Python-Django

• Introduction to Django
• Getting Started with Django
• Installing Django and Setting up a Development Environment
• Overview of Django Framework

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Django Basics

• Django Project Structure (Understanding the folder and file structure)
• Understanding Django Settings (settings.py)
• Django URL Routing (urls.py)
• Django Views (Function-based views, Class-based views)
• Django Templates (HTML, Template Language, Template Tags)
• Django Static Files (CSS, JS, Images)
• Django Media Files (User-uploaded content)
• Django Models (Database Structure, Model Fields)
• Django Admin Interface (Default admin panel)

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Django Models and Database

• Defining Models (Creating models and fields in Django)
• Model Migrations (Creating and applying migrations)
• Database Configuration in Django (DATABASES in settings.py)
• Using Django ORM (Object Relational Mapping)
  • Querying the Database (Filtering, Ordering, Aggregating)
  • ForeignKey, OneToOneField, ManyToManyField
  • Relationships Between Models (Defining relationships in models)
  • Model Methods (Adding methods to models for custom behavior)
  • Model Managers (Creating custom model managers for queries)

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Django Views

• Function-Based Views (FBVs)
  • Handling GET, POST Requests
  • Returning HTTP Responses (HttpResponse, JsonResponse)
  • Redirecting with redirect()
• Class-Based Views (CBVs)
  • Generic Views (ListView, DetailView, CreateView, UpdateView, DeleteView)
  • Creating Custom CBVs
• Handling Forms in Django
  • Django Forms (forms.py)
  • Form Validation and Error Handling
  • ModelForms (Automating form creation for models)
  • Handling POST Requests with Forms
  • CSRF Protection (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

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Django Templates

• Template Basics (Rendering HTML Templates in Views)
• Template Inheritance (Using {% extends %} and {% block %})
• Template Filters (Built-in filters, custom filters)
• Template Tags (Looping, conditionals, including files)
• Using Static Files in Templates (CSS, JS, Images)
• Template Context (Passing data from Views to Templates)

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Django URL Routing

• URL Routing Basics (urls.py in Django)
• URL Patterns and Regular Expressions
• Including URLs from Other Apps
• URL Parameters (Dynamic URL patterns, capturing arguments)
• Named URLs (Reversing URLs in templates and views)

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Django Forms and Validation

• Django Form Class (forms.py)
• Form Fields and Widgets
• Form Validation (Validating input data in forms)
• Handling ModelForms
• Handling Form Errors and Customizing Error Messages
• Form Handling in Views (Handling GET and POST requests)

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Django Authentication and Authorization

• User Authentication in Django (Login, Logout, Register)
• User Authentication Views (Django’s auth views)
• Django User Model and Custom User Models
• Managing Users and Permissions
  • Django’s Built-in Permissions
  • Customizing User Permissions
  • Grouping Users and Assigning Permissions
• Login Required Decorator and Access Control
• Password Hashing and Resetting
• User Sessions and Cookies

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Django Admin Interface

• Enabling Django Admin Interface
• Customizing the Admin Panel (Adding models to admin)
• Admin Views Customization (Modifying list display, search fields, etc.)
• Adding and Editing Models in Admin Interface
• Custom Admin Actions
• Using Inline Models in Admin

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Django Middleware

• What is Middleware in Django?
• Built-in Middleware Classes (Security, Sessions, Authentication)
• Custom Middleware in Django
• Writing and Using Middleware

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Django Static and Media Files

• Handling Static Files (CSS, JS, Images)
  • Setting up STATIC_URL and STATIC_ROOT
  • Serving static files in development and production
• Handling Media Files (User-Uploaded Content)
  • Configuring MEDIA_URL and MEDIA_ROOT
  • Serving media files securely
• Using collectstatic to collect static files for production

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Django REST Framework (DRF)

• Introduction to Django REST Framework
• Setting Up DRF in a Django Project
• Serializers in DRF (Converting complex data types to Python data types)
• Views in DRF (APIView, ViewSet, Generic Views)
• URL Routing in DRF (Registering API endpoints with urls.py)
• Authentication and Permissions in DRF (Token authentication, permissions classes)
• Working with JSON and XML in DRF
• Pagination in DRF
• Filtering, Ordering, and Searching in DRF
• Handling File Uploads in DRF

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Django Testing

• Writing Tests in Django (unittest framework)
• Test Case Structure in Django (TestCase class)
• Testing Views, Models, and Forms
• Using Fixtures in Django Testing
• Running Tests and Coverage Reports
• Django Test Client (Simulating HTTP requests in tests)

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Django Security

• Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Prevention
• Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Protection
• SQL Injection Prevention with ORM
• Secure Password Storage (Using Django’s password hashing)
• Content Security Policy (CSP) in Django
• HTTPS and SSL Configuration in Django
• User Authentication and Authorization Best Practices

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Django Deployment

• Preparing a Django Project for Deployment
• Setting Up Database for Production (PostgreSQL, MySQL)
• Deployment on Popular Hosting Platforms
  • Deploying Django on Heroku
  • Deploying Django on DigitalOcean
  • Deploying on AWS (Amazon EC2, S3, RDS)
  • Deploying on PythonAnywhere
• Using Gunicorn as a WSGI Server
• Setting Up Nginx as a Reverse Proxy
• Django and Docker (Containerizing Django Applications)
• Automating Deployment with CI/CD Tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins)

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Django Performance Optimization

• Caching in Django (Using cache framework)
• Query Optimization (Using select_related and prefetch_related)
• Database Indexing and Query Analysis
• Using Redis or Memcached for Caching
• Optimizing Static Files (Minifying and Compressing)
• Asynchronous Task Handling with Celery
• Load Balancing and Scaling Django Applications

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Django Best Practices

• Code Structuring and App Organization
• Writing Clean and Maintainable Code (PEP 8, Django coding standards)
• Using Environment Variables for Configuration (dotenv)
• Django Settings Management for Development and Production
• Implementing Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
• Version Control with Git and GitHub for Django Projects
• Documentation with Sphinx or MkDocs
• Django Design Patterns (MVC, Singleton, Factory)

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Django How To

• How to Create a Simple CRUD Application in Django
• How to Implement User Registration and Login in Django
• How to Build a Blog with Django
• How to Create a RESTful API with Django REST Framework
• How to Set Up Email Notifications in Django
• How to Integrate Payment Gateway (Stripe, PayPal) with Django
• How to Use Django Signals (Automating Actions with Signals)
• How to Deploy Django on Heroku or DigitalOcean