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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)

Creating a social website project

We will create a social application that will allow users to share images they find on the internet. We will need to build the following elements for this project:

  • An authentication system for users to register, log in, edit their profile, and change or reset their password
  • A followers' system to allow users to follow each other
  • A functionality to display shared images and implement a bookmarklet for users to share images from any website
  • An activity stream for each user that allows users to see the content uploaded by the people they follow

This chapter addresses the first point mentioned in the preceding list.

Starting your social website project

Open the terminal, and use the following...