Django Web Development
Building Robust and Scalable Web
Applications with Django
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Agenda
• - What is Django?
• - Key Features of Django
• - Why Choose Django for Web Development?
• - Django Project Structure
• - Django Development Workflow
• - Building a Django Application
• - Real-world Applications of Django
• - Q&A
What is Django?
• - Definition: Django is a high-level Python web
framework that enables the rapid
development of secure and scalable websites.
• - Framework Goal: Follows the 'Don’t Repeat
Yourself' (DRY) principle, promoting reusable
code.
• - Open Source: Maintained by the Django
Software Foundation and a community of
contributors.
Key Features of Django
• - Model-View-Template (MVT) architecture
• - Built-in admin interface for quick app
management
• - Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) for
database interactions
• - Security features: protection against CSRF,
XSS, and SQL injection
• - Scalability and flexibility
Why Choose Django for Web
Development?
• - Rapid Development: Designed to help
developers build applications quickly
• - High Security: Follows best security practices
by default
• - Community Support: Extensive
documentation and active community
• - Versatile: Suitable for both simple and
complex projects
Django Project Structure
• - **Project**: Main folder containing settings,
URLs, WSGI/ASGI application files
• - **Apps**: Modules handling specific
functionality (e.g., blog, user)
• - **Templates**: HTML files for front-end
• - **Static Files**: CSS, JavaScript, and images
• - **Media Files**: User-uploaded files
Django Development Workflow
• - Step 1: Define models
• - Step 2: Create views
• - Step 3: Configure URLs
• - Step 4: Design templates
• - Step 5: Test and deploy
Building a Django Application
• - Setting up a Django project
• - Creating an app
• - Configuring the database
• - Running the development server
• - Customizing with third-party packages
Real-world Applications of Django
• - Social media platforms
• - E-commerce websites
• - Content management systems
• - Data-driven applications
• - Scientific and financial web apps
Q&A
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