Django
#django
Table of Contents
About 1
Chapter 1: Getting started with Django 2
Remarks 2
Versions 2
Examples 3
Starting a Project 3
Django Concepts 5
A complete hello world example. 6
Virtual Environment 7
Python 3.3+ 7
Python 2 7
Activate (any version) 7
Alternatively: use virtualenvwrapper 8
Alternatively: use pyenv + pyenv-viritualenv 8
Set your Project Path 9
Single File Hello World Example 9
Deployment friendly Project with Docker support. 10
Project Structure 10
Dockerfile 11
Compose 11
Nginx 12
Usage 12
Chapter 2: Administration 14
Examples 14
Change list 14
Additional CSS styles and JS scripts for admin page 15
Dealing with foreign keys referencing large tables 16
views.py 17
urls.py 17
forms.py 17
admin.py 18
Chapter 3: ArrayField - a PostgreSQL-specific field 19
Syntax 19
Remarks 19
Examples 19
A basic ArrayField 19
Specifying the maximum size of an ArrayField 19
Querying for membership of ArrayField with contains 20
Nesting ArrayFields 20
Querying for all models who contain any item in a list with contained_by 20
Chapter 4: Async Tasks (Celery) 21
Remarks 21
Examples 21
Simple example to add 2 numbers 21
Chapter 5: Authentication Backends 23
Examples 23
Email Authentication Backend 23
Chapter 6: Class based views 24
Remarks 24
Examples 24
Class Based Views 24
views.py 24
urls.py 24
Context data 24
views.py 25
book.html 25
List and Details views 25
app/models.py 25
app/views.py 25
app/templates/app/pokemon_list.html 26
app/templates/app/pokemon_detail.html 26
app/urls.py 26
Form and object creation 27
app/views.py 27
app/templates/app/pokemon_form.html (extract) 27
app/templates/app/pokemon_confirm_delete.html (extract) 28
app/models.py 28
Minimal example 29
Django Class Based Views: Example of CreateView 29
One View, Multiple Forms 30
Chapter 7: Context Processors 32
Remarks 32
Examples 32
Use a context processor to access settings.DEBUG in templates 32
Using a context processor to access your most recent blog entries in all templates 32
Extending your templates 34
Chapter 8: Continuous Integration With Jenkins 35
Examples 35
Jenkins 2.0+ Pipeline Script 35
Jenkins 2.0+ Pipeline Script, Docker Containers 35
Chapter 9: CRUD in Django 37
Examples 37
**Simplest CRUD example** 37
Chapter 10: Custom Managers and Querysets 42
Examples 42
Defining a basic manager using Querysets and `as_manager` method 42
select_related for all queries 43
Define custom managers 43
Chapter 11: Database Routers 45
Examples 45
Adding a Database Routing file 45
Specifying different databases in code 46
Chapter 12: Database Setup 47
Examples 47
MySQL / MariaDB 47
PostgreSQL 48
sqlite 49
Fixtures 49
Django Cassandra Engine 50
Chapter 13: Database transactions 52
Examples 52
Atomic transactions 52
Problem 52
Solution 52
Chapter 14: Debugging 54
Remarks 54
Examples 54
Using Python Debugger (Pdb) 54
Using Django Debug Toolbar 55
Using "assert False" 57
Consider Writing More Documentation, Tests, Logging and Assertions Instead of Using a Debu 57
Chapter 15: Deployment 58
Examples 58
Running Django application with Gunicorn 58
Deploying with Heroku 58
Simple remote deploy fabfile.py 59
Using Heroku Django Starter Template. 60
Django deployment instructions. Nginx + Gunicorn + Supervisor on Linux (Ubuntu) 60
NGINX 61
GUNICORN 62
SUPERVISOR 62
Deploying locally without setting up apache/nginx 63
Chapter 16: Django and Social Networks 64
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