< Webdev seemed so easy, but now it seems so hard...
I've never used Django, so can't comment on that. Depending on what you're trying to do, there may well be ready-made frameworks/programs that are more specialized (and easier to use).
As an alternative, I'm currently working on a tutorial (from calhoun.io) that walks you through building a web app from scratch in Go. I like Go quite a bit, and because it was built with web apps in mind, getting at least basic functionality is very quick.
This tutorial seems very appealing, as it contains pretty much everything I need to do, but a $249 price point is too much for me. The book-only package... a bit more reasonable. I've put this in the bookmarks for now. Thanks~