1. Introduction to Django

Overview

This chapter introduces you to Django and its role in web development. You will begin by learning how the Model View Template (MVT) paradigm works and how Django processes HTTP requests and responses. Equipped with the basic concepts, you'll create your first Django project, called Bookr, an application for adding, viewing, and managing book reviews. It's an application you'll keep enhancing and adding features to throughout this book. You will then learn about the manage.py command (used to orchestrate Django actions). You will use this command to start the Django development server and test whether the code you've written works as expected. You will also learn how to work with PyCharm, a popular Python IDE that you'll be using throughout this book. You will use it to write code that returns a response to your web browser. Finally, you'll learn how to use PyCharm's debugger to troubleshoot problems with...