Er, meant to be in response to vivekkhurana)