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Learn Web Development with Python

By : Fabrizio Romano, Gaston C. Hillar, Arun Ravindran
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Learn Web Development with Python

By: Fabrizio Romano, Gaston C. Hillar, Arun Ravindran

Overview of this book

If you want to develop complete Python web apps with Django, this Learning Path is for you. It will walk you through Python programming techniques and guide you in implementing them when creating 4 professional Django projects, teaching you how to solve common problems and develop RESTful web services with Django and Python. You will learn how to build a blog application, a social image bookmarking website, an online shop, and an e-learning platform. Learn Web Development with Python will get you started with Python programming techniques, show you how to enhance your applications with AJAX, create RESTful APIs, and set up a production environment for your Django projects. Last but not least, you’ll learn the best practices for creating real-world applications. By the end of this Learning Path, you will have a full understanding of how Django works and how to use it to build web applications from scratch. This Learning Path includes content from the following Packt products: • Learn Python Programming by Fabrizio Romano • Django RESTful Web Services by Gastón C. Hillar • Django Design Patterns and Best Practices by Arun Ravindran
Table of Contents (33 chapters)
Title Page
About Packt
Contributors
Preface
Index

Making HTTP POST requests with Postman


Now, we will use the Builder tab in Postman to compose and send an HTTP POST request to create a new toy. Perform the following steps:

  1. Click on the plus (+) button on the right-hand side of the tab that displayed the previous request. This way, you will create a new tab.
  2. Select Request in the New drop-down menu located in the upper-left corner.
  3. Select POST in the drop-down menu on the left-hand side of the Enter request URL textbox.

 

  1. Enter localhost:8000/toys/ in that textbox on the right-hand side of the drop-down menu.
  2. Click Body on the right-hand side of Authorization and Headers, within the panel that composes the request.
  3. Activate the raw radio button and select JSON (application/json) in the drop-down menu on the right-hand side of the binary radio button. Postman will automatically add a Content-type = application/json header, and therefore, you will notice the Headers tab will be renamed to Headers (1), indicating to us that there is one key-value...