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Learning the Django, web framework for Python

Looking to create rich web applications with Python? Python has an excellent web framework called Django that has an passionate and active community behind it. It is production ready and takes care of a lot of the basic demands of a web application such as authentication, templating, and a pythonic interface for databases.

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WEBCRAFT
Runs June 20, 2011 to Aug. 31, 2011
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Prerequisites and Installation

Let's all make sure we have the following installed and ready to go.

Requirements:

Python 2.6 or higher
Django 1.3 (this is the latest stable version)
Text editor (use what you want, but it's up to you to know how to use it)

This course also requires you to have the following skills already:

Basic working knowledge of Python (check out Python 101 on P2PU if you want to learn)
Basic understanding of command line tools

Once you have everything installed and meet the skill requirements for this course please do the following:

Create a django project called mysite
Run the development server
Point your browser to the development browser and take a screenshot. You should see the generic django splash screen.

Read the "Creating a Project" and "The development server" of chapter1 in the django documentation to learn how to do this initial set up.

If you have not already please post your suggestions for a class project in Task 1. We will need that for next week.

Task Discussion

David Gonzalez Shannon Jan. 19, 2012, 5:56 a.m.

I know I'm late in the game but if anybody is having trouble deciding on a texteditor for django development pycharm is very helpful http://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/
Jessica Ledbetter June 28, 2011, 8:38 p.m.

In case folks are having problems, here's a helpful screencast. Includes how to set up a virtual environment as well.

http://gigantuan.s3.amazonaws.com/screencasts/django1.mp4

from: http://gigantuan.net/2010/07/getting-started-with-django-episode-1/
Anonym June 28, 2011, 9:28 p.m.
In Reply To: Jessica Ledbetter June 28, 2011, 8:38 p.m.

Coolio, where did you find it?
Jessica Ledbetter June 29, 2011, 12:50 p.m.
In Reply To: Anonym June 28, 2011, 9:28 p.m.

http://www.limedaring.com/im-a-designer-who-learned-django-and-launched-her-first-webapp-in-6-weeks/
Anonym June 29, 2011, 1:23 p.m.
In Reply To: Jessica Ledbetter June 29, 2011, 12:50 p.m.

That URL made me laugh thanks for the link.
Anonym June 27, 2011, 6:30 p.m.

http://min.us/mve8j9C

This had better work!
Agni June 27, 2011, 8:09 p.m.
In Reply To: Anonym June 27, 2011, 6:30 p.m.

It works.
Anonym June 28, 2011, 10:32 a.m.
In Reply To: Agni June 27, 2011, 8:09 p.m.

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jessica Ledbetter June 27, 2011, 3:39 p.m.
Pein Junior June 28, 2011, 1:03 a.m.
In Reply To: Jessica Ledbetter June 27, 2011, 3:39 p.m.

mine just say this without colors:

It works!

This is the default web page for this server.

The web server software is running but no content has been added, yet.
Jessica Ledbetter June 29, 2011, 12:57 p.m.
In Reply To: Pein Junior June 28, 2011, 1:03 a.m.

Did you create the mysite project? I didn't check to see what the text was without a project but is that maybe the default server is running text before you have Django installed?
Agni June 27, 2011, 3:26 p.m.

It is up and running

http://min.us/mvnZ9Do#1f
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Jessica Ledbetter June 27, 2011, 11:12 a.m.
In Reply To: Anonym June 26, 2011, 11:08 p.m.

I think that's a bookmark to your localhost.