Sams Teach Yourself Django in 24 Hours

by Brad Dayley (Author), Da Nae Dayley (Author)

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  2008

  $10.94

  In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you will be able to build full-featured production websites using Django, the powerful web development framework based on Python.

  Designed for experienced website developers who have at least some familiarity with the Python programming language, this book uses a straightforward, step-by-step approach. Each lesson builds on the previous ones, enabling you to learn the essentials of implementing the Django framework on a website from the ground up.

  Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Django tasks.

  Q&As, quizzes, and exercises at the end of each lesson help you test your knowledge.

  Notes and tips point out shortcuts and solutions.

  Learn how to...

  • Install and configure the Django web development framework
  • Cleanly separate data, logic, and view layers
  • Implement site interfaces with build templates and views
  • Utilize templates and views to store, access, and retrieve data
  • Use the Django forms library
  • Define custom tags and filters to minimize coding
  • Secure sites with registration, authorization, logins, and permissions
  • Manage sessions and cookies
  • Implement middleware for request and response handling
  • Create sitemaps to inform search engines of your content
  • Internationalize your site
  • Optimize performance with caching
  • Deploy Django in multiple configurations
  • Maintain sites with Django's administrator interface

  Introduction 1

  Part I: Creating the Website Framework

  Hour 1: Understanding Django 7

  Hour 2: Creating Your First Website 19

  Hour 3: Adding Models and Objects to Your Website 37

  Hour 4: Creating the Initial Views 63

  Part II: Implementing the Website Interface

  Hour 5: Using Data from the Database in Views 81

  Hour 6: Configuring Web Page Views 103

  Hour 7: Implementing Django Templates to Create Custom Views 117

  Hour 8: Using Built-in Template Tags to Enhance Views 139

  Hour 9: Using Built-in Template Filters to Enhance Views 155

  Hour 10: Adding Forms to Views 185

  Hour 11: Using Views to Add and Update Data in the Database 209

  Hour 12: Utilizing Generic Views 231

  Hour 13: Advanced View Configurations 269

  Part III: Implementing a Full-Featured Website

  Hour 14: Managing Site Users 295

  Hour 15: Adding Website Security 313

  Hour 16: Managing Sessions and Cookies 333

  Hour 17: Customizing Models in the Admin Interface 347

  Hour 18: Customizing the Admin Interface 365

  Part IV: Implementing Advanced Website Components

  Hour 19: Implementing Middleware 383

  Hour 20: Internationalization and Localization 407

  Hour 21: Creating Sitemaps 423

  Hour 22: Implementing Multiple Websites 437

  Hour 23: Configuring Caching 451

  Hour 24: Deploying Django 465

  Appendixes

  Appendix A: Django Resources 477

  Appendix B: Django Form Field Objects 481

  Appendix C: Formatting Dates and Times 491

  Index 493