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Publication Date: 22 Jun 2009 | ISBN-10: 1430219386 | ISBN-13: 978-1430219385 | Edition: 2nd Revised edition

Build a Django content management system, blog, and social networking site with James Bennett as he introduces version 1.1 of the popular Django framework.

You’ll work through the development of each project, implementing and running the applications while learning new features along the way.

Web frameworks are playing a major role in the creation of today’s most compelling web applications, because they automate many of the tedious tasks, allowing developers to instead focus on providing users with creative and powerful features. Python developers have been particularly fortunate in this area, having been able to take advantage of Django, a very popular open source web framework whose stated goal is to "make it easier to build better web applications more quickly with less code."

Practical Django Projects introduces this popular framework by way of a series of real–world projects. Readers follow along with the development of each project, implementing and running each application while learning new features along the way. This edition is updated for Django 1.1 and includes an all-new chapter covering practical development tools and techniques you'll be able to apply to your own development workflow.

What you’ll learn

  • Capitalize upon the well–defined and stable framework architecture of Django 1.1 to build web applications faster than ever before.
  • Learn by doing by working through the creation of three real–world projects, including a content management system, blog, and social networking site.
  • Build user–friendly web sites with well–structured URLs, session tracking, and syndication options.
  • Let Django handle tedious tasks such as database interaction while you focus on building compelling applications.

Who this book is for

Web developers seeking to use the powerful Django framework to build powerful web sites.

Table of Contents

  1. Welcome to Django
  2. You're First Django Site: A Simple CMS
  3. Customizing the Simple CMS
  4. A Django-Powered Weblog
  5. Expanding the Weblog
  6. Templates for the Weblog
  7. Finishing the Weblog
  8. A Social Code-Sharing Site
  9. Form Processing in the Code-Sharing Application
  10. Finishing the Code-Sharing Applications
  11. Practical Development Techniques
  12. Writing Reusable Django Applications

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  • Paperback: 251 pages
  • Publisher: APRESS; 2nd Revised edition edition (22 Jun 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1430219386
  • ISBN-13: 978-1430219385
  • Product Dimensions: 19.1 x 1.4 x 23.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Does what it says on the tin 3 Sep 2010
By David Everitt
Format:Paperback
If you're just starting out learning Django, there are some bumps in the learning curve, so this isn't an introduction. If you've been tinkering with Django and want to make something usable, this (the 2nd edition) is the book. Django is backward-compatible from version 1.0 on, so this (for Django 1.1) is as future-proof as possible. As for the missing code - much of it is on Bitbucket (Ubernostrum is his tag there) and Australian Brett Haydon (search for his name and the book title) has a great blog that corrects the typos and offers further information.

My copy is well-thumbed and has been a familiar companion on my Django journey - in fact, I'm using the very blog from the book to write up every stage of the Django learning process. One star missing for the lack of follow-up, four stars for some really usable applications and very sound advice. Bennett is on the Django team, so he knows his stuff, and the Django entries on his own blog act as an unofficial supplement to the book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfectly pitched for the would-be Django developer 21 Jan 2012
By Mr. J. Mcneill
Format:Paperback
In terms of web frameworks this book is getting on a bit now; the second edition was updated for Django 1.1, and 1.3 has been out for some time (January 2012). However I have found it to be an absolutely excellent resource for learning Django. James Bennett has given just enough examples and explanation, and if you work along with a Django IDE it's very educative and quite fun working out the few errors in the text and the source code (which is available online, you just need to use Mercurial to get it). I found pyCharm to be excellent, other people get some mileage from Komodo, PyDev or Aptana Studio etc.
There are other Django texts which have much more reference content, this one assumes you'll find it online. Bennett cuts right to the chase with the best practical workouts, and if you follow them through this is your fast on-ramp to using Django.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book 6 Feb 2013
By dmarcos
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Still haven't the chance to putt my hands on it, once i have bean working a lot.

But for the few chapters i have read it looks great
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