Web 2.0 Programming using Django

Overview of Web 2.0 Python and FrameworksThe role of AJAX in Web 2.0Overview, and getting up to speed with classical web technologies - using a standard database driven web site example

• XML
• HTML
• HTTP
• SQL
• Java Script
• Python CGI

Introduction to Web Application Frameworks - Django

• Model View Controller (MVC) paradigm - which underlies most Web Development Frameworks
• Features supported by most web development frameworks
• History of Django

Core Django components - an overview

• How Models, Views and Templates are realised and used in Django
• Website configuration and settings.py
• Website development, administration and testing and manage.py
• Application testing using the Django Development Server

Django InstallationOverview, by example, of application creation and deployment using DjangoDjango project synchronisation to a databaseDjango application installationDjango application development

• Adding Models and Objects to the website
• Creating Views
• Populating a View with data from a database
• Configuring Web Page Views
• Using Django templates to create custom views
• Working with Built-in Template Tags and Template Filters
• Adding Forms to Views
• Using Views to Add and Update data to a database
• Generic Views
• Custom Tags
• Custom Filters

Website Administration - Security and Visitor tracking

• User and group permissions
• User logins and logouts
• Session management and cookie processing
• Using and customising the admin interface

More Advanced Topics

• Middleware installation and implementation
• Internationalisationand Localisation
• Cacheing
• Multiple website implementation
• Deployment to Apache and mod_python
• AJAX, MochiKit and Django serialisation

Examples and Case Studies

• Managing user identity and tracking site visitors
• Creating extended widgets
• MVC design and implementation - team project
• Adding RSS feed capabilities to a web site
• Client side issues
• Pythonic JavaScripting with MochiKit
• Flash based interfaces and Django