1. Introduction to Django
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2. Who Are We?
Edem Kumodzi, Consultant!
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Raindolf Owusu, App Developer!
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3. What is Django?
• A high-level open source Web development
framework
• Written in Python, for Python Developers
• Eases the pain of building dynamic websites
• Abstracts common problems of Web development
• Provides shortcuts for frequent programming tasks

4. Why should I learn
Django?

6. Popular sites & apps built
with Django

7. Features
• Built-in ORM (Object Relational Mapper)
• Simple but powerful URL system
• Built-in Template System
• l10n (Internationalisation)
• Cache System
• Built-in Authentication System
• Built-in Web Server (For Development)
• Automatic Admin Interface

8. DEMO!
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9. Practical Session

10. Pre-requisites
• Python
• Django
• Sublime Text
• Terminal
• A Laptop :-)

11. • Windows: Download Python at http://
www.python.org/download/releases/3.3.4/
• Linux & Mac (Python is preinstalled)

12. Install PIP
• Linux & Mac: Type this in your terminal “easy_install
pip”
• Windows: Get a standalone version of pip at http://
www.pip-installer.org/en/latest/installing.html#using-
the-installer

13. • Install Django: pip install Django
• Check installation: python => import django =>
django.VERSION

14. Creating your first project

15. Creating a project
What startproject created ?
Development server
python manage.py runserver

17. What’s Next?
Go to urls.py
Create a file called views.py

19. Creating APP

20. Model
settings.py
Terminal

21. Playing with the API

23. admin.py
python manage.py runserver
http://localhost:8000/admin

24. !
!
• https://www.djangoproject.com/
• https://www.udacity.com/course/viewer#!/c-­‐
cs101/l-­‐48299949
References

25. Thank You!
!
Questions?
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