Learn Django
Introduction to Django
- What is Django?
- History and evolution of the framework
- Key features of Django
- Comparison with other frameworks
- Installation and basic setup
Creating a Django Project
- Structure of a Django project
- First steps with
django-admin
andmanage.py
- Development server configuration
- Creating applications in Django
Models and Database
- Defining models
- Database migrations
- Types of relationships between models
- Using databases: SQLite, PostgreSQL, MySQL
- Basic queries with Django's ORM
Views and URL Routing
- Function-based views
- Class-based views
- Templates and HTML rendering
- URL routing and patterns
- Handling requests and responses
Forms and Validation
- Creating forms with
forms.Form
- Data validation
- Model-based forms (
ModelForm
) - Advanced form handling (file uploads, dynamic forms)
Authentication System
- Introduction to Django’s authentication system
- User registration and authentication
- Protecting views with decorators and class-based views
- Permissions and groups system
- Social login and other methods (OAuth, JWT)
Django REST Framework (DRF)
- Introduction to Django REST Framework
- Data serialization
- Creating API views and ViewSets
- Implementing JWT authentication
- Filtering, pagination, and searching in APIs
- Building a CRUD with DRF
Frontend and Django
- Introduction to Django templates
- Integrating JavaScript in templates
- Using AJAX in Django
- Django with frontend frameworks (React, Vue.js, Angular)
- SPA (Single Page Applications) architecture with Django
Testing and Debugging
- Introduction to testing in Django
- Unit and functional tests
- Testing views and models
- Test coverage
- Using debugging tools
Deployment in Production
- Preparing a Django Project for Production
- Deployment on Heroku, AWS, DigitalOcean
- Deployment on EC2
- Configuring Nginx and Gunicorn
- Managing Databases in Production
- Best Security Practices in Django
Optimization and Best Practices
- Optimizing queries with the ORM
- Caching views and queries
- Managing static and media files
- Organizing large-scale projects
- Using Celery for asynchronous tasks
Practical Cases
- Building a blog with Django
- Developing an API for a mobile app
- E-commerce system
- User management platform
- Creating a real-time notification system