Can I use django as a front end for an already existing database?

Question

I have a database populated with data that I want to present as a website. It will be read-only and I was wondering if there was a standard way of presenting the data using django's forms and template syntax to make my job easier.

I could code up a site with php but I was wondering if it was possible from an alternative language. I suppose this question could be extended to other web frameworks eg. ruby on rails. My background is with python so a django answer would be preferable.

I am not concerned with administering the database as it is out of my hands (I only have read-only access anyway).

Thanks

Answer 1

"Integrating Django with a legacy database"