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Hands-On Application Development with PyCharm - Second Edition

By : Bruce M. Van Horn II, Quan Nguyen
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Book Image

Hands-On Application Development with PyCharm - Second Edition

5 (1)
By: Bruce M. Van Horn II, Quan Nguyen

Overview of this book

In the quest to develop robust, professional-grade software with Python and meet tight deadlines, it’s crucial to have the best tools at your disposal. In this second edition of Hands-on Application Development with PyCharm, you’ll learn tips and tricks to work at a speed and proficiency previously reserved only for elite developers. To achieve that, you’ll be introduced to PyCharm, the premiere professional integrated development environment for Python programmers among the myriad of IDEs available. Regardless of how Python is utilized, whether for general automation scripting, utility creation, web applications, data analytics, machine learning, or business applications, PyCharm offers tooling that simplifies complex tasks and streamlines common ones. In this book, you'll find everything you need to harness PyCharm's full potential and make the most of Pycharm's productivity shortcuts. The book comprehensively covers topics ranging from installation and customization to web development, database management, and data analysis pipeline development helping you become proficient in Python application development in diverse domains. By the end of this book, you’ll have discovered the remarkable capabilities of PyCharm and how you can achieve a new level of capability and productivity.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
1
Part 1: The Basics of PyCharm
4
Part 2: Improving Your Productivity
9
Part 3: Web Development in PyCharm
15
Part 4: Data Science with PyCharm
19
Part 5: Plugins and Conclusion

Creating a Django project

The process is no different than most other projects. Click File | New Project then click the Django option as shown in Figure 10.1.

Figure 10.1: Creating a new Django project is much like any other project

Figure 10.1: Creating a new Django project is much like any other project

Be sure to twirl down the More Settings section. Here you can set the template language. You can use either the Django templating language or Jinja2, which was what we used in Chapter 9, Building a Dynamic Web Application with Flask. Since we covered Jinja2 already, let’s stick with Django. You can set the name of the folder you’ll use for templates, and you absolutely should set a value for the Application name field as shown at the bottom of Figure 10.1.

Don’t skip the application name

If you skip the Application name setting at the bottom of Figure 10.1, PyCharm will assume you want a Django project without any applications. Of course, you can add additional applications later using the manage...