Django Design Patterns and Best Practices - Second Edition

Ravindran, Arun

ISBN 10: 1788831349 / ISBN 13: 9781788831345

Published by Packt Publishing, 2018

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Learning to build more maintainable websites with Django either takes a lot of experience or familiarity with various pragmatic design patterns. This book will accelerate your journey into the world of web development. This new edition is updated with addit. Seller Inventory # 448329391

Bibliographic Details

Title: Django Design Patterns and Best Practices - ...

Publisher: Packt Publishing

Publication Date: 2018

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

Edition: 2nd Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

Build maintainable websites with elegant Django design patterns and modern best practices

Key Features:

• Explore aspects of Django from Models and Views to testing and deployment
• Understand the nuances of web development such as browser attack and data design
• Walk through various asynchronous tools such as Celery and Channels

Book Description:

Building secure and maintainable web applications requires comprehensive knowledge. The second edition of this book not only sheds light on Django, but also encapsulates years of experience in the form of design patterns and best practices. Rather than sticking to GoF design patterns, the book looks at higher-level patterns. Using the latest version of Django and Python, you'll learn about Channels and asyncio while building a solid conceptual background. The book compares design choices to help you make everyday decisions faster in a rapidly changing environment.

You'll first learn about various architectural patterns, many of which are used to build Django. You'll start with building a fun superhero project by gathering the requirements, creating mockups, and setting up the project. Through project-guided examples, you'll explore the Model, View, templates, workflows, and code reusability techniques. In addition to this, you'll learn practical Python coding techniques in Django that'll enable you to tackle problems related to complex topics such as legacy coding, data modeling, and code reusability.

You'll discover API design principles and best practices, and understand the need for asynchronous workflows. During this journey, you'll study popular Python code testing techniques in Django, various web security threats and their countermeasures, and the monitoring and performance of your application.

What You Will Learn:

• Make use of common design patterns to help you write better code
• Implement best practices and idioms in this rapidly evolving framework
• Deal with legacy code and debugging
• Use asynchronous tools such as Celery, Channels, and asyncio
• Use patterns while designing API interfaces with the Django REST Framework
• Reduce the maintenance burden with well-tested, cleaner code
• Host, deploy, and secure your Django projects
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Who this book is for:

This book is for you whether you're new to Django or just want to learn its best practices. You do not have to be an expert in Django or Python. No prior knowledge of patterns is expected for reading this book but it would be helpful.

About the Author:

Arun Ravindran is an avid speaker and blogger who has been tinkering with Django since 2007 for projects ranging from intranet applications to social networks. He is a long-time open source enthusiast and Python developer. His articles and screencasts have been invaluable to the rapidly growing Django community. He is currently a developer member of the Django Software Foundation. Arun is also a movie buff and loves graphic novels and comics.