Develop stunning web application projects with the Django framework About This Book Build six exciting projects and use them as a blueprint for your own work Extend Django's built-in models and forms to add common functionalities into your project, without reinventing the wheel Gain insights into the inner workings of Django to better leverage it Who This Book Is For If you are a Django web developer able to build basic web applications with the framework, then this book is for you. This book will help you gain a deeper understanding of the Django web framework by guiding you through the development of seven amazing web applications. What You Will Learn Create a blogging platform and allow users to share posts on different blogs Prioritise user-submitted content with an intelligent ranking algorithm based on multiple factors Create REST APIs to allow non-browser based usage of your web apps Customize the Django admin to quickly create a full-featured and rich content management system Use Elasticsearch with Django to create blazing fast e-commerce websites Translate your Django applications into multiple languages Dive deep into Django forms and how they work internally In Detail Django is a high-level web framework that eases the creation of complex, database-driven websites. It emphasizes on the reusability and pluggability of components, rapid development, and the principle of don't repeat yourself. It lets you build high-performing, elegant web applications quickly. There are several Django tutorials available online, which take as many shortcuts as possible, but leave you wondering how you can adapt them to your own needs. This guide takes the opposite approach by demonstrating how to work around common problems and client requests, without skipping the important details. If you have built a few Django projects and are on the lookout for a guide to get you past the basics and to solve modern development tasks, this is your book. Seven unique projects will take you through the development process from scratch, leaving no stone unturned. In the first two projects, you will learn everything from adding ranking and voting capabilities to your App to building a multiuser blog platform with a unique twist. The third project tackles APIs with Django and walks us through building a Nagios-inspired infrastructure monitoring system. And that is just the start! The other projects deal with customizing the Django admin to create a CMS for your clients, translating your web applications to multiple languages, and using the Elasticsearch search server with Django to create a high performing e-commerce web site. The seventh chapter includes a surprise usage of Django, and we dive deep into the internals of Django to create something exciting! When you're done, you'll have consistent patterns and techniques that you can build on for many projects to come. Style and approach This easy-to-follow guide is full of examples that will take you through building six very different web applications with Django. The code is broken down into manageable bites and then thoroughly explained.

Python is a very powerful, high-level, object-oriented programming language. It has swiftly developed over the years to become the language of choice for software developers due to its simplicity. This book takes you through varied and real-life projects. The examples start with the basics and gradually increase in complexity, helping boost ...

Build a Django content management system, blog, and social networking site with James Bennett as he introduces the popular Django framework. You'll work through the development of each project, implementing and running the applications while learning new features along the way. Web frameworks are playing a major role in the creation of today's most compelling web applications, because they automate many of the tedious tasks, allowing developers to instead focus on providing users with creative and powerful features. Python developers have been particularly fortunate in this area, having been able to take advantage of Django, a very popular open source web framework whose stated goal is to “make it easier to build better web applications more quickly with less code.” Practical Django Projects is the first book to introduce this popular framework by way of a series of real–world projects.

Build four real-world Django apps and learn Django by doing. Create fully functional web applications with authentication, content management systems, payment processing, REST APIs, and more! Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in PDF format. Key Features Updated with Django 5 features, detailed app planning, improved tooling, and GPT prompts for extending projects Learn Django essentials, including models, ORM, views, templates, URLs, forms, authentication, signals, and middleware Integrate JavaScript, PostgreSQL, Redis, Celery, Docker, and Memcached into your applications Book DescriptionIf you want to learn Django by doing, this book is for you. Django 5 By Example is the fifth edition of the best-selling franchise that helps you build real-world web apps. This book will walk you through planning and creation, solving common problems, and implementing best practices using a step-by-step approach. You’ll cover a wide range of web application development topics through four different projects: a blog application, a social website, an e-commerce application, and an e-learning platform. Pick up what’s new in Django 5 as you build end-to-end Python web apps, follow detailed project plans, and understand the hows and whys of Django. This is a practical and approachable book that will have you creating web apps quickly.What you will learn Use different modules of the Django framework to solve specific problems Integrate third-party Django applications into your project Build complex web applications using Redis, Postgres, Celery/RabbitMQ, and Memcached Set up a production environment for your projects with Docker Compose Build a RESTful API with Django Rest Framework (DRF) Implement advanced functionalities, such as full-text search engines, user activity streams, payment gateways, and recommendation engines Build real-time asynchronous (ASGI) apps with Django Channels and WebSockets Who this book is for This book is for readers with basic Python programming knowledge and programmers transitioning from other web frameworks who wish to learn Django by doing. If you already use Django, or have in the past, and want to learn best practices and integrate other technologies to scale your applications, then this book is for you too. This book will help you master the most relevant areas of the framework by building practical projects from scratch. Some previous knowledge of HTML and JavaScript is assumed.

Create unbelievably fast, robust and secure web apps with Django Web Framework and Python 3.6 Key FeaturesDiscover solutions to a variety of web application scenarios, leveraging the power of the Django frameworkUnderstand URL routing, models, forms, templates, and RESTful services with Django 2.14Test, deploy, and scale your web applications efficiently with Amazon Web ServicesBook Description Django is a framework designed to balance rapid web development with high performance. It handles high levels of user traffic and interaction, integrates with a variety of databases, and collects and processes data in real time. This book follows a task-based approach to guide you through developing with the Django 2.1 framework, starting with setting up and configuring Docker containers and a virtual environment for your project. You'll learn how to write reusable pieces of code for your models and manage database changes. You'll work with forms and views to enter and list data, applying practical examples using templates and JavaScript together for the optimum user experience. This cookbook helps you to adjust the built-in Django administration to fit your needs and sharpen security and performance to make your web applications as robust, scalable, and dependable as possible. You'll also explore integration with Django CMS, the popular content management suite. In the final chapters, you'll learn programming and debugging tricks and discover how collecting data from different sources and providing it to others in various formats can be a breeze. By the end of the book, you'll learn how to test and deploy projects to a remote dedicated server and scale your application to meet user demands. What you will learnGet started with the basic configuration necessary to start any Django projectBuild a database structure out of reusable model mixinsSecure web applications against malicious usage and address common performance bottlenecksIntegrate with, and extend, the Django CMSConstruct and manage complex and deep hierarchiesImport data from local sources and external web services and export it to third partiesWho this book is for This book is designed for Python developers working on fast and secure web apps that can scale over time. You’ll also find this book useful if you want to upgrade to latest Django framework. A background in Python 3 along with basic knowledge of the Django framework will be useful.

This book is intended for programmers who are comfortable with the Python language and who want to build desktop and mobile applications with rich GUI in Python with minimal hassle. Knowledge of Kivy is not strictly required—every aspect of the framework is described when it's first used.

A beginnerÕs guide that will help you get familiar with Django for web development. Ê KEY FEATURESÊÊ _ Learn to build websites with a strong blend of concepts and practical learning. _ Set up your public website with advanced functionalities from scratch. _ Explore Django architecture, components, navigation panel and templates. Ê DESCRIPTIONÊÊ ÔBuilding Websites with DjangoÕ book teaches readers to develop their high-quality, feature-rich website by learning Django and its various tools. You will learn the best techniques to develop a dynamic website, right from scratch. This book focuses not only on just creating a particular application but rather develops a strong understanding of theoretical concepts with rich examples. You will learn to troubleshoot errors, develop navigation panels and add advanced functionalities like deploying on heroku server. You will read about models, templates, different types of views. You will learn to create apps and learn how to integrate different apps.Ê By the end of this book, You will create a project from scratch and will deploy it as a public website by yourself. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN _ Create a Django project from scratch and deploy them as a public website.Ê _ Work with Django components such as Model, View, and Template. _ Interact with the database using Query Sets. _ Deploy your Django application for free on Heroku. _ Learn how to use DjangoÕs built-in authentication and authorization module effectively. Ê WHO THIS BOOK IS FORÊÊ This book is for early entrepreneurs, beginners, software professionals, bloggers and hobbyists who want to create their online presence on their own without having any prior technical knowledge about web tools. Ê TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction to Django 2. An Overview of the MTV Architecture 3. Understanding Django Settings 4. Django Admin Utility 5. Interacting with the Database using Query Sets 6. Enhancing your Project 7. Understanding Models 8. Django Views 9. Django Templates 10. URL and Regex 11. Forms in Django 12. Setting up a Project 13. The Account app 14. The Genre app 15. The Post app 16. Deploying the Website