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What command is used to create a new app within a Django project?

  • django-admin startapp forum
  • python manage.py startapp forum (correct)
  • python manage.py startproject forum
  • python manage.py createapp forum

Which file is NOT created when a new app is generated in Django?

  • settings.py (correct)
  • admin.py
  • migrations/__init__.py
  • views.py

In the directory structure of the new app, which file is responsible for managing application-specific configurations?

  • views.py
  • admin.py
  • models.py
  • apps.py (correct)

Where are database migrations for the new app typically stored?

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Which command is used to run a Django application after it has been set up?

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What is the purpose of the model in the Model-View-Template system?

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Which command is used to create a new Django project?

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What functionality does Django’s user authentication system provide?

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Which of the following is NOT a key feature of Django?

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In the Model-View-Template workflow, what is the first step when a request is received by the server?

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What is the main role of the view in Django's architecture?

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Which statement describes a Django app?

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What happens after the view fetches or modifies data from the model?

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What is the primary function of the 'manage.py' file in a Django project?

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In the Model-View-Template workflow, what is the role of the URL dispatcher?

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What does the 'models.py' file typically contain within a Django app?

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What type of changes does the 'migrations' directory in a Django app track?

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Which option best describes the 'views.py' file in a Django app?

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What is the purpose of the 'admin.py' file in a Django application?

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What does the 'settings.py' file control in a Django project?

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In a Django project's file structure, what does the pycache directory contain?

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What happens when a POST request is received in the index function decorated with @require_http_methods?

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How can query parameters be accessed from a GET request in the index function?

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What is the purpose of using request.FILES in the index function when handling a POST request?

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What does the 'render' function do in the context of Django views?

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In the template code provided, what does the condition check for when displaying '(Done)'?

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Which of the following is NOT part of the data accessible from a request object?

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What does the variable 'sort_order' represent in the function that retrieves query parameters?

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What type of data structure is used to hold the values retrieved from 'request.POST' in the index function handling a POST request?

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What distinguishes a Command-Line Interface (CLI) from a Graphical User Interface (GUI)?

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Which of the following applications is known to have both a GUI and a CLI?

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What is the primary purpose of git as a version control system?

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Which CLI environment is commonly used in Windows for command-line tasks?

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Why is it beneficial for some applications to offer both a CLI and a GUI?

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Which of the following commands is commonly associated with managing packages in a CLI environment for Debian Linux?

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What feature of git allows developers to work simultaneously on the same project?

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Which is NOT a common CLI environment mentioned for Linux and macOS?

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What is the purpose of the tag {% now 'jS F Y H:i' %} in a Django template?

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How do you access an object attribute in a Django template?

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What does the filter {{ task.description | title }} achieve in a Django template?

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Which statement correctly describes how to create an HTTP response returning HTML in Django?

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What type of data does the JsonResponse object return?

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What command structure is needed to close an if statement in Django templates?

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Which of these best describes the use of filters in Django templates?

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What is the purpose of the content_type parameter when returning an HttpResponse?

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In Django templates, how is list indexing achieved?

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What will the response headers '{"Content-Type": "text/csv", "Content-Disposition": 'attachment; filename="apple_ratings.csv"'}' achieve?

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Flashcards

Django app creation

Django provides a way to create and structure applications, organizing files into a logical folder structure.

manage.py

Django command-line utility for managing tasks, like starting applications.

startapp command

Django command to create a new application folder with required files.

Django application structure

Organized structure including essential files like settings, urls, and views.

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Application files (e.g., models.py, views.py)

Essential files within an application defining the application logic and data structure

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Django

A Python-based web framework for building websites and web applications, focusing on a request-response pattern.

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Django's request-response pattern

Clients send HTTP requests, and the server sends back HTTP responses.

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Model-View-Template system

Django's core structure for handling web requests and responses, consisting of Models (data), Views (logic), and Templates (presentation).

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Django Model

Python classes that define the structure of data in your database, mapping to database tables, including relationships between data objects.

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Django View

Handles requests, fetches data from models, creates templates, and returns responses.

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Django Template

Deals with generating HTML content dynamically. It takes the data from the model and generates the output

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Django Project

The entire Django application, containing settings for the whole website (database, time zone, etc.). It acts as a container for apps.

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Django App

A module within a Django project representing a specific functionality (part) of your website.

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Django Project Structure

Django projects are organized into apps (e.g., forum, productivity, todoapp) and global project settings.

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WSGI

A module that handles web server gateway interfaces, connecting the web server to Django.

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URL dispatcher

Django's mechanism for routing web requests to specific views.

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View

A function in Django that handles a specific type of request and interacts with a model to do work.

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Model

A Python class that represents data in a database table.

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Migration

Records changes made to models (such as adding new attributes/columns), allowing you to update the database schema.

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admin.py

Part of an app in Django that configures Django's admin interface to interact with the app's models.

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request.method

A property of the request object that represents the HTTP method used for the request, such as 'GET', 'POST', or 'PUT'.

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@require_http_methods

A decorator used to restrict a view function to only accept specific HTTP methods. It ensures that the view only responds to those specified HTTP methods, such as 'GET' or 'POST'.

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request.GET

A dictionary-like object that contains the query parameters from the URL.

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request.POST

A dictionary-like object that contains the data submitted via a POST request, typically from HTML forms.

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request.FILES

A dictionary-like object that stores the uploaded files from the user's request.

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request.headers

A dictionary-like object that contains all the headers sent with the request.

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request.body

The raw HTTP body of the request. It's useful for handling non-form data sent via POST.

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render(request, 'index.html', {'tasks': tasks})

This line of code renders a Django template 'index.html' by providing the 'tasks' data to the template. The Django framework processes the template and sends the generated HTML output back to the client.

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GitHub

A popular web-based platform for hosting and managing Git repositories, enabling collaboration, code sharing, and project management.

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Graphical User Interface (GUI)

An interface that uses images, icons, and menus to represent programs and files, allowing users to interact with their computer visually.

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Command Line Interface (CLI)

An interface using text-based commands to interact with the operating system, offering greater control and automation capabilities.

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Version Control

A system that keeps track of every change made to a set of files over time, allowing you to revert to previous versions and collaborate seamlessly.

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What is the main advantage of using a CLI over a GUI?

CLIs offer greater control, automation, and efficiency for repetitive tasks, enabling users to execute complex commands and scripts with precision.

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Why is using Git important?

Git enables developers to manage code effectively, collaborate on projects, track changes, and revert to previous versions, leading to improved code quality and efficient teamwork.

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Template variable access

In a Django template, you access variables using double curly braces: {{ variable_name }}. This syntax allows you to dynamically insert values into your HTML content.

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Django template tag

A special instruction within a Django template enclosed in curly braces with percent signs: {% tag_name %}. Tags are used to control the flow of logic and add dynamic elements to your HTML.

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Template filter

A special function in Django templates used to modify the values of variables. You apply them using a pipe symbol (|) followed by the filter name. For example: {{ value|add:"2" }} adds 2 to the value.

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Django template comment

To add a comment to your Django template, use this syntax: {# this is a comment #}. These comments are ignored by the Django template engine but help you document your code.

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Returning HTML

You can use the HttpResponse object to send HTML content to the client. For example: return HttpResponse("Here's some HTML") will return a standard HTML response.

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Returning plain text

To send plain text to the browser, use HttpResponse and specify the content type: return HttpResponse("Don't render me!", content_type="text/plain").

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Modifying response headers

You can modify the response object's headers in Django. For example: response.headers['MY-HEADER'] = 'HELLO WORLD!' will add a custom header to your response.

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Structured data download

You can return structured data like CSV files using the HttpResponse object. Set the content header to 'text/csv' and specify the filename in the 'Content-Disposition' header.

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Binary data download

To download binary data like images, use the FileResponse object in Django. Pass the opened file object to the response.

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JSONResponse Object

The JsonResponse object allows you to return JSON data to the client. It takes a Python dictionary as input and serializes it into JSON format.

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Study Notes

Django Overview

  • Django is a Python web framework designed for the request-response pattern
  • Clients send HTTP requests to a server which then sends HTTP responses
  • Popular sites employing Django include Instagram, Pinterest, and Mozilla.org
  • Key features include user authentication, protections against SQL injection and Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
  • Data models in Django are Python classes defining database tables
  • This approach drastically reduces SQL coding
  • Django offers a web-based admin interface for manually editing database records

Python Concepts

  • Python lists, sets, dictionaries, and objects are fundamental data structures
  • Simple functions are standard building blocks in Python
  • Decorators provide a powerful way to enhance functions

Django Project Structure

  • Create a new directory and use django-admin startproject <project-name> within it
  • A Django project is a container for multiple apps
  • Django project directory includes settings.py for site-wide settings (time zone, database configuration, etc)
  • Various other supporting files exist for routing and handling the request cycle.

Django App Structure

  • Create a new app within a project by running python manage.py startapp <app_name>
  • A Django app is a specific module representing a piece of functionality for the website

Django Model-View-Template

  • Model: Python classes mapping to database tables defining database structures and relationships.
  • View: Handles requests, retrieves data from models, inserts data into templates, and sends the response.
  • Template: Dynamically generates HTML.

Model-View-Template Workflow

  • Django receives a user request
  • Django's URL dispatcher determines which View is responsible
  • The View retrieves the request and parameters
  • The View performs actions on models to change data or fetch information
  • The View inserts the data into a template
  • The View returns an HTML response to the client.

Django Models

  • Django is database-agnostic meaning it can use a variety of databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MariaDB, SQLite) without code modifications
  • Data models in Django are defined as Python classes
  • models.py (Example) defines schema for a database table named tasks,
  • This schema includes two key fields: description (string) and completed (boolean, defaults to false).

Querying Models

  • Task.objects.all() retrieves all tasks in the database.
  • Task.objects.filter() is a powerful tool for filtering data based on conditions.
  • Task.objects.get() fetches a specific object based on a given condition; this can return multiple results or throw an error if no matching result is found.

Creating Models with Python Code

  • Task(description='...', completed=...) creates a new task
  • my_task.save() makes the data persist in the database
  • Use id values to identify rows in tables

Updating or Deleting Models

  • Use Task.objects.get() to access an individual model instance.
  • my_task.description = ... modifies the description field within the model
  • my_task.save() writes changes to the database.
  • Use .delete() to remove an item from the database, ensuring the associated records are also handled appropriately.

Advanced Django Models

  • One-to-many relationships connect a parent model (e.g. Musician) to multiple child models (e.g. Album).
  • Many-to-many relationships let multiple models relate to other.
  • Several methods are available to access and manipulate models (e.g., baby_boomer_status(), full_name() for complex model operations).

HTTP Request Types

  • GET: Retrieves data from the server
  • POST: Sends data to the server, commonly for uploading data
  • PUT: Replaces data at an endpoint
  • PATCH: Partially replaces data at an endpoint
  • DELETE: Deletes data at an endpoint
  • HTML forms primarily uses GET and POST

Important Notes

  • HTTP requests include headers (e.g., referrer, user agent) which provide additional information about the client making the request
  • Query parameters often appended to URLs in the request, providing extra information relevant to the request
  • The POST method request also can include a body, containing a payload for the server, often content from a form
  • The Python code can access data from these requests to use in the app.

Rendering Templates

  • render(request, 'index.html', {'tasks': tasks}) inserts data into templates to generate dynamic HTML
  • Django’s templates use a special syntax to embed dynamic content (Python-style formatting)
  • Templates facilitate the separation of logic for presentation and model interaction.
  • Filters can transform variable values with different functions
  • Using appropriate formatting is critical in rendering templates.

HTTP Response Object

  • Use HttpResponse to return basic HTML or plain text responses.
  • Modify headers within the HttpResponse object (e.g., adding custom headers or changing response format).
  • Use FileResponse for returning binary data (files).
  • Use JsonResponse for returning structured data in JSON format.

Git and Version Control

  • Git is a command-line tool used to track changes and manage multiple versions of code (or any data)
  • GitHub is a hosting service for Git repositories
  • Using Git and GitHub allows collaborative programming, enabling multiple developers to simultaneously work on the same project
  • Visualizing changes over time, and rolling back to previous states are key aspects of managing code versions.

Git Commands

  • git status: Shows the current status of the repository and its files
  • git diff: Displays the difference between the current and previous files
  • git restore <filename>: Resets a file back to previous versions
  • git add <filename>stages the file for adding changes to the next commit
  • git commit: Creates a new snapshot (commit) of the data
  • git push origin mainpublishes the committed changes to GitHub
  • git checkout <commit_id>: Jumps to a previous commit to review it or modify the code of that snapshot
  • git log: Displays a history of all commits
  • git checkout main: Returns to the main branch
  • Using the .gitignore file prevents unnecessary files from being committed to the repository.

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