Completely updated for Django 3.1.

Django for Beginners is a project-based introduction to Django, the popular Python-based web framework. Suitable for total beginners who have never built a website before as well as professional programmers looking for a fast-paced guide to modern web development and Django fundamentals.

In the book you'll learn how to:

• Build 5 websites from scratch, including a Blog and Newspaper website
• Deploy online using security best practices
• Customize the look and feel of your sites
• Write tests and run them for all your code
• Integrate user authentication, email, and custom user models
• Add permissions and authorizations to make your app more secure
• Identify common mistakes and errors so you can build your own websites

If you're curious about Python-based web development, Django for Beginners is a best-practices guide to writing and deploying your own websites quickly.

"When readers interested in web development ask me what to read next after Python Crash Course, I refer them to Will's books: Django for Beginners, Django for APIs, and Django for Professionals. I highly recommend you check out his work."-ERIC MATTHES, author of Python Crash Course

"If you're looking for a guide into the world of Django, then the three-step of Django for Beginners, Django for APIs, and Django for Professionals is ideal: get up and running, get into APIs, which are a cornerstone of modern app development, and then add the bits you need to your fledging app into production, from databases and static files, to user accounts and security. It's a long road. Will's books are an awesome companion."-CARLTON GIBSON, Django Fellow and Django REST Framework core contributor

"Will's books are a fantastic resource for web development with Django and Python. I highly recommended them"-JEFF TRIPLETT, Python Software Foundation Director, DEFNA President, and REVSYS Partner