Creating a Django Project – Geek Slack

Django – Introduction

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Overview of Web Development

Introduction to Django

What is Django?

Key Features of Django

Installing Django

Creating a Django Project

Django – Fundamentals

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Understanding Django Apps

Creating and Managing Apps

URL Routing and Views

Writing Views: Function-Based Views (FBVs)

Django – Models and Databases

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Introduction to Django ORM

Defining Models

Database Migrations

Interacting with the Database

Django CRUD Operations

QuerySets and Filters

Working with Relationships

Django – Forms and User Input

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Working with Forms

Django Forms Basics

Form Validation

Rendering and Processing Forms

Automatically Generating Forms from Models

Handling File Uploads

Uploading and Saving Files

Managing Media Files

Django – Admin

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Overview of the Django Admin Panel

Registering Models

Customizing Display, Search, and Filtering

Advanced Customizations

Custom Admin Templates

Django – Advanced Views and URL Handling

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Class-Based Views (CBVs)

Difference Between FBVs and CBVs

Commonly Used CBVs

Organizing URLs in Large Projects

Django as Middleware

Django – User Authentication and Authorization

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Built-in User Authentication System

Registering Users

Logging In and Out

Password Reset and Change

Permissions and Groups

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

Customizing User Models

Django – Static and Media Files

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Serving Static Files

Managing Media Files

Configuring Static and Media Files for Production

Django – Testing and Debugging

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Debugging Django Applications

Using Django Debug Toolbar

Common Errors and Fixes

Unit Tests for Models and Views

Integration Tests

Django – REST Framework (Optional Advanced Section)

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Introduction to REST APIs

Setting Up Django REST Framework (DRF)

Views and Routers

Building and Consuming APIs

Authentication and Permissions in DRF

Django – Deployment

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Preparing for Deployment

Debugging vs Production Mode

Collecting Static Files

Deploying with Gunicorn and Nginx

Deploying with Docker

Environment Variables and .env Files

Django Tutorial

About Lesson

1.7.1 Starting a New Project

Run the startproject command:

django-admin startproject myproject

Navigate to the project directory:

cd myproject

1.7.2 Understanding the Django Project Structure

A newly created project includes:

manage.py: A command-line utility to interact with the project (e.g., runserver, migrations).
Project Directory (myproject):
- __init__.py: Marks the directory as a Python package.
- settings.py: Configures project settings (e.g., database, static files).
- urls.py: Maps URLs to views.
- asgi.py and wsgi.py: Configurations for serving the project.

1.7.3 Running the Development Server

Start the server:

python manage.py runserver

Open a browser and visit:

http://127.0.0.1:8000/

ou’ll see Django’s default welcome page, confirming the server is running.