Conventions used

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

Code in text: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: “This request applies the GET request to access the api.trip.com endpoint and addresses the hostels resource.”

A block of code is set as follows:

class AddressViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
    queryset = Address.objects.all()
    serializer_class = AddressSerializer

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

1 from rest_framework import generics
2 from .models import Address
3 from .serializers import AddressSerializer
4
5 class AddressList(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
6    queryset = Address.objects.all()
7    serializer_class = AddressSerializer
8
9 class AddressDetail(generics.
                       RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView):
10    queryset = Address.objects.all()
11    serializer_class = AddressSerializer

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

$ curl -d '{"hostel_id":24, "start":"2024/03/01", "end":"2024/03/06"}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST http://api.trip/v1/hostels/

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see onscreen. For instance, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in bold. Here is an example: “In the Name and Address fields, enter the values of your choice.”

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