Using the simple, robust, Python-based Django framework, you can build powerful Web solutions with remarkably few lines of code. In Python Web Development with Django®, three experienced Django and Python developers cover all the techniques, tools, and concepts you need to make the most of Django 1.0, including all the major features of the new release.        The authors teach Django through in-depth explanations, plus provide extensive sample code supported with images and line-by-line explanations. You’ll discover how Django leverages Python’s development speed and flexibility to help you solve a wide spectrum of Web development problems and learn Django best practices covered nowhere else. You’ll build your first Django application in just minutes and deepen your real-world skills through start-to-finish application projects including    Simple Web log (blog)   Online photo gallery   Simple content management system   Ajax-powered live blogger   Online source code sharing/syntax highlighting tool   How to run your Django applications on the Google App Engine     This complete guide starts by introducing Python, Django, and Web development concepts, then dives into the Django framework, providing a deep understanding of its major components (models, views, templates), and how they come together to form complete Web applications. After a discussion of four independent working Django applications, coverage turns to advanced topics, such as caching, extending the template system, syndication, admin customization, and testing. Valuable reference appendices cover using the command-line, installing and configuring Django, development tools, exploring existing Django applications, the Google App Engine, and how to get more involved with the Django community.        Introduction 1     Part I: Getting Started  Chapter 1: Practical Python for Django 7  Chapter 2: Django for the Impatient: Building a Blog 57  Chapter 3: Starting Out 77     Part II: Django in Depth  Chapter 4: Defining and Using Models 89  Chapter 5: URLs, HTTP Mechanisms, and Views 117  Chapter 6: Templates and Form Processing 135     Part III: Django Applications by Example  Chapter 7: Photo Gallery 159  Chapter 8: Content Management System 181  Chapter 9: Liveblog 205  Chapter 10: Pastebin 221     Part IV: Advanced Django Techniques and Features  Chapter 11: Advanced Django Programming 235  Chapter 12: Advanced Django Deployment 261     Part V: Appendices  Appendix A: Command Line Basics 285  Appendix B: Installing and Running Django 295  Appendix C: Tools for Practical Django Development 313  Appendix D: Finding, Evaluating, and Using Django Applications 321  Appendix E: Django on the Google App Engine 325  Appendix F: Getting Involved in the Django Project 337     Index 339  Colophon 375

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