Additional Django Resources

Django Core References

• Models
  • Model Field Reference
  • Model Meta Options
  • QuerySet API
  • Raw SQL Queries
  • Supported Databases
• Views
  • Class Based Views
  • Request and Response Objects
  • File Uploads
• Templates
  • Built-in Tags and Filters
• Forms
  • Built-in Form Fields
  • Built-in Form Widgets
  • Model Forms
  • Formsets
• URL Configuration
• Generic Views
  • Built-in Display Views
  • Built-in Editing Views
• Django Settings Reference
• Contrib Packages
  • Authentication
  • Caching
  • Logging
  • Syndication
  • Pagination
  • Messages Framework
  • Sessions
  • Flatpages
  • Redirects
• Middleware
  • Middleware Reference
• Testing in Django
• Django Security

Other Django References

• About Django (Wikipedia)
• Django Sites
• Django Packages
• Django Software Foundation
• Supported Versions
• Release Process
• Jinja (alternative template language)

Django Books

• Django for Beginners
• Build a Website with Django 3 (paperback)
• Mastering Django (paperback)
• Test Driven Development with Python – yes, it’s actually a Django book as Harry uses Django as the web framework for the book!

Django Sites

• Django Girls
• Simple is Better Than Complex
• Tango With Django
• Django Facebook Group
• Stack Overflow
• Django Google Group

Python Resources

• The Python Tutorial
• Python 3.9 Official Docs
• A Byte of Python

HTML/CSS Tutorials

There are thousands of tutorials for HTML and CSS online – both text-based and on YouTube.

I recommend the W3 Schools tutorials as a good place to start. They have a complete reference for each scripting language and a hand little tool for trying out code online.

You can find the HTML tutorial here.

You can find the CSS tutorial here.

Additional References

• Databases – PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, Oracle (Free XE version)
• Object Relational Mapping (ORM)
• DRY Principle
• SQL
• MVC
• Windows PowerShell
• Windows Command Line
• Visual Studio Code
• Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2021