Django Study Plan

This Django Study Plan by The Coding College provides a week-by-week roadmap to help you systematically learn Django. By dedicating a few hours daily, you’ll build a solid foundation and develop practical web development skills.

Week 1: Setting the Foundation

Goals: Understand the basics of Django and set up your development environment.

Day 1: Introduction to Django

  • What is Django?
  • Django’s features and advantages.
  • MVC and MVT architecture.

Day 2: Setting Up Django

  • Install Python and Django.
  • Create a virtual environment.
  • Install Django and create your first project.

Day 3: Exploring Django Project Structure

  • Understand the purpose of settings.py, urls.py, and manage.py.
  • Run the Django development server.

Day 4: Creating Your First App

  • Create a Django app.
  • Connect the app to the project.

Day 5: Views and URLs

  • Write your first view function.
  • Map URLs to views.
  • Use dynamic URL patterns.

Day 6: Templates Basics

  • Create templates to display HTML pages.
  • Use Django template tags and filters.

Day 7: Wrap-Up and Practice

  • Practice creating views, mapping URLs, and using templates.
  • Build a simple “Hello, World!” web page.

Week 2: Working with Models and Database

Goals: Learn to work with databases and manage data using Django models.

Day 1: Introduction to Models

  • Create models for your app.
  • Understand model fields and data types.

Day 2: Migrations

  • Generate and apply migrations.
  • Use python manage.py makemigrations and migrate.

Day 3: QuerySets and ORM Basics

  • Insert and retrieve data using the Django ORM.
  • Explore QuerySet methods like .all(), .filter(), and .get().

Day 4: Relationships in Models

  • Define one-to-one, many-to-one, and many-to-many relationships.
  • Use related fields like ForeignKey and ManyToManyField.

Day 5: CRUD Operations

  • Create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) data using models.
  • Practice with Django shell.

Day 6: Admin Panel Basics

  • Enable Django’s admin interface.
  • Add models to the admin site.

Day 7: Wrap-Up and Practice

  • Build a small app to manage a list of books or tasks.

Week 3: Django Forms and Templates

Goals: Learn to create dynamic forms and enhance templates for user interaction.

Day 1: Working with Forms

  • Create forms using Django’s forms module.
  • Handle form submissions.

Day 2: Form Validation

  • Implement form field validation.
  • Display error messages in templates.

Day 3: Advanced Template Features

  • Use template inheritance to create reusable layouts.
  • Add static files like CSS and JavaScript.

Day 4: Template Tags and Filters

  • Use if, for, and include tags in templates.
  • Explore built-in template filters like date and length.

Day 5: Static and Media Files

  • Serve static files in development.
  • Configure media file handling.

Day 6: Pagination

  • Add pagination to your project using Django’s Paginator class.

Day 7: Wrap-Up and Practice

  • Build a blog application with forms and templates.

Week 4: Authentication and Deployment

Goals: Master user authentication and deploy your Django project.

Day 1: User Authentication

  • Enable login and logout functionality.
  • Create a user registration form.

Day 2: User Permissions

  • Manage user permissions and groups.
  • Protect views using @login_required and permission_required.

Day 3: Admin Panel Customization

  • Customize the admin interface.
  • Add search, filters, and custom display options.

Day 4: Deploying Static Files

  • Configure Django to serve static files in production.
  • Install and use WhiteNoise.

Day 5: Deploying Django Projects

  • Prepare for deployment by creating requirements.txt.
  • Deploy your project to AWS Elastic Beanstalk or Heroku.

Day 6: REST APIs (Optional for Advanced Learners)

  • Learn the basics of Django REST Framework.
  • Create a simple CRUD API.

Day 7: Wrap-Up and Capstone Project

  • Deploy your blog application.
  • Share the project with others and gather feedback.

Additional Tips

  • Practice Daily: Build small projects to apply what you learn.
  • Refer to Documentation: Use the official Django documentation for deeper insights.
  • Join Communities: Participate in forums and groups like Stack Overflow, Reddit, and Django Google Groups.

For detailed tutorials, exercises, and quizzes, visit The Coding College. Stay consistent, and you’ll master Django in no time!

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