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Django 2 by Example

By : Antonio Melé
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Django 2 by Example

By: Antonio Melé

Overview of this book

If you want to learn the entire process of developing professional web applications with Django 2, then this book is for you. You will walk through the creation of four professional Django 2 projects, teaching you how to solve common problems and implement best practices. You will learn how to build a blog application, a social image bookmarking website, an online shop and an e-learning platform. The book will teach you how to enhance your applications with AJAX, create RESTful APIs and set up a production environment for your Django 2 projects. The book walks you through the creation of real-world applications, solving common problems, and implementing best practices. By the end of this book, you will have a deep understanding of Django 2 and how to build advanced web applications.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)

Building an E-Learning Platform

In the previous chapter, you added internationalization to your online shop project. You also built a coupon system and a product recommendation engine. In this chapter, you will create a new project. You will build an e-learning platform, creating a custom Content Management System (CMS).

In this chapter, you will learn how to:

  • Create fixtures for your models
  • Use model inheritance
  • Create custom model fields
  • Use class-based views and mixins
  • Build formsets
  • Manage groups and permissions
  • Create a CMS