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Course: Introduction to Django

Dates for Open Courses

Location	Date	Course	Language
Leipzig	March 22 - 25, 2021	Introduction to Django	English register
Remote	March 22 - 25, 2021	Introduction to Django	English register

Course also available as in-house training. Please ask us at info@python-academy.de

Target Audience

This Django training course is for beginners as well as for programmers who already have some experience with Django.

You should have experience in an object-oriented programming language. Python knowledge is ideal but not mandatory to get started. In addition, you should have basic knowledge in web application development with databases.

Content

After an introduction of the basics of the web application framework Django, all participants will install Django themselves. Then we start developing a first, simple application.

We develop this application further and deepen our knowledge about the used components.

Software tools for a Django development environment
Database abstraction (Object Relational Mapper)
- Creation of a model
- Model validation
- Export and import of data (via JSON)
- Working with an ORM on the commandline
Using Django's admin
Defining URLs at one place (Routing)
In-depth explanation of function based views
How to use class-based views
Creating templates using Django's template engine
How to handle static files in Django
Managing Django's settings
Different debugging techniques
Logging
Forms and their validation
Sending email using a form
Pagination
Authentication
Sessions and messages
Security
Write your own middleware
Create your own tags and filters

Course Duration

The course duration is four days.

Course Material

Every participant receives comprehensive printed materials that cover the whole course content as wells as all source codes and used software.

Costs

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Recommended Module Combinations

This course may be combined with the course Python for Nonprogrammers or Python for Programmers to acquire Python knowledge. The course Advanced Django builds on this course and teaches advanced topics.