To get the most out of this book

• The reader must possess a good working knowledge of Python.
• The reader should be comfortable with HTML and JavaScript.
• It is recommended that the reader goes through parts 1 to 3 of the tutorial in the official Django documentation at https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.1/intro/tutorial01/.

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Conventions used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

CodeInText: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. For example: “Edit the models.py file of the shop application.”

A block of code is set as follows:

from django.contrib import admin
from .models import Post
admin.site.register(Post)

When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    'django.contrib.admin',
    'django.contrib.auth',
    'django.contrib.contenttypes',
    'django.contrib.sessions',
    'django.contrib.messages',
    'django.contrib.staticfiles',
    'blog.apps.BlogConfig',
] 

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

python manage.py runserver

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see on the screen. For instance, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. For example: “Fill in the form and click the Save button.”

Warnings or important notes appear like this.

Tips and tricks appear like this.