Django 3 By Example: Build powerful and reliable Python web applications from scratch, 3rd Edition

Book Description
If you want to learn the entire process of developing professional web applications with Python and Django, then this book is for you. In the process of building four professional Django projects, you will learn about Django 3 features, how to solve common web development problems, how to implement best practices, and how to successfully deploy your applications.

In this book, you will build a blog application, a social image bookmarking website, an online shop, and an e-learning platform. Step-by-step guidance will teach you how to integrate popular technologies, enhance your applications with AJAX, create RESTful APIs, and set up a production environment for your Django projects.

By the end of this book, you will have mastered Django 3 by building advanced web applications.

What you will learn
Build real-world web applications
Learn Django essentials, including models, views, ORM, templates, URLs, forms, and authentication
Implement advanced features such as custom model fields, custom template tags, cache, middleware, localization, and more
Create complex functionalities, such as AJAX interactions, social authentication, a full-text search engine, a payment system, a CMS, a RESTful API, and more
Integrate other technologies, including Redis, Celery, RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, and Channels, into your projects
Deploy Django projects in production using NGINX, uWSGI, and Daphne
Who this book is for
This book is intended for developers with Python knowledge who wish to learn Django in a pragmatic way. Perhaps you are completely new to Django, or you already know a little but you want to get the most out of it. This book will help you to master the most relevant areas of the framework by building practical projects from scratch. You need to have familiarity with programming concepts in order to read this book. Some previous knowledge of HTML and JavaScript is assumed.

Table of Contents
Building a Blog Application
Enhancing Your Blog with Advanced Features
Extending Your Blog Application
Building a Social Website
Sharing Content on Your Website
Tracking User Actions
Building an Online Shop
Managing Payments and Orders
Extending Your Shop
Building an E-Learning Platform
Rendering and Caching Content
Building an API
Building a Chat Server
Going Live