The Definitive Guide to Django (eBook) von Jacob Kaplan-Moss

Django, the Python-based Web development framework, is one of the hottest topics in Web development today. In one book, Django creator Adrian Holovaty and lead developer Jacob Kaplan-Moss have created the ultimate tutorial and the go-to reference to the framework.

Django, the Pythonbased equivalent to the Ruby on Rails web development framework, is hottest topics in web development. InThe Definitive Guide to Django: Web Development Done Right,Adrian Holovaty, one of Django's creators, and Django lead developerJacob KaplanMoss show you how they use this framework to create awardwinning web sites. Over the course of three parts, they guide you through the creation of a web application reminiscent of chicagocrime.org.

The first part of the book introduces Django fundamentals like installation and configuration. You'll learn about creating the components that power a Django-driven web site. The second part delves into the more sophisticated features of Django, like outputting nonHTML content (such as RSS feeds and PDFs), plus caching and user management. The third part serves as a detailed reference to Django's many configuration options and commands. The book even includes seven appendices for looking up configurations options and commands. In all, this book provides the ultimate tutorial and reference to the popular Django framework.