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Web Development with Django. Learn to build modern web applications with a Python-based framework

Web Development with Django. Learn to build modern web applications with a Python-based framework

Ben Shaw, Saurabh Badhwar, Andrew Bird, Bharath Chandra K S, Chris Guest

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Do you want to develop reliable and secure applications which stand out from the crowd, rather than spending hours on boilerplate code? Then the Django framework is where you should begin. Often referred to as a 'batteries included' web development framework, Django comes with all the core features needed to build a standalone application.

Web Development with Django takes this philosophy and equips you with the knowledge and confidence to build real-world applications using Python.

Starting with the essential concepts of Django, you'll cover its major features by building a website called Bookr – a repository for book reviews. This end-to-end case study is split into a series of bitesize projects that are presented as exercises and activities, allowing you to challenge yourself in an enjoyable and attainable way.

As you progress, you'll learn various practical skills, including how to serve static files to add CSS, JavaScript, and images to your application, how to implement forms to accept user input, and how to manage sessions to ensure a reliable user experience. Throughout this book, you'll cover key daily tasks that are part of the development cycle of a real-world web application.

By the end of this book, you'll have the skills and confidence to creatively tackle your own ambitious projects with Django.
  • 1. Introduction to Django
  • 2. Models and Migrations
  • 3. URL Mapping, Views, and Templates
  • 4. Introduction to Django Admin
  • 5. Serving Static Files
  • 6. Forms
  • 7. Advanced Form Validation and Model Forms
  • 8. Media Serving and File Uploads
  • 9. Sessions and Authentication
  • 10. Advanced Django Admin and Customizations
  • 11. Advanced Templating and Class Based Views
  • 12. Building a REST API
  • 13. Generating CSV, PDF, and Other Binary Files
  • 14. Testing
  • 15. Django Third-Party Libraries
  • 16. Using a Frontend JavaScript Library with Django
  • Title: Web Development with Django. Learn to build modern web applications with a Python-based framework
  • Author: Ben Shaw, Saurabh Badhwar, Andrew Bird, Bharath Chandra K S, Chris Guest
  • Original title: Web Development with Django. Learn to build modern web applications with a Python-based framework
  • ISBN: 9781839213779, 9781839213779
  • Date of issue: 2021-02-25
  • Format: Ebook
  • Item ID: e_2a33
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing