Chapter 1 – Web Application Development with Python django

Welcome to Chapter 1 of our course on Web Application Development with Python django. In this chapter, we will be covering the basics of building web applications using the django framework. Django is a popular web development framework that allows developers to quickly build secure and scalable web applications.

What is Django?

Django is a high-level web framework written in Python that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. It follows the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architectural pattern, which separates the data model, the user interface, and the control logic into separate components. This makes it easier for developers to build, test, and maintain their web applications.

Setting Up Django

In order to start building web applications with Django, you will need to install the framework on your machine. You can do this by using pip, which is the package installer for Python. Simply run the following command in your terminal:

pip install django

Once Django is installed, you can create a new Django project by running the following command:

django-admin startproject myproject

This will create a new directory called “myproject” with the necessary files and folder structure for your Django project.

Creating a Web Application

After setting up Django, you can start building your web application by creating a new app within your project. You can do this by running the following command:

python manage.py startapp myapp

This will create a new directory called “myapp” within your project, where you can define your models, views, and templates for your web application.

Conclusion

In this chapter, we have covered the basics of building web applications with Django. We have learned how to set up Django on our machine, create a new project, and create a new app within our project. In the next chapter, we will dive deeper into the various components of a Django web application and start building our first web application.