Two Scoops of Django 3.x

Once again, we’re releasing a book chock-full of material that will help you with your Django projects!

In Two Scoops of Django we introduce you to various tips, tricks, patterns, code snippets, and techniques that we’ve picked up over the years. This book is an update and expansion of previous editions:

• •  Updated for Django 3.x (which will be maintained by the core team until at least April 2024!)
• •  Updated to match changes in the Django ecosystem, with corrections and clarifications added thanks to the feedback of our readers and technical reviewers.
• •  Updated for Python 3.8 and/or 3.9
• •  Revised material on nearly every topic within the book.
• •  New material on GraphQL, Django REST Framework, security, forms, models, and more.

Table of Contents

1 Coding Style

2 The Optimal Django Environment Setup

3 How to Lay Out Django Projects

4 Fundamentals of Django App Design

5 Settings and Requirements Files

6 Model Best Practices

7 Queries and the Database Layer

8 Function- And Class-Based Views

9 Best Practices for Function-Based Views

10 Best Practices for Class-Based Views

11 Asynchronous Views

12 Common Patterns for Forms

13 Form Fundamenta ls

14 Templates: Best Practices

15 Template Tags and Filters

16 Django Templates and Jinja2

17 Building REST APls With Django REST Framework

18 Building GraphQL APls With Django

19 JavaScript and Django

20 Tradeoffs of Replacing Core Components

21 Working With the Django Ad min

22 Dealing With the User Model

23 Django’s Secret Sauce: Third-Party Packages

24 Testing Stinks and Is a Waste of Money!

25 Documentation: Be Obsessed

26 Finding and Reducing Bottlenecks

27 Asynchronous Task Queues

28 Security Best Practices

29 Logging: What’s It For, Anyway?

30 Signals: Use Cases and Avoidance Techniques

31 What About Those Random Utilities?

32 Deployment: Platforms as a Service

33 Deploying Django Projects

34 Continuous Integration

35 The Art of Debugging

36 Where and How to Ask Django Questions

37 Closing Thoughts

Appendix A: Packages Mentioned In This Book

Appendix B: Troubleshooting Installation

Appendix C: Additional Resources

Appendix D: Internationalization and Localization

Appendix E: Settings Alternatives

Appendix F: Security Settings Reference

Appendix G: Handling Security Failures

Appendix H: WebSockets with Channels