To get the most out of this book, it is recommended that you have good working knowledge of Python. You should also be comfortable with HTML and JavaScript. Before reading this book, it is recommended that you read parts 1 to 3 of the official Django documentation tutorial at https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.0/intro/tutorial01/.

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There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

CodeInText: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: "You can deactivate your environment at any time with the deactivate command."

A block of code is set as follows:

from django.contrib import admin
from .models import Post

admin.site.register(Post)

When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    'django.contrib.admin',
    'django.contrib.auth',
    'django.contrib.contenttypes',
    'django.contrib.sessions',
    'django.contrib.messages',
    'django.contrib.staticfiles',
    'blog.apps.BlogConfig',
]

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

$ python manage.py startapp blog

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see onscreen. For example, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. Here is an example: "Fill in the form and click on the SAVE button."