Course: Learn to work with Django through AI

Django is a high-level, open-source web framework for building robust and scalable web applications using the Python programming language. Django comes equipped with a rich set of built-in features, including an object-relational mapping (ORM) system for database interactions, a powerful templating engine, and a secure authentication system. You will start this course by diving into Django and learning the model-template-view (MTV) architecture that Django uses. Next, you will install Django and create a basic app, seeking the help of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Google Bard to set up a Django project and explore its basic functionality. Then, you will create your own app within the project, focusing on the uses for and responsibilities of the automatically generated files. Finally, you will build a simple web app using Django, starting with a basic view that renders HTML templates that you can access at a URL path. You will learn to include static assets, such as stylesheets and images, and you will deal with misdirection from generative AI tools.

HTML templates and database access play integral roles in modern web development, providing tools to enhance website structure, presentation, and responsiveness. HTML templates serve as the backbone for web pages, defining the document structure and content while database integration serves to make your app serve dynamic, personalized content. Begin this course by adding life to your Django apps with dynamic content. Real apps invariably rely on user input, so you will learn to weave data from Python functions into your HTML templates using template parameters. Then you will use dynamic named URLs to add links between your app's pages. You will use generative AI tools and template inheritance to reduce boilerplate HTML code. Next, you will style and theme your application using Bootstrap templates. Finally, you will dive into data models with Django, using Django's built-in SQLite database and object-relational mapper. You will create a class representing a table and evolve your database schema using migrations.

In Django, data models are the essential building blocks for defining the structure and behavior of a web application's database. Utilizing an object-relational mapping (ORM) system, Django abstracts the database schema into Python classes, allowing developers to interact with the database using high-level, Pythonic syntax. Begin this course by logging into the Django Admin interface, your control center for modifying models, adding users, and performing other administrative actions. You will create a superuser and add a regular user. Next, you will use HTML templates and the associated Python code to dynamically pull data from the models based on user input. Then you will focus on deletion and deactivation of resources. Finally, you will add and modify data. You will create forms in your HTML templates and configure your code to modify resources based on the input. By the end of this journey, you will be well-versed in Django, with skills ranging from creating a user interface using HTML templates to managing data stored in backend databases.