🌟 Django for Everyone

Welcome to Django for Everyone! 🎉 This repository is your one-stop resource for learning Django, whether you're a beginner looking to build your first web app or a professional seeking to master advanced features. Let’s dive into Django with two learning paths designed to suit your style and goals! 🌟

🛤️ Learning Paths to Master Django

We’ve split the content into two main learning paths. Choose the one that best suits your needs:

Path 1: Project-Based Learning 📚

If you love learning by doing, this is the path for you! In the Projects Directory, you'll find different project-based tracks:

👉 01_learn_django_for_beginners

• Best for: Those just starting with Django.
• What you'll build: A complete Blog Application from scratch.
• Why it's awesome: You’ll learn the fundamentals of Django, including how to set up your project, manage views, templates, and user authentication, and deploy your app on Heroku.
• Covered Topics:
  • Setting up a Django environment.
  • Creating views, templates, and forms.
  • Handling user authentication.
  • Deploying your app to Heroku.

👉 02_learn_django_for_professionals

• Best for: Developers familiar with Django who want to build more advanced applications.
• What you'll build: A Django-powered store with Docker and PostgreSQL.
• Why it's awesome: This project covers advanced Django features like user permissions, Docker integration, and deployment on Heroku.
• Covered Topics:
  • Setting up Django with Docker and PostgreSQL.
  • Advanced user registration and authentication.
  • Adding search and permissions functionalities.
  • Deploying a production-ready app on Heroku.

👉 03_django_rest_framework

• Best for: Developers looking to build RESTful APIs with Django.

• What you'll build: A full-featured REST API using Django and Django REST Framework (DRF).

• Why it's awesome: You'll learn how to create, read, update, and delete resources via APIs, work with viewsets, serializers, and handle complex queries through Django's ORM.

• Covered Topics:

  • Setting up Django REST Framework.
  • Building API endpoints for your Django models.
  • Using viewsets and routers for efficient URL routing.
  • Creating serializers to handle the conversion between Django models and JSON.
  • Implementing permissions and authentication using DRF's built-in features.
  • Deploying your Django REST API on platforms like Heroku.

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Path 2: Feature-by-Feature Learning ⚙️

If you prefer learning one step at a time, mastering one concept at a time, follow our feature-by-feature path. Here, we deep dive into individual aspects of Django:

📘 01_django_fundamentals

• What you'll learn: The very basics of setting up Django, including setting up your environment, creating views, templates, and handling static files.
• Covered Topics:
  • Setting up your Django environment.
  • Creating and mapping views with URLs.
  • Working with templates and static files.
  • Debugging in VS Code.

📘 02_building_a_data_model

• What you'll learn: How to build efficient and scalable data models for your Django app.
• Covered Topics:
  • Introduction to data models.
  • Creating and organizing models in apps.
  • Defining relationships (one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-many).
  • Handling circular relationships.

📘 03_setting_up_database

• What you'll learn: How to set up databases for Django, with a focus on MySQL and PostgreSQL.
• Covered Topics:
  • Supported database engines.
  • Creating migrations and customizing database schema.
  • Running custom SQL.
  • Generating dummy data for testing.

📘 04_django_orm

• What you'll learn: Master Django's powerful ORM (Object Relational Mapper) for querying databases efficiently.
• Covered Topics:
  • Retrieving and filtering objects.
  • Performing complex lookups using Q and F objects.
  • Sorting, limiting, and selecting fields.
  • Aggregating and analyzing data with ORM.

🎯 How to Use This Repository

1. Project-Based Learning: If you want to learn Django by building real-world applications, head over to the Projects Directory. Start with Beginners if you're new to Django, or dive into Professionals if you're ready for more advanced challenges.

2. Feature-by-Feature Learning: If you prefer mastering one concept at a time, begin with Django Fundamentals and progress through to Django ORM.

3. Deploy and Test: Each project is designed to be deployable on Heroku. We provide step-by-step guides for deployment in each project’s directory.

4. Contribute: Found an issue or want to suggest improvements? Feel free to contribute! We welcome pull requests.

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