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Django – Introduction
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Overview of Web Development
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Introduction to Django
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What is Django?
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Key Features of Django
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Installing Django
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Creating a Django Project
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Django – Fundamentals
This chapter introduces the core concepts of Django applications, views, routing, and templates, forming the foundation for building dynamic web applications.
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Understanding Django Apps
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Creating and Managing Apps
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URL Routing and Views
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Writing Views: Function-Based Views (FBVs)
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Templates
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Django – Models and Databases
This chapter explores Django's Object-Relational Mapping (ORM), a powerful feature that allows you to interact with databases using Python objects instead of raw SQL. You'll learn how to define models, perform database migrations, and work with data efficiently.
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Introduction to Django ORM
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Defining Models
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Database Migrations
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Interacting with the Database
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Django CRUD Operations
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QuerySets and Filters
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Working with Relationships
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Django – Forms and User Input
This chapter focuses on how to handle user input in Django applications using forms. You will learn how to create forms, validate data, process and render forms, and use models to create forms automatically. Additionally, you will explore handling file uploads, including saving and managing media files.
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Working with Forms
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Django Forms Basics
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Form Validation
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Rendering and Processing Forms
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Model Forms
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Automatically Generating Forms from Models
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Handling File Uploads
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Uploading and Saving Files
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Managing Media Files
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Django – Admin
The Django Admin panel is one of the most powerful features of Django, allowing developers and site administrators to manage content and data seamlessly through a web interface. This chapter explores advanced features of Django Admin, focusing on customization, registration of models, customizing the display and filtering, adding actions, and creating custom admin templates.
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Overview of the Django Admin Panel
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Registering Models
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Customizing Display, Search, and Filtering
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Advanced Customizations
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Admin Filters
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Admin Actions
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Custom Admin Templates
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Django – Advanced Views and URL Handling
This chapter explores advanced techniques for handling views, URLs, and middleware in Django. You'll gain a deep understanding of Class-Based Views (CBVs) and how they compare to Function-Based Views (FBVs), learn about organizing URLs effectively for large projects, and dive into middleware: a key component for processing requests and responses globally.
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Class-Based Views (CBVs)
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Difference Between FBVs and CBVs
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Commonly Used CBVs
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URL Namespaces
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Organizing URLs in Large Projects
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Django as Middleware
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Django – User Authentication and Authorization
User authentication and authorization are crucial aspects of modern web applications. Django provides a comprehensive, built-in system for handling user authentication, allowing developers to easily manage user registration, login, password management, and access control. This chapter covers advanced techniques in managing users, roles, permissions, and custom user models in Django.
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Built-in User Authentication System
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Registering Users
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Logging In and Out
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Password Reset and Change
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Permissions and Groups
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Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
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Customizing User Models
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Django – Static and Media Files
In Django, handling static and media files efficiently is an essential aspect of web development. Static files (e.g., JavaScript, CSS, images) are files that do not change during runtime, while media files (e.g., user-uploaded files like photos, documents) are dynamic and may change or be added over time. This chapter explores how to manage both static and media files in Django, including their configuration for development and production environments.
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Serving Static Files
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Managing Media Files
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Configuring Static and Media Files for Production
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Django – Testing and Debugging
Testing and debugging are critical skills for building robust, reliable Django applications. This chapter covers strategies to debug Django applications effectively, common errors and their fixes, and writing comprehensive tests using Django's built-in testing framework.
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Debugging Django Applications
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Using Django Debug Toolbar
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Common Errors and Fixes
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Writing Tests
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Unit Tests for Models and Views
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Integration Tests
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Django – REST Framework (Optional Advanced Section)
Django REST Framework (DRF) is a powerful and flexible toolkit for building Web APIs with Django. This chapter introduces you to REST principles, guides you through setting up DRF, and explores advanced concepts like serializers, views, routers, and authentication mechanisms.
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Introduction to REST APIs
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Setting Up Django REST Framework (DRF)
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Serializers
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Views and Routers
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Building and Consuming APIs
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Authentication and Permissions in DRF
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Django – Deployment
Deploying a Django application ensures that your project is accessible to users over the internet. This chapter covers the steps to prepare your application for deployment, tools and configurations for different deployment scenarios, and best practices for securing Django applications in a production environment.
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Preparing for Deployment
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Debugging vs Production Mode
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Collecting Static Files
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Deploying with Gunicorn and Nginx
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Deploying with Docker
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Environment Variables and .env Files
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Django Tutorial
About Lesson

By default, Django uses a basic User model for authentication. However, in some projects, you may need to extend or replace the default User model to meet specific needs, such as adding custom fields.

Extending the User Model

To extend the user model without replacing it, you can subclass AbstractUser and add custom fields.

Example of Extending the Default User Model:

from django.contrib.auth.models import AbstractUser
from django.db import models

class CustomUser(AbstractUser):
    date_of_birth = models.DateField(null=True, blank=True)
    profile_picture = models.ImageField(upload_to='profile_pics/', null=True, blank=True)

After creating a custom user model, set it in settings.py:

AUTH_USER_MODEL = 'myapp.CustomUser'

Replacing the Default User Model

If you need to completely replace the default User model, you can create a custom model that subclasses AbstractBaseUser.

Example of a Custom User Model:

from django.contrib.auth.models import AbstractBaseUser, BaseUserManager
from django.db import models

class CustomUserManager(BaseUserManager):
    def create_user(self, email, username, password=None):
        if not email:
            raise ValueError('The Email field must be set')
        user = self.model(email=self.normalize_email(email), username=username)
        user.set_password(password)
        user.save(using=self._db)
        return user

    def create_superuser(self, email, username, password=None):
        user = self.create_user(email, username, password)
        user.is_staff = True
        user.is_superuser = True
        user.save(using=self._db)
        return user

class CustomUser(AbstractBaseUser):
    email = models.EmailField(unique=True)
    username = models.CharField(max_length=30, unique=True)
    date_of_birth = models.DateField()
    is_active = models.BooleanField(default=True)
    is_staff = models.BooleanField(default=False)

    objects = CustomUserManager()

    USERNAME_FIELD = 'email'
    REQUIRED_FIELDS = ['username', 'date_of_birth']
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