Workshop 2012-05-02 : Django : building a Python web app¶

General Informations¶

• Date : 2012-05-02 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
• Place : McGill, Rutherford Building, room 118
  3600 University Street, Montreal H3A 2T8
• Language : English
• Public : Open to all
• Trainer : Davin Baragiotta
• Subscription : http://montrealpython-workshop-20120502.eventbrite.com/

Prerequisites¶

• Minimal knowledge of Python. E.g.: to know what Types, Objects and Classes are.

Technical Setup¶

Be sure to have these programs installed before the workshop:

• Python >= 2.5
• Django 1.4
• South 0.7.4 (optional)
• IPython (optional)

Installation procedures by operating system :

• Linux
  • Python
  • Django
  • South
  • IPython (optional)
• Mac OS X
  • Python
  • Django
  • South
  • IPython (optional)
• Windows
  • Python: x86 or amd64 (learn more).
  • Django
  • South
  • IPython (learn more) (optional).
    • For your comfort : pyreadline syntaxic coloration

Content of the Workshop¶

Plan¶

• INTRODUCTION
• PART 1 : WEB DEVELOPMENT WITH DJANGO : ARCHITECTURE OF A PROJECT
  • Web development
  • Django
  • Project : requirements
  • Project : modeling
• PART 2 : HANDS-ON : PROJECT AND APPLICATIONS
  • Creating a project
  • Creating an application
  • South
  • Backend : managing data in the admin
  • Frontend : presenting data
• PART 3 : PIMPED MPRL PROJECT
  • Template inheritance
  • URL with parameters
  • Pimped Admin : ModelAdmin
  • Jump in time : download source
  • Static files : CSS, images and js
  • Pimped templates
  • User connexion
• PART 4 : HANDS-ON : CREATING THE SEASON APP FOR THE MPRL PROJECT
  • Create a season app
  • Add a Match model
  • Other exercise : age of a player
• CONCLUSION : CONTINUING ON

Material¶

• Presentation page (full content of the workshop) : http://bit.ly/In6fDS
• Sources : mp_rugby_league pimped project

Satisfaction Survey¶

• Thanks to give us your feedback for this Workshop : http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WYMPK9T

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