To get the most out of this book
- The reader must possess a good working knowledge of Python.
- The reader should be comfortable with HTML and JavaScript.
- It is recommended that the reader goes through parts 1 to 3 of the tutorial in the official Django documentation at https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.1/intro/tutorial01/.
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Conventions used
There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.
CodeInText
: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. For example: “Edit the models.py
file of the shop
application.”
A block of code is set as follows:
from django.contrib import admin
from .models import Post
admin.site.register(Post)
When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:
INSTALLED_APPS = [
'django.contrib.admin',
'django.contrib.auth',
'django.contrib.contenttypes',
'django.contrib.sessions',
'django.contrib.messages',
'django.contrib.staticfiles',
'blog.apps.BlogConfig',
]
Any command-line input or output is written as follows:
python manage.py runserver
Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see on the screen. For instance, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. For example: “Fill in the form and click the Save button.”
Warnings or important notes appear like this.
Tips and tricks appear like this.