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Learn Django

This course consists of:

18 Tutorials

7 Projects

2 Quizzes

Certificate of Completion

This 26-part course consists of tutorials on how to learn web development with Django from scratch. It's designed to be very hands-on and will walk you through every step of the web development process.

The primary objectives of this course are as follows:

Set up your local development environment with Django 2.0 (or 1.11) installing instructions for Windows, OS X, and Linux.
Work on several real-world Django projects and in the process learn all of the important Django concepts including Models & the ORM, the Admin, URL resolution, Templates, Forms, Authentication (including Facebook login!), and creating APIs.
Work with different database backends including SQLite and Postgres database.
Learn how to use Git as a version control system for your code.
Deploy your applications to production using Heroku and share it with your friends!

Syllabus

Introduction to Django

Next, you'll get your computer all set up to work with Django. You'll also learn about what Django is.

What is Django?
4 mins
Django Installation
8 mins

Part 1: Building your First Sample Application

This section walks you through your first Django application. It will cover all the fundamentals of Django including Models & the ORM, the Admin, URL resolution, Templates, Forms, and the basic built-in User Authentication.

Your First Django Project!
10 mins
Django Models
12 mins
Django Admin
4 mins
Django URLs
6 mins
Django URLs (Django 1.11)
9 mins
Django Views – Time to Create!
3 mins
Introduction to HTML and Templates
10 mins
Django ORM and QuerySets
7 mins
Dynamic Data in Templates
5 mins
Django Templates
4 mins
CSS – Make it Pretty!
15 mins
Template Extending
7 mins
Extend your Application
13 mins
Django Forms
21 mins
More Functionality: Drafts & Publication!
7 mins
Adding Security to your Website via a User Login System
11 mins

Part 2: Real World Projects

This section goes over some of the advanced concepts you'll need as a Django developer — we'll tackle each one through a project meant to provide you more hands-on practice.

We'll work on 4 projects:

Login with Facebook and a Custom User Model
Create our own Reddit Clone
Deploy to Production on Heroku with a Postgres database
Create an API

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