Django Portfolio Project in Python

Django is a popular Python web framework used to build complex web applications. In this tutorial, you’ll learn Django by example, creating a fully functioning web application and understanding the framework’s most important features. By the end of this course, you will be able to understand Django’s architecture, set up a new Django 2 project and app, and build a personal portfolio website with Django 2 and Python 3.

Lessons Overview

1. Get Started With Django

This section covers the basics of Django, web frameworks, what will be built and learned, Django apps, files, and the flow of Django.

# Example code for Django Apps
from django.apps import AppConfig

class MyAppConfig(AppConfig):
    default_auto_field = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'
    name = 'my_app'

2. Set Up Your Development Environment

Here, you’ll learn how to start setting up your development environment, create a Django project, and recap the process.

# Example code for creating a new Django project
django-admin startproject projectname

3. Build a Django Application

This section covers building a Django application from scratch, handling error messages, creating and registering the app, building routes, views, and templates, as well as styling with Bootstrap.

# Example code for creating a view in Django
from django.http import HttpResponse

def index(request):
    return HttpResponse("Hello, world. You're at the polls index.")

4. Showcase Your Projects

Learn how to preview the projects app, work with Django models, handle migrations, static files, use the Django shell, build routes and views, and create templates.

# Example code for working with Django models
from django.db import models

class Project(models.Model):
    title = models.CharField(max_length=100)
    description = models.TextField()
    technology = models.CharField(max_length=20)

5. Display a Single Project

This section explains how to access a single project using Django’s ORM, work with variable arguments from URLs, handle URL linking, and template inheritance.

# Example code for accessing a single project using Django's ORM
project = Project.objects.get(pk=1)

Conclusion

This course provides a comprehensive understanding of Django’s features and capabilities, allowing you to build a personal portfolio website with Django 2 and Python 3. With detailed code examples and real-world projects, you can develop proficiency in Django web development.

For more in-depth learning, you can also explore related learning paths such as “Become a Python Web Developer” and “Django for Web Development”. Happy coding!