Course Description
This course covers the Django web framework from the beginning and covers advanced Django features. The course is ideal for those who know Python basics and want to be able to build web apps using Python. By the end of the course, students will have learned to develop their own web apps. Besides Django, the course also covers HTML, CSS, and Bootstrap to give students an introduction to full-stack development with Django so that they can build complete web apps from scratch.
The course teaching approach is learn-by-doing. Students will learn to build two different apps, a modern Bootstrap blog website with a complete blog author interface and a dynamic Google Translate-like translator web app. The two apps have been chosen carefully to cover all core Django features. The apps are also extendible, allowing students to improve and add features to the apps while sharpening their Django skills and building their own GitHub portfolio.
Among other topics, students will learn the model-view-template app structure of Django. They will also learn to set up SQL databases and connect the database with their app. You will learn to build complete web pages equipped with HTML widgets and create HTML forms that handle GET and POST HTTP requests. In addition, you will learn how to create and manage URL patterns for your app pages. You will also learn how to build an admin interface which is useful when building content websites such as blogs, where content creators and other admins can use the admin interface to add content to the website without interfering with the codebase.
Students will also get an introduction to HTML and learn to create frontend widgets such as input boxes, buttons, and HTML forms. You will also learn to give your web app a modern look by adding Bootstrap styling to your website. By the end of the course, you will have all the skills to build your own web apps using Django, and you will know where to look whenever you need to add new Django features to your apps.
Who Is the Course for?
The course is beneficial for those who want to turn their ideas into web apps. You will be able to create your own web apps in no time. You will also be able to start your web development career with this course. Finally, the program assumes you know Python basics already. If you know Python basics, you can understand and use the Django codebase to build web applications, and this course will take you step-by-step through that process.
What You Will Learn
Students will learn the different components of the Django web framework using real-world examples. Every concept will be introduced in the context of an example, and you will test for yourself and understand how every component behaves by running them on your browser.
Among other things, you will be able to:
- Understand the Django app architecture
- Use the Model-view-template design
- Understand and apply the communication between Django and the SQL database
- Handle URLs,
- Handle GET and POST HTTP requests,
- Create admin interfaces
- Learn HTML
- Learn CSS and Bootstrap
- Create HTML Forms
- Create Page Navigation Menus
- Template Filters
- Template Inheritance
- URL Tags
Teaching Approach
The course follows a hands-on approach where students learn by building real-world web apps. You will create a blog app and a translator web app. You will also learn how to integrate the two, so you know how to reuse and extend apps. You will have your own unique apps to create your own GitHub portfolio by the end of the course.
Pre-Requisites
Students need to know Python basics already. To understand Django and the code we will write, you need to know all Python basics: variables, data types, built-in functions, methods, functions, f-strings, loops, conditionals, and have a basic understanding of Python classes. The Django framework is built on top of all the above elements, so you need to know them before diving into Django. You will also need to have a Python interpreter and an IDE installed on your computer, although the first section of the course guides you through installing those tools, so you have no worries if you don't have them.
