Instant Django 1.5 Application Development Starter

• Explore the Django framework architecture
• Handle the Django Database API
• Create Views and URLs
• Learn Django’s powerful template system
• Set up an example administrative site
• How to build forms and use Form objects in Django
• Work with users and sessions
• Deploy Django applications on a production quality web server

Django is a high-level Python application framework built for development speed and accuracy. With a flatter learning curve than most frameworks, Django quickly enables you to create elegant, performant applications.

In this book you will jump into Django by creating a web application step by step. Offering you a quick but comprehensive immersion into the world of Python development, Instant Django 1.5 Application Development Starter begins with a practical exploration of the framework’s powerful mechanisms and tools and finishes your journey by taking you through the creation of one sample application.

In "Instant Django 1.5 Application Development Starter" you will learn how Django’s components work together. You will get familiar with the powerful template system, and will discover how easy it is to generate a web administration interface for your project. You will learn how to work with user authentication, forms, and session management.

Through this book you will learn everything you need to know to create stunning web applications in a very short time, taking advantage of all the beauty and power that Python has to offer. If you want to start building serious web applications using Python, this book is all you need.

• Learn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate results.
• Work with the database API to create a data-driven app
• Learn Django by creating a practical web application
• Get started with Django’s powerful and flexible template system