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Django for Beginners (5th Edition)
Build Modern Web Applications with Python
A step-by-step guide to building web applications with Python and Django. Create, test, and deploy 6 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.
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Build six real-world Django websites from scratch with authentication, content management systems, tests, permissions, and production-ready deployment.
Django for Beginners is the fifth edition of the leading guide to building real-world web applications with Python. It takes a practical approach, introducing concepts through six projects designed to simulate real-world scenarios. From a Hello World website to a message board application, a blogging platform, and a newspaper CRM, you'll learn about Django's architecture and how to add new functionality step-by-step. Coverage includes best practices, enhanced testing, and a detailed deployment guide to ensure you're ready for real-world web development challenges.
- Updated for Django 5 and Python 3.12
- Master Django fundamentals, including models, ORM, views, templates, URLs, settings, forms, and authentication
- Deploy your website into production and toggle between local and production environments seamlessly
- Write robust tests and utilize environment variables for enhanced security
- Implement custom authentication: signup, login, logout, password change, and password reset
- Integrate powerful third-party Django packages to improve key functionality
New to this edition: This fifth edition is completely revised to reflect the latest Django release and current best practices. New and updated coverage includes function and class-based views, a Company Website project to cover templates and template contexts in depth, an updated deployment guide, and the latest versions of all third-party Django packages.
Reviews
"The perfect introduction to the Django web framework."—CARLTON GIBSON, Django Fellow and Django REST Framework co-maintainer
"My go-to recommendation whenever anyone asks how to learn Django. If you are looking for one book to master Django, this is it!"—Anna Makarudze, Django Software Foundation President
"When readers interested in web development ask me what to read next, I refer them to Django for Beginners. I highly recommend you check out this book!" —Eric Matthes, author of Python Crash Course
"A fantastic on-ramp to this brilliant web framework, Django for Beginners doesn't just talk about building websites with Django; it walks you through six of them. Get in the reps!" —Adam Johnson, Django Steering Council member
"A masterful step-by-step guide to Django covering all the fundamentals, testing, and deployment." —Jeff Triplett, Python Software Foundation Director and REVSYS Partner
Author
About the Author
William S. Vincent
William S. Vincent is the author of Django for Beginners, Django for APIs, and Django for Professionals. A Board Member of the Django Software Foundation, he was previously an early employee at Quizlet and taught computer science at Williams College. He writes regularly about Python and Django at LearnDjango.com.
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An Interview with William S. Vincent
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