how does Django handle outbound requests?

Can anyone point me in the right direction?  We are using Django as an API Endpoint that accepts a request and then repackages it and sends it to an external service and waits for a response.  I'm interested in the external call and how it is handled.  If it times out or takes forever, what it the effect on the Django server?  Am I blocking any other execution from happening while waiting for the response?  

From what I have read it seems as if the best idea is to pass the job off to a queue and then check for job status alerts or updates.  If I have to rethink this - I'd rather do it now. 

Thanks for reading, looking forward to responses!

-g

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