Introduction to Full Stack Web Development with Python and Django (TTPS4860)

Geared for web developers new to Python, Introduction to Full Stack Web Development with Python and Django is a five-day hands-on course that teaches students how to develop Web applications using the Django framework. As an integral part of our Full Stack Web Developer Boot Camp series, this course teaches you the basics of creating basic applications using the MVC (model-view-controller) design pattern, as well as more advanced topics such as administration, session management, authentication, and automated testing. This comprehensive, practical course provides an in-depth exploration of working with the programming language, not an academic overview of syntax and grammar. Students will immediately be able to use Python to complete tasks in the real world.

Course Agenda / Course Topics:

This is the high-level list of topics covered in the course. See below for detailed sessions, lessons and labs:

1. The Python Environment
   • Starting Python
   • Using the interpreter
   • Running a Python script
   • Getting help
   • Editors and IDEs
2. Variables and values
   • Using variables
   • Built in functions
   • String data
   • Numeric data
   • Converting data types
3. Basic input and output
   • Writing to the screen
   • String formatting
   • Command line parameters
   • Reading from the keyboard
4. Flow Control
   • About flow control
   • Conditional expressions (if)
   • Relational and Boolean operators
   • while loops
   • Exiting from loops
5. Array-like Types
   • About array-like types
   • Lists and list methods
   • Tuples
   • Indexing and slicing
   • Iterating through a sequence
   • About flow control
   • Sequence functions, keywords, and operators
   • Basic sorting
   • List comprehensions
6. Working with Files
   • File I/O overview
   • Opening files
   • Reading/writing files
7. Dictionaries and Sets
   • About dictionaries
   • Creating and using dictionaries
   • Getting values
   • About sets
   • Creating and using sets
8. Functions
   • Defining functions
   • Returning values
   • Arguments and parameters
   • Variable Scope
   • Sorting with functions
9. Errors and Logging
   • Exception overview
   • Using try/catch/else/finally
   • Handling multiple exceptions
   • Logging setup
   • Basic logging
10. Modules and Packages
    • Creating Modules
    • The import statement
    • Module search path
    • Creating packages
11. Introduction to Classes
    • About OO programming
    • Constructors
    • Properties
    • Instance methods and data
    • Inheritance
    • Defining classes
12. Django Architecture
    • Django overview
    • Minimal Django layout
    • Built in flexibility
13. Getting Started
    • Sites and apps
    • Shared configuration
    • Executing manage.py
    • Starting the project
    • Generating app files
    • App configuration
    • Database setup
    • The development server
14. Using cookiecutter
    • What is cookiecutter
    • Creating projects with cookiecutter
15. Creating models
    • Defining models
    • Adding data
    • Related objects
    • SQL Migration
    • Simple model access
16. The Admin interface
    • Setting up the admin user
    • Using the admin interface
    • Editing data
17. Querying Models
    • QuerySets
    • Field lookups
    • Chaining filters
    • Slicing QuerySets
    • Related fields
    • Q objects
18. Views
    • What is a view?
    • HttpResponse
    • URL route configuration
    • Shortcut: get_object_or_404()
19. Templates
    • About templates
    • Variable lookups
    • The url tag
    • Shortcut: render()
20. Forms
    • Forms overview
    • GET and POST
    • The Form class
    • Processing the form
    • Widgets
    • Validation
    • Forms in templates
21. Unit Testing
    • Why create tests?
    • When to create tests
    • Using Django’s test framework
    • Using the test client
    • Running tests
    • Checking code coverage