In this book, Antonio Mele walks the reader through planning and creation of Python web applications, solving common problems, and implementing best practices using a step-by-step approach. The book covers a wide range of web application development topics through four different projects: a blog application, a social website, an e-commerce application, and an e-learning platform. This edition is updated with Django 5 features, detailed app planning, improved tooling, and GPT prompts for extending projects

Author: Antonio Mele
Publisher: Packt Publishing
Date: April 2025
Pages: 820
ISBN: 978-1805125457
Print: 1805125451
Kindle: B0CPN3H5YW
Audience: Python developers
Level: Intermediate
Category: Python

Topics covered:

• Use different modules of the Django framework to solve specific problems
• Integrate third-party Django applications into your project
• Build complex web applications using Redis, Postgres, Celery/RabbitMQ, and Memcached
• Set up a production environment for your projects with Docker Compose
• Build a RESTful API with Django Rest Framework (DRF)
• Implement advanced functionalities, such as full-text search engines, user activity streams, payment gateways, and recommendation engines
• Build real-time asynchronous (ASGI) apps with Django Channels and WebSockets

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