I'd say in Django documentation there might be a place for such simplified project scaffolding that fits into one file and few lines. Not as dumbing down, but as explaining a complicated thing in a simple manner and from another angle.
Replacing current project template, though, doesn't make sense IMO (and OP isn't suggesting that anyway). Default project should be suitable for the majority of use cases, and the current one seems to deal with that role well. Giving such a simplified template to a person without much discipline with regards to code organization would probably result in poorly maintainable pile down the line.
Replacing current project template, though, doesn't make sense IMO (and OP isn't suggesting that anyway). Default project should be suitable for the majority of use cases, and the current one seems to deal with that role well. Giving such a simplified template to a person without much discipline with regards to code organization would probably result in poorly maintainable pile down the line.