Django for Beginners: Build websites with Python & Django

• Publisher: Leanpub
• Year: 2022
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 306
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Completely updated for Django 4.01. A step-by-step guide to building web applications with Python and Django. Create, test, and deploy 5 progressively more complex websites including a Message Board app, a Blog app with user accounts, and a robust Newspaper app with reader comments and a complete user registration flow.

✦ Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Introduction
Why Django
Why This Book
Prerequisites
Book Structure
Book Layout
Advice on Getting Stuck
Community
Conclusion
Chapter 1: Initial Set Up
The Command Line
Shell Commands
Install Python 3 on Windows
Install Python 3 on Mac
Python Interactive Mode
Virtual Environments
Install Django
First Django Project
Text Editors
Install Git
Conclusion
Chapter 2: Hello World App
Initial Set Up
HTTP Request/Response Cycle
Model-View-Controller vs Model-View-Template
Create An App
Hello, World
Git
GitHub
SSH Keys
Conclusion
Chapter 3: Pages App
Initial Set Up
Templates
Class-Based Views
URLs
About Page
Extending Templates
Tests
Git and GitHub
Local vs Production
Heroku
Deployment Checklist
Conclusion
Chapter 4: Message Board App
Initial Set Up
Create a Database Model
Activating models
Django Admin
Views/Templates/URLs
Adding New Posts
Tests
GitHub
Heroku Configuration
Heroku Deployment
Conclusion
Chapter 5: Blog App
Initial Set Up
Database Models
Admin
URLs
Views
Templates
Static Files
Individual Blog Pages
Tests
Git
Conclusion
Chapter 6: Forms
CreateView
UpdateView
DeleteView
Tests
Conclusion
Chapter 7: User Accounts
Log In
Updated Homepage
Log Out Link
Sign Up
Sign Up Link
GitHub
Static Files
Heroku Config
Heroku Deployment
SQLite vs PostgreSQL
Conclusion
Chapter 8: Custom User Model
Initial Set Up
Custom User Model
Forms
Superuser
Conclusion
Chapter 9: User Authentication
Templates
URLs
Admin
Tests
Conclusion
Chapter 10: Bootstrap
Pages App
Tests
Testing Philosophy
Bootstrap
Sign Up Form
Conclusion
Chapter 11: Password Change and Reset
Password Change
Customizing Password Change
Password Reset
Custom Templates
Try It Out
Conclusion
Chapter 12: Email
SendGrid
Custom Emails
Conclusion
Chapter 13: Newspaper App
Articles App
URLs and Views
Detail/Edit/Delete
Create Page
Conclusion
Chapter 14: Permissions and Authorization
Improved CreateView
Authorizations
Mixins
LoginRequiredMixin
UpdateView and DeleteView
Conclusion
Chapter 15: Comments
Model
Admin
Template
Comment Form
Comment View
Comment Template
Comment Post View
Conclusion
Chapter 16: Deployment
Environment Variables
DEBUG & ALLOWED HOSTS
SECRET_KEY
DATABASES
Static Files
Deployment Checklist
GitHub
Heroku Deployment
Conclusion
Conclusion
Next Steps
3rd Party Packages
Learning Resources
Python Books
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