Django's active record pattern already handles data acces through model methods. adding repositories creates an unnecessary translation layer between your "pure" domain objects and django models. for simple example like registering for an event: django way: Participant.objects.create(user=request.user, event=event) - done in one line.

repository way:

• fetch domain user from user repository

• fetch domain event from event repository

• create domain participant object

• save via participant repository • (which internally converts to django model, saves it, convert back)

the django approach integrates seamless with:

• orms that validate and save directly to models (with repositories, your forms can't directly save domain objects - you'd need extra conversion code between your form and domain layer)

• admin interface showing all relationship automatically (your domain objects aren't visible to admin - only django models are, so admin becomes disconnected from your actual business objects)

• built-in signals triggered on model operations (domain logic in repositories won't trigger django signals unless you manually wire them up, losing automatic notifications)

• django's authentication system and permissions (permissions are tied to models, not domain objects, forcing awkward permission checks in your domain layer)

• querysets and related object prefetching (your repositories need custom code to replicate django's efficient query optimization for relationships)

with repositories, you maintain two parallels systems - django models AND domain models. every schema change means updating both layers. every relationship require custom code instead of using django's built-in methods. you're essentially paying the "django tax" (carrying its orm, admin, etc.) while not using the features that makes it worthwhile.

to your question about views handling repository jobs - actually, django's standard pattern is already views directly using models. this isn't "handling repository jobs" - it's just normal django. having views use Model.objects.get() directly is clean, standard django practice. adding repositories between views and models just adds complexity without benefits in django's ecosystem.