Django 4 Masterclass: From Development To Deployment

Install Python on Windows by downloading the latest Python, running the installer, and adding Python to the path; then verify the installation with Python --version in cmd.

Learn to create isolated virtual environments on Windows using Python and pip, enabling multiple Django versions for different projects and guiding you to install and initialize your own environment.

Create a project container folder, navigate there in the terminal, create a virtual environment named envy, and activate it via the scripts to prep for Django installation.

Activate your virtual environment and install Django using pip, targeting version 4.0, to set up your first Django project on Windows.

Activate your virtual environment, install Django, and create a Django project with django-admin startproject my site, then open the my site folder in Visual Studio Code to explore the files.

Install Python on Mac by downloading official Python 3.10 installer, verify with terminal, note Mac ships with Python 2; use Python 3 for version 3, and prepare for virtual environments.

Install and configure a virtual environment on macOS using pip, pip3, and virtualenv to isolate Python projects before installing Django.

Create a virtual environment on your mac desktop, name it, and navigate into it to verify. Activate with source bin/activate, deactivate when needed, and install Django inside this environment.

Learn how to create and inspect a Django project structure using manage.py, start project, and a site folder named 'my site', including core files like __init__.py, settings.py, urls.py, and wsgi.py.

Learn to run a Django project on a local server with manage.py, start the development server on the loopback address port 8000, and stop it with Ctrl+C.

Learn how to create an app inside a Django project using the startapp command, name the app, and understand app versus project within a larger site.

Explore how to create a Django view that handles requests and returns a response, and wire it into URL patterns to display hello world through a simple route.

Create an app-level urls file, include it in the project’s root, and map an empty path to the app’s index view using path and include, with proper imports.

Create a view named products that returns products via HttpResponse. Map it to /products in urls.py and note moving from a hard-coded list to database-driven data using models.py.

Learn how Django models act as blueprints to create database tables automatically, eliminating manual sql queries and connections, and map models to backend tables.

Learn how Django stores data with a lightweight, file-based database and the object relational mapper, by defining models to create a product table with id, name, category, and supplier.

Discover how Django creates database tables behind the scenes by defining models, with the Django ORM automatically handling table creation and data insertion in the backend.

Learn how Django’s built-in ORM lets you create and query database records as objects, and enable admin data management by creating a superuser to access the Django admin panel.

Discover retrieving products with django orm: list all via product.objects.all, customize displays with __str__, fetch by get, and access name, price, and description, plus admin panel basics.

Access the built-in Django admin panel by running the server and creating a super user to log in, then register the product model to manage products in admin.

Retrieve all products from the database in the products view using Product.objects.all, then render an HTML page to display the items in a better fashion.

Create and render dynamic HTML with Django templates by placing templates in templates/myapp and naming the file index.html, using the templating engine to render it in a view.

Render the template using a view and the render method, passing a context dictionary with products, then access and iterate the products in the template.

Learn how to use Django template for loops to iterate over products, access object properties like name, price, and description, and format output with HTML and separators.

Create a django product detail view that accepts a numeric id, configure a URL pattern like products/<int:id>/, and render a detail page showing the selected product by its id.

Learn to fetch a single product by id, pass it as context to a detail template, render the product detail page, and create clickable links to each item’s detail page.

Turn product listings into clickable links by wrapping each item and generating dynamic URLs with product.id, avoiding hardcoded paths, then display name, price, and description on the detail page.

Remove hardcoded urls by naming url patterns and referencing them in templates with the route name. Pass the dynamic product id to the named product_detail route in the template.

Learn how Django namespaces URL patterns to prevent conflicts across apps by prefixing patterns with the app name, enabling references like my_app:product_detail.

Learn to style a Django project with Tailwind utility classes, set up Tailwind in Django, and create a navigation bar for deployment.

Install Node.js and npm to enable Tailwind in the Django project. Download the long-term supported version from the Node website, run the installer on Mac, and verify the installation.

Install tailwind in a django project using npm in the my site directory, create a source file in static, and build a compiled stylesheet from tailwind components and utilities.

Design a navigation bar for a Django site using Tailwind utilities, add a logo via the static tag, and use flex to align the logo with the site title.

Design a responsive navigation bar by turning the logo into a clickable link, using flex for alignment, and highlighting the active item with a bottom border.

Apply the base template with tailwind styling to the detail view by extending from the base template, defining block content, and centralizing the navigation bar.

Create a responsive product card grid with tailwind, where each card shows an image, product name, price, and description, with spacing, typography, and a clickable card layout.

Explore styling the product detail page: create a left image and right details layout, add a heading, and apply spacing, typography, and color tweaks.

Design forms in Django to perform create, read, update, and delete operations, enabling end users to manage data and master crud in Django to build basic web apps.

Explore handling form data in Django: process post requests, read data from request.POST and request.FILES with multipart/form-data, and save a product model instance using the ORM.

Test the form by adding a bicycle with a 200 price and image, verify the product appears, and note that the next lecture will style the form.

Style the add product form in the Django 4 masterclass, extending the base template, structuring labeled inputs, and applying responsive, green-styled controls for a polished UI.

Extract the product by its id, pass it as context to the update form, and populate fields with name, price, description, and image for backend update.

Learn how to implement update functionality in Django by handling post requests, updating product fields (name, price, description, image) directly on the model, and redirecting to the product list page.

Style the delete form with utility classes to create a card layout, add a red confirm button and a green cancel link to products, finishing crud operations and introducing authentication.

Learn to implement authentication in a Django app by registering and logging in users, restricting page access to authenticated users, and designing logout functionality.

Learn how authentication protects a site by registering users and requiring login before posting ads; we create a dedicated authentication app to separate concerns.

Create a custom registration form in Django by subclassing the built-in user creation form, importing from django.contrib.auth.forms, and exposing email, username, password1, and password2 fields.

Render the new user form on your site by importing the form, creating a register view, and passing the form as context to a template for display.

Render the registration view by wiring the users app URLs, adding a register path, and serving the registration form with username, email, and password fields.

Design a functional Django registration form by splitting fields (username, email, password1, password2), styling inputs and labels, and extending from the base template.

Customize a Django form by overriding field widgets to remove focus outlines, add placeholder and CSS class attributes, and configure email, username, and password inputs for a registration form.

Complete the register functionality by handling post requests, validating and saving new users via the form, and redirecting to the login page after registration.

Create the login using Django's built-in authentication views, import them, map a login URL, and render a template with username and password fields.

Style the login form by adapting the register form, using username and password, test with admin and new user logins, and set up logout in the next lecture.

Attach Django's built-in logout view to a log out URL, create a log out.html template showing the message you have been locked out, and verify the logout flow.

Display a login or logout option in the base template navbar by using the user's is_authenticated status to conditionally render login and logout links.

Learn to restrict access to Django views using the login required decorator, create a user profile page, configure login redirects, and protect pages from unauthenticated users.