Get to know MVC pattern and the structure of Django
Create your first webpage with Django mechanisms
Enable user interaction with forms
Program extremely rapid forms with Django features.
Explore the best practices to develop applications of a superior quality
In Detail
Django is a powerful Python web framework designed for rapid web application development. With the advent of frameworks such as Django, web developers have been forced to adopt MVC architectures and are encouraged to develop quality code. This quality allows several developers to work together easily and reduces the number of bugs due to human errors.
Beginning with the basics of the Web and Django, the book explains the MVC pattern. It then moves on to explain the step-by-step installation of Python, PIP, and Django on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS. Furthermore, you will learn how to create templates, models, forms, and so on. After reading the book, you will be able to quickly create dynamic web applications with AJAX and an admin part.
This book features a step-by-step approach that shows you how to program, create, and improve the quality of web applications using Django, with the help of Python.
What you will learn from this book
Utilize the MVC pattern to create web applications
Use Django models to store information in the database and generate queries to access a database across models
Generate very maintainable forms with Django
Quickly develop web pages to create, read, update, and delete data from the model using class-based views
Construct users by using an authentication module to restrict access to certain pages