The definitive guide to Django
by Adrian Holovaty, Jacob Kaplan-Moss · first published 2007
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Provides information on using the Python-based framework to create Web sites.
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Some more..lots more at http://del.icio.us/tag/django. I also like the APress book Definitive Guide to Django by Adrian & Jacob.
on “Django - starting from ground zero - any advice?” ↗Add one more to the list: The Definitive Guide to Django: Web Development Done Right (http://www.djangobook.com/)
on “Pro Git - CC licensed book on Git by Scott Chacon” ↗I bought it and after a quick view of it seems to be a good catch! I am a beginner to Django and before this I have read the "The Definitive guide to Django"
on “Our Django Book is Launched” ↗…I say that not to take away from the non-python frameworks because I don't have experience with them. I couldn't easily find your email so here is a list instead. These books are out right now: The Definitive Guide to Django: Web Development Done Right: http://www.amazon.com/Definitive-Guide-Django-Development-Ri... Sams Teach Yourself Django in 24 Hours: http://www.amazon.com/Sams-Teach-Yourself-Django-Hours/dp/06... Professional…
on “Ask YC: What is your take on web2py?” ↗Sorry, I didn't really investigated project based Python books. I considered Python/Django for another personal project recently. I started with Adrian Holovaty, Jacob Kaplan-Moss The Definitive Guide to Django Web Development Done Right. But I never finished the book as I decided against using Python/Django for web development and settled on PHP/Laravel.
on “Ask HN: How to learn PHP. php.net or books?” ↗…webapp and host it on Google App Engine, what should I be reading when? I've started with Learning Python the Hardway and I'm currently going through Head First Python. Next up on my reading list is The Definitive Guide to Django Web Development Done Right.
on “Ask HN: Structured approach to learning Python/Django” ↗…you at first but wears you down over time. I’ve developed very large systems with Rails and it’s served me well, but it’s also made me very weary. This is the reason both Python in a Nutshell and the Definitive Guide to Django now sit open on my desk. I come seeking clarity, explicitness, and productivity. I’ve shied away from Python for years because of some awful inconsistencies in the language and lack of closures (I <3…
on “On "magic", once again (from James Bennet, Django dev)” ↗(Technically I'm a published author too, I wrote the forms chapter of The Definitive Guide to Django and contributed a chapter to the Art and Science of JavaScript but those were both single chapters almost 20 years ago now so I don't really think of myself as a book author these days.)
on “Paying AIs to read my books” ↗