Python Training : Advanced Django

Advanced Django

Python Training Overview

This Advanced Django course builds upon the foundation established in the Introduction to Django course, delving deeper into the powerful web framework. Students will learn advanced concepts such as handling messages, working with media files, making complex queries, implementing pagination and ordering, advanced querying and search, deploying websites to production, and customizing Django Admin. The course also includes hands-on exercises and real-world examples, allowing students to apply their knowledge and refine their skills in Django development.

Python Training Course Objectives

Advanced Concepts: The course covers advanced Django topics like messages framework, media files handling, complex queries, pagination, ordering, advanced search, and customizing Django Admin.
Hands-on Exercises: Practical exercises and real-world examples throughout the course allow students to apply their knowledge and gain confidence in advanced Django development.
Ajax and View Functions: Students will learn how to work with Ajax to create dynamic web applications and improve user experience.
Deployment Strategies: The course teaches students how to deploy their Django websites to production, using platforms like Heroku.
Customizing Django Admin: Students will learn how to customize the Django Admin interface to better manage their web applications.
Real-world Applicability: The advanced techniques and concepts taught in this course can be directly applied to real-world Django projects, preparing students for professional web development.

Python Training Prerequisites

Experience with Python.
Experience with Django as covered in the Introduction to Django course.

Useful Prerequisites

JavaScript
SQL

Python Training Course duration

3 days

Python Training Course outline

1. Messages Framework

Message Framework
Adding Messages (Exercise)
Using SuccessMessageMixin (Exercise)
Adding Success Messages to the Joke Views (Exercise)
Adding a Success Message to JokeDeleteView (Exercise)

2. Media Files

Media File Basics
Adding Media Settings (Exercise)
Uploading a Resume (Exercise)
Checking File Type (Exercise)
Keeping Resume Files Private (Exercise)
Adding an ImageField to the Model (Exercise)
Displaying the Avatar (Exercise)
Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)
Setting Up Amazon S3 (Exercise)
Static Settings in Development (Exercise)

3. Making Queries, Ajax, and View Functions

Useful Prerequisites
Managers and QuerySets
Indexing and Slicing QuerySets
Checking for Existence
Creating, Updating, and Saving Model Instances
QuerySet Methods that Don�t Return QuerySets
One-to-Many Relationships
Many-to-Many Relationships
Spanning Relationships
Joke Voting
Adding a JokeVote Model (Exercise)
Registering the JokeVote Model (Exercise)
Adding Properties to the Joke Model (Exercise)
Rating Jokes Using Ajax (Exercise)
Adding a vote() View Function (Exercise)
Updating the URLConf (Exercise)
Updating the Templates (Exercise)
Model Constraints
Letting JavaScript Know if the User is Logged In

4. Pagination and Ordering

Fixtures
Loading Data from a Fixture (Exercise)
Pagination (Exercise)
Ordering (Exercise)

5. Advanced Querying and Search

Field Lookups
Q Objects
Filtering Results by Category, Tag, or Creator (Exercise)
Implementing Search (Exercise)
Aggregation
Getting Joke Ratings (Exercise)
Code Optimization
Installing and Using the Django Debug Toolbar (Exercise)
Brief Introduction to Annotation
Viewing SQL Used in QuerySets

6. Deploying your Website to Production

Where to Host Your Django Site
Deploying to Heroku (Exercise)

7. Customizing Django Admin

Django Admin Views
Customizing Titles and Headers (Exercise)
ModelAdmin Attributes that Affect the List View
Creating a Custom ModelAdmin Base Class (Exercise)
Customizing the Django Admin List View (Exercise)
Lists vs. Tuples
ModelAdmin Attributes that Affect Forms
Customizing Django Admin Form Views (Exercise)
Customizing Fieldsets
Modifying the CustomUserAdmin Class (Exercise)
Adding Calculated Read-only Fields
Adding a Link to the Change Password Form (Exercise)
Unregistering Models (Exercise)
Django Admin Groups and Permissions (Exercise)

8. Additional Topics

Additional Learning
Additional Projects