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Python Django 4 Masterclass | Build a Real World Project

Name: Python Django 4 Masterclass | Build a Real World Project
Rating: 4.6 (384 reviews)

Become an Expert Django Web Developer and Dramatically Increase Your Career Potential

Created byTim Buchalka's Learn Programming Academy, Faisal Memon (EmbarkX)

Last updated 1/2026

English

What you'll learn

Learn to develop production-grade web applications using the Python Django Framework
Create dynamic templates via the Django Template Language
Use Forms and ModelForms to accept information from users on your website
Master working with databases to build web applications that store data persistently
Learn how to create your own URLs and views to serve user requests from the browser
Work with and manage sessions in Django
Understand how to use QuerySets to fetch data
Work with the Django Admin Panel to manage and customise your website
Implement Authentication in Django

Course content

17 sections • 237 lectures • 33h 49m total length

Course Introduction18:50
In this lecture, I will tell you how this course is designed and what apps we will be building
Getting the best out of this course3:18
In this lecture, I will tell you how you can get the best out of this course.
Understanding the required tools5:24
In this lecture, we are going to understand what are the tools that we will need for this course
Installing Python on Windows5:44
In this lecture, we are going to understand how can you setup Python on your Windows machine
Installing Python on Mac6:18
In this lecture, we are going to understand how can you setup Python on your Mac machine
Pycharm and Django5:22
In this lecture, we are going to discuss why we chose Visual Studio Code over Pycharm
Installing VS Code on Mac, Windows, Linux3:27
In this lecture, we are going to understand how can you setup Visual Studio Code on your machine
Introduction to the command-line terminal and its importance with Django7:47
In this lecture, we are going to understand the importance of command line terminal and learn some of the commands to work with Django

Section Overview2:06
What is a Web Framework? Introduction to Django7:22
In this lecture, we are going to understand what is Web Framework, we will touch upon what is Django, who uses Django and what are some of the benefits of using Django Framework
Understanding and setting up a Virtual Environment13:29
In this lecture, we are going to understand the importance of Virtual Environments. We will discuss what are Virtual Environments and how can you create one.
Creating and Setting up Django Project9:28
In this lecture, we are going to discuss all the steps that you need to follow to create and setup your Django project.
Understanding Django Project and its structure7:41
In this lecture, we are going to understand the Django project structure and differents that exist in the Django project
Running your Django application7:56
In this lecture, we are going to learn how can you run your Django application and access it via web browser. We will even touch upon how can you run your Django application on different port
Terminals in Visual Studio Code8:45
In this lecture, we are going to learn as to how you can migrate from using your OS based terminal to terminals in Visual Studio Code.
Apps in Django and creating your first app7:43
In this lecture, we are going to learn what are apps and how can you create ann app in Django project
How does Django work?4:32
In this lecture, we are going to learn how Django works and processes a request. We will learn how a request flow from the browser from within Django back to user.
Section Summary5:08

Section overview2:37
URL’s and getting our first URL running10:07
In this lecture, we will get our first URL set up and running. We will also discuss what is URL and how they work
Understanding URLs and views in Django8:41
In this lecture, we will discuss how URLs work with views and the mechanism behind them
Views and app specific URL's13:41
In this lecture, we will understand how can we create app specific URLs and use them in our project
Challenge: Create our second URL and view8:28
In this lecture, we define our second URL which will be the job detail page which we want to showcase to our users
Dynamic URL’s10:48
In this lecture, we will understand how can we create dynamic urls and start accepting parameters in URLs
Returning HTML as response6:48
In this lecture, we will understand how can we render HTML response in browser
Updating views to return multiple jobs10:29
In this lecture, we will update our job application to return multiple jobs and render them onto the browser
Path converters11:51
In this lecture, we will understand how can we accept parameters in python specific data type so that we can use it in our python code
What is a Request? Types of request: GET vs POST13:12
In this lecture, we will understand what does a request mean? We will also cover what is a GET request, POST request and their corresponding status codes.
Redirects5:50
In this lecture, we will understand how can you implement URL redirects in our application
Challenge: Displaying all jobs on home page12:40
In this lecture, we will update our job application to showcase all jobs on home page
Reverse resolution of URLs and URL names15:30
In this lecture, we will understand how can we do reverse resolution of URLs and what are URL names in Django
Handling not found7:08
In this lecture, we will understand how can we handle if user enters incorrect URL in browser. We will learn this by doing practical.
Section Summary4:37

Section overview2:02
Django Template Language: The Need6:38
In this lecture, we will understand the importance of Django Template Language and why its important part when building web applications
Creating your first dynamic template9:40
In this lecture, we will understand how can you create your first dynamic template with Django
Behind the scenes and best practices9:53
In this lecture, we will understand how are templates rendered also what is the best way to store template files within Django apps
Working with variables to render dynamic information7:58
In this lecture, we will understand how can we render dynamic information in templates with the help of variables.
render() function2:58
In this lecture, we will understand what is render function and how can you use it to render templates
Challenge: One more variable3:04
In this lecture, we will do a challenge where in we will create one more variable to render even more dynamic information
What are tags?2:18
In this lecture, we will understand what are tags like if…else statements, for loop and so on
If…else statements7:28
In this lecture, we will understand what are if....else statements and how can we use one
For loops4:31
In this lecture, we will understand what are for loops and how can we use one
Django Template Language and Visual Studio2:47
In this lecture, we will understand how can we improve our Visual studio code experience to work with Django templates.
Working with filters6:48
In this lecture, we will understand how can we use filters with Django template language
Writing comments in templates3:01
In this lecture, we will understand how can we write commentable code in Django templates
Challenge: Migrating job detail page to template7:35
In this lecture, we will understand how can we migrate job detail page to our templates structure
Challenge: Migrating jobs list page to template9:59
In this lecture, we will understand how can we migrate jobs list page to our templates structure
URL tag in Django7:21
In this lecture, we will understand what are URL tags in Django and how can we use one
Section Summary6:36
Explore how Django templates render dynamic data with a template engine, keeping design separate from Python logic, and use tags, variables, loops, filters, and URL names.

Section overview1:22
Replace in-template data with a database-backed model in Django, covering models and migrations for production-grade applications. Query data with filters and querysets to power a database-driven job application.
Basics: What is a database and why do we need it?16:34
In this lecture, we will understand what is a database and why do we need it. We will also understand what are relational, non relational databases, DBMS and so on.
Django and Databases5:15
In this lecture, we will understand which databases can be used with Django. We will also understand how can SQLite be used with Django
What is ORM?7:02
In this lecture, we will understand what is ORM and how it works with classes in Object Oriented Programming languages to do wonders.
Django Models, Field, Field types, Field options7:22
In this lecture, we will understand what are Django Models, Field, Field types and Field options
Creating our first Model and doing migrations17:33
In this lecture, we will understand what are migrations, how can you run migrations, and what are the different commands around migrations
Viewing tables created5:22
In this lecture, we will analyze the tables that were created because we executed migrations
Adding more fields to our models6:06
In this lecture, we will understand how can we update models to accomodate more fields. We will also discuss why are we doing so.
Remigration9:20
In this lecture, we will understand how can we get new changes reflect in the database with the help of remigration
Behind the scenes of Django Migrations8:40
In this lecture, we will understand how does migrations work behind the scenes
Inserting data into the database5:46
In this lecture, we will understand how can we use database API to insert data into our database
Getting all data from the table4:35
In this lecture, we will understand methods using which you can get all the data stored in a particular table
__str__ in models4:26
In this lecture, we will understand how can you make the output on console much more readable
Query Filters6:56
In this lecture, we will understand how can you use query filters to get a subset of data.
Getting single record from the table5:57
In this lecture, we will understand how can you get single record matching a particular condition
exclude()6:04
In this lecture, we will understand how can you use exclude() to exclude certain results
Limiting QuerySets4:29
In this lecture, we will understand how can you limit querysets
Sorted results6:18
In this lecture, we will understand how can you sort the querysets to get desired output
Field Lookups7:03
In this lecture, we will understand how can you use field lookups
Updating the existing data7:36
In this lecture, we will understand how can you update the existing data in the database
Chaining QuerySets5:26
In this lecture, we will understand how can you chain querysets
Job list page: Getting data from the database in-app9:26
In this lecture, we will understand how can we update our jobapp to make job list page dynamic to fetch data from the database
Job detail page: Getting data from the database in-app8:53
In this lecture, we will understand how can we get the data from the database in app and make job detail page dynamic
Working with Slugs, why slugs17:29
In this lecture, we will understand how can you use slugs and why are slugs needed
Best practices and preventing updates of Slugs9:34
In this lecture, we will understand the best practices that you need to follow when working with slugs
Defining limit and Using Slugs as index4:34
In this lecture, we will understand how can you use slugs as index to fetch relevant data faster
Aggregation12:25
In this lecture, we will understand what is aggregation and how can you query data to get aggregate results
Deleting data from the database8:02
In this lecture, we will understand how can you delete data from the database
Section Summary7:53

Section overview1:11
Django Admin panel9:52
In this lecture, we will understand what is Django Admin Panel and how you can access it
Exploring admin panel and activating models in admin6:06
In this lecture, we will explore admin panel and activate models that exist into the panel.
Managing data with admin panel7:37
In this lecture, we will understand how can you manage your data and perform operations with the admin panel
Behind the scenes of Django Admin panel12:39
In this lecture, we will understand behind the scenes of working of the admin panel
Customizing admin panel4:44
In this lecture, we will understand how can you customize admin panel
Customizing model fields in list view10:07
In this lecture, we will understand how can you customize the model fields in the list view
Filters4:52
In this lecture, we will understand how can you use filters in django
Allowing users to search5:54
In this lecture, we will understand how can you enable search in admin panel
Managing fields in detail view5:25
In this lecture, we will understand how can you customize the detail view of the models
Working with Fieldsets6:26
In this lecture, we will understand what are Fieldsets and how can you use them.
Using inbuilt CSS classes3:52
In this lecture, we will understand how can you use inbuilt CSS classes to enable a functionality
Section Summary6:13

Section overview1:19
Working with multiple models / Relationships5:07
In this lecture, we will understand how can you work with relations in Django and we will discuss what are different types of relationships that exist.
One to One relationship14:31
In this lecture, we will understand what is One to One relationship and Cascading in Django. We will also understand how can you implement it in Django
Managing data with One to One Relationships13:36
In this lecture, we will understand how can you work with data in One to One relationship and query it.
Many to One relationship11:23
In this lecture, we will understand what is Many to One relationship in Django. We will also understand how can you implement it.
Managing data with Many to One relationship27:05
In this lecture, we will understand how can you work with data in Many to One relationship and query it.
Many to Many relationship13:57
In this lecture, we will understand what is Many to Many relationship in Django. We will also understand how can you implement it.
Managing data in Many to Many relationship14:40
In this lecture, we will understand how can you work with data in Many to Many relationship and query it.
New models on Admin panel: Location Model8:02
In this lecture, we will understand how can you enable Location model in admin panel and work with it
New models on Admin panel: Author Model3:15
In this lecture, we will understand how can you enable Author model in admin panel and work with it
New models on Admin panel: Skills Model5:20
In this lecture, we will understand how can you enable Skills model in admin panel and work with it
Section Summary3:13
Explore one-to-one, many-to-one, and many-to-many relationships in Django models. See examples with employee and salary accounts, passport and person, and course and student, plus cascading deletes and foreign keys.

Section overview2:35
Bringing forms to the front end: Forms and ModelForms4:31
In this lecture, we will understand how can you bring forms to front end. We will talk about Forms and ModelForms
Forms the traditional way9:26
In this lecture, we will understand how forms work traditional way in Django
Evaluating our form5:41
In this lecture, we will evaluate the current form and understand why its not the best way to render forms in real world project
POST requests and CSRF tokens7:04
In this lecture, we will understand how can you trigger post request and what are CSRF tokens
Adding serverside validations12:36
In this lecture, we will understand how can you get server side validations up and running
Saving data to database12:09
In this lecture, we will understand how can you save the data to the database
Evaluating our approach so far8:14
In this lecture, we will understand and evaluate the manual approach so far and how it can be made easy with Django Forms
The Form class5:47
In this lecture, we will discuss the Form class provided by Django
Our first Django Form8:12
In this lecture, we will understand how can we create our first Form using form class
Building our view with Form6:11
In this lecture, we will understand the changes that we need in our views to make it work with Forms
Analyzing our form6:17
In this lecture, we will understand and analyze the form that is getting generated using Form class and summarize our learnings
Saving form data13:51
In this lecture, we will understand how we can save data using form and redirect user to a success page
Different ways of rendering form6:13
In this lecture, we will understand different ways of rendering form
Form options8:42
In this lecture, we will understand what are different Form options available and how can you use them
Validating fields14:24
In this lecture, we will understand how can you perform validations of fields in Django
Rendering form manually13:04
In this lecture, we will understand how can you render form manually
Rendering fields with for loop6:16
In this lecture, we will understand how can you render form with for loop
What are ModelForms?9:38
In this lecture, we will understand what are ModelForms and how they are different from Form class
Configuring views to work with ModelForms6:43
In this lecture, we will understand how can you configure your views to render ModelForms
Customizing defaults with ModelForms10:05
In this lecture, we will understand how can you customize labels and error messages with ModelForms
Validations in Model8:54
In this lecture, we will understand what are Validators and how do they work to perform validations
Working with choices11:28
In this lecture, we will understand how can you enable choices to a particular field in a Form
blank vs required vs null3:15
In this lecture, we will understand the difference between blank, required and null options in forms and models
Section Summary3:29

Section overview1:19
What are static files?2:03
In this lecture, we will understand what are static files
CSS and JS within HTML file4:56
In this lecture, we will understand how can you write CSS and JavaScript in HTML template
A separate CSS file7:51
In this lecture, we will understand how can you seperate CSS file and link it to your HTML template
Behind the scenes of static files5:34
In this lecture, we will understand how CSS files are actually rendered
A separate JS file3:24
In this lecture, we will understand how can you seperate JS file and link it to your HTML template
Best practices with static files7:21
In this lecture, we will understand some of the best practices of storing static files and we will see how you can store static files to avoid naming conflicts
Rendering images in your projects7:49
In this lecture, we will understand how can you render images in your Django projects
Image Uploads: Setting up a new app20:22
In this lecture, we will start setting up new app which will help us learn as to how you can enable users to upload images into your application
Saving and uploading images11:21
In this lecture, we will understand how can you upload images and save them
Rendering images on frontend14:52
In this lecture, we will understand how can you render images saved into frontend
Uploading files other than images15:32
In this lecture, we will understand how can you allow users to upload files other than images
Section Summary4:35

Section overview0:58
Update your job application by incorporating new features and beautifying it with templates. Simulate real-world back-end workflows, and apply inheritance to keep templates organized.
Way forward: What are we going to build?7:40
In this lecture, we will understand what are we going to build in our job application
Updating Job detail Page9:10
In this lecture, we will be updating our job detail page and enabling all static assets on it
Challenge: Updating Job List Page10:20
In this lecture, we will do a challenge where we will update the job list page in similar way like we did job detail page
Adding missing models10:34
In this lecture, we will update models to save missing information.
Updating Subscribe Page4:18
In this lecture, we will understand how can you update subscribe page to reflect all static assets
Inheritance with Templates and its need11:11
In this lecture, we will understand what is template inheritance and its need
Using inheritance to organize templates12:29
In this lecture, we will understand how can you use template inheritance to organize templates
Challenge: Updating Job detail Page5:25
In this lecture, we will understand how can you update job detail page with inheritance and make code cleaner
Challenge: Updating Subscribe Page6:28
In this lecture, we will understand how can you update subscribe page and make code cleaner
Submitting data from subscribe form5:26
In this lecture, we will understand how can you submit data from your subscribe form to save user details into the database.
Section Summary1:18

Requirements

Knowledge of Python
Basic understanding of HTML and CSS
A computer with an internet connection to install free development tools

Description

Welcome to the Python Django 4 Masterclass, where you will learn Django and create a real-world project.

Python is one of, if not the most popular programming languages in the world. As such, there is a huge demand for Python programmers. Django is the web development environment of choice for many, perhaps most Python developers.

To maximize your career opportunities, you must be proficient in coding for the web, and this course is designed to teach you just that.

Your instructor in this course is Faisal Memon, who has over 12 years of experience building global products being used by millions of users across the globe and who was also part of the Google Launchpad Accelerator.

In this course, Faisal will teach you how to develop production-grade web applications using the Python Django Framework. You'll understand what a web framework is and why you should use one, and why the Django framework, specifically, is the perfect web framework to learn.

This course is already massive at nearly 20 hours and is constantly updated and revised.

Just some of the things you will learn in this course include: -

Creating your own URLs and views to serve user requests from the browser
The Django Template Language and how can you create dynamic templates with Django
Learn filters in the Django template language
Database migrations and multiple models
Writing queries to fetch data using Querysets
Work with the Django Admin Panel to manage/customize your website
Forms and ModelForms to accept information from users on your website
Managing static files like HTML, CSS, and JS on the server
Implementing Authentication in Django
Working with and managing sessions in Django
Deploy apps on a real production server and see it live over the internet
Learn to make APIs using the Django Rest Framework

This is a very comprehensive course designed to get you up to speed fast with the Django framework. To get the most out of it, you should have a working, basic knowledge of Python 3.

By the end of this course, you will have obtained sufficient knowledge and confidence with Django to be in a position to start applying for jobs as a Django Web application Developer.

Are you ready to start the Python Django 4 Masterclass? Click the enrol button to make a start!

Feel free to look at the free video previews of various lectures on this page. We look forward to seeing you on the inside.

Who this course is for:

Students with a basic knowledge of Python seeking to learn about web development using Django

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Course content

Introduction and setup8 lectures • 56min

Basics of Django and its working10 lectures • 1hr 14min

Working with URLs and Views15 lectures • 2hr 22min

Django Template Language17 lectures • 1hr 41min

Django models/working with the database29 lectures • 3hr 47min

Django Admin Panel13 lectures • 1hr 25min

Working with multiple Models and Relationships12 lectures • 2hr 1min

Forms and ModelForms25 lectures • 3hr 25min

Working with Static Files and File uploads13 lectures • 1hr 47min

Finishing our job application12 lectures • 1hr 25min

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