Chapter 10

1. Database objects in a Django project can also be accessed and modified in a Python script using various Django APIs. For example, the Table.objects.get() method (with Table being the name of a database table) will return all the saved database records in a given table, while the Table.objects.create() method, along with the appropriate arguments, can be used to create a new record in a database table.
2. Double underscores (__) are used to look up the specific fields of an attribute of a database record. In our example, we use __year, __month, and __day with the publish_date attribute to look up the year, month, and day of that attribute, respectively.
3. The {% csrf_token %} tag is a way to generate a token that counters cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. This tag is required in a Django application in any given form element.
4. To set up an SMTP email server, you...