Building a Personal Portfolio with Django
1h 54mBeginner2018-10-08
Authors
Nick Walter
Mobile and web developer, instructor, and coding enthusiast
Course details
Django—an open-source web framework that's designed on top of Python—can help you quickly bring your website ideas to life. In this course, learn the basics of Django for web development by building your own website—a personal portfolio—from the ground up. Instructor Nick Walter steps through how to create a database, design the layout for your website, and add and update URL paths. Learn how to connect your Django project to Postgres, add static files and URLs, and more.
Learning objectives
Setting up URLs in your Django project
Creating models in Django
Connecting your Django project to Postgres
Adding static images
Designing the layout for your website
Creating object views
Updating URL paths
Learning objectives
Setting up URLs in your Django project
Creating models in Django
Connecting your Django project to Postgres
Adding static images
Designing the layout for your website
Creating object views
Updating URL paths
Skills covered
DjangoBack-End Web DevelopmentFull-Stack Web DevelopmentPythonProjectWeb DevelopmentOpen Source
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Creating a website with Python
- 02 - What you should know
1. Portfolio Project Overview
- 03 - Demo project overview
2. Creating Django Apps
- 04 - Starting a new project in Django
- 05 - Creating a Django app in a project
- 06 - Setting up URLs in your Django project
3. Django and Databases
- 07 - Creating the models in Django
- 08 - Postgres setup for Django
- 09 - Connecting your Django project to Postgres
- 10 - Make Django migrations and migrate
- 11 - Setting up an admin panel in Django
- 12 - Creating model objects via the admin panel in Django
- 13 - Pulling objects from the database in Django
4. Designing Your Django Project
- 14 - Bootstrap overview and installation
- 15 - Page layout and templates in Django
- 16 - Adding static images to your Django project
- 17 - Collectstatic in Django
- 18 - Bootstrap as a static asset in Django
- 19 - Finishing touches in Django design
5. Object Details in Django
- 20 - Connecting URLs and templates in Django
- 21 - Creating views in Django
- 22 - Designing object detail views
- 23 - URL paths with parameters
Conclusion
- 24 - Next steps for Django