Build Python Django Real Project: Django Web Development

Install Atom and Git Bash to set up your development environment, download the editors for Windows or Mac, install with the standard next-next-next steps, and use Bash throughout the course.

Create and activate a Python virtual environment to isolate project packages, set up a Django project folder, install dependencies, and run the development server.

Create and configure multiple Django apps within a project, set up templates and views, render the home page, and run the development server.

Learn how to set up a Django project homepage with a Bootstrap template, manage and register static files, collect static assets, and ensure images load from the static directory.

Create a base template in the Django project, organize the template folder, and implement blocks for the homepage content to understand how the template system renders the homepage.

Learn to implement dynamic navigation links to home, about, services, and contact pages in a Django pages app, defining view names and routes, with plans for login and register.

Implement the pages template across the about and contact pages by extending the base template, loading static assets, and updating breadcrumbs and images to ensure consistent rendering across the site.

Configure a PostgreSQL database by installing PostgreSQL on Windows and Mac, creating a database with an owner, setting credentials, and registering and committing changes in the Django project.

Create a Django super user, run makemigrations and migrate to set up the database, and access the admin login page after configuring settings.

Create a Django team model to display members with image, first name, last name, designation, and social links, then migrate and register it in admin while handling media settings.

Display team data on the frontend by fetching from the database, looping through the team model, and rendering names, designations, photos, and social links on the homepage and about page.

Edit the header and footer in a Django template to make the phone number, email, and year dynamic, and wire the contact page links from the homepage.

Make navigation bar dynamic by highlighting the active link as you move between home, about, and services, update templates and includes, and link read more buttons to services page.

Define a car model in django with fields for title, color, model, condition, photos, mileage, doors, passengers, vin, fuel type, owners, featured flag, and year, then run makemigrations and migrate.

Talk through modifying the car model by removing a feature, and set a default value to stabilize the prototype before the DOD confirms the changes.

Implement a rich text editor for descriptions using CKEditor and enable multi-select fields for features with a Django package, upgrading the model, forms, and UI in a real project.

Learn to customize the car admin interface by adding models, thumbnails, clickable images, and editable fields, and configure filters for model and time to streamline management.

Learn to fetch featured cars from the database and render them on the home page with a template loop, passing a data dictionary to display car titles and images.

Explore how to display the latest cars data from a database in a django app, including cleaning static entries, updating fields, and building a responsive image gallery.

Fix the image gallery by adding conditional checks for each car photo and only displaying images when available, ensuring the main photo renders and optional photos skip if missing.

Use Django's humanize to format price and mileage on the homepage, making digits more readable. Import the package, update templates, and refresh to display readable numbers with currency symbols.

Review and manage changes in a GitHub repository by checking status, tracking modified forms, and preparing commits for future work.

Connect car titles on the homepage to dedicated car detail pages by implementing a Django URL pattern and detail view, fetch car data by id, and render a detailed template.

Fetch a single car record by primary key and render its details in a Django template, extending the base layout and displaying price, location, and photos.

Display a single car’s data in a Django app by fetching from the database, configuring fields such as color, engine, transmission, interior, miles, and owners, and ensuring proper loading.

Fix and finalize the dedicated cars page by correcting title and location links, wiring dynamic car data, removing duplicates, enabling pagination, and building a complete gallery with images and price.

Set up a search page in a Django web development project by wiring the home button to the search page and handling keyword input to query the database.

Build a Django search page that uses a keyword field and dynamic dropdowns for model, location, year, and car type, populated from database values via the home view.

Customize the Django admin by extending branding with a branding block, change the login logo to the black version, and adjust the admin color scheme to match the front end.

Learn admin customization styles by changing header and background colors, editing CSS in the static folder, updating breadcrumbs, cards, and button colors, and inspecting elements to apply theme tweaks.

Develop and test a Django accounts app by adding login, registration, and dashboard views, wiring urls and templates, and pushing changes to GitHub as you build the account module.

Add first name and last name fields to the registration form, along with email and password, and update the template to support complete user registration.

Learn to build a registration form for Django with a post request, proper field names, and CSRF token handling to prevent forgery, plus form validation and redirect flow.

Explore user login functionality in a Django web project by handling username and password extraction, authenticating against the database, and directing users to the dashboard or showing error messages.

Implement logout functionality in Django by conditionally showing login or logout controls based on authentication, using a post request form and JavaScript submission, with redirects and success messages.