Django is the leading Python web application development framework. Learn how to leverage the Django web framework to its full potential in this advanced tutorial and reference. Endorsed by Django, Pro Django more or less picks up where The Definitive Guide to Django left off and examines in greater detail the unusual and complex problems that Python web application developers can face and how to solve them.

• Provides in-depth information about advanced tools and techniques available in every Django installation

• Runs the gamut from the theory of Django's internal operations to actual code that solves real-world problems for high-volume environments

• Goes above and beyond other books, leaving the basics behind

• Shows how Django can do things even its core developers never dreamed possible

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Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 7 Ratings

"Pro Django" is a perfect title - 2009-03-05
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Pro Django is an excellent book on Django, but it's not for beginners. The term "Pro" gets thrown around a lot, and it gets applied to things that might better be described with "Dummies." This is the Real Mc Coy - it's serious advanced stuff.

The chapters are centered around nice little chunks of the Django system: Models, Views, Forms, Templates, etc. Each chapter is a nice, self-contained bit of Django knowledge, except for Chapter 2, which is a great survey of advanced Python like meta classes. Most chapters also include an Applied Techniques section which gives some examples of how to apply the material in the chapter.

While reading this book, what struck me was how the chapters seem to pack in a level of detail that you'd typically find only in a comprehensive reference, but yet this book is not a bunch of dry reference material, or worse yet, copies of online manuals. The reader gets serious detailed information, but it almost reads like a fluffy tutorial. It's pretty remarkable.

Something that's unique about this book at this time (Q1 2009) is that it covers the 1.0 version of Django. A bunch of the first books on Django were written against 0.96 or earlier. You'd think there wouldn't be much difference (0.04 versions), but the jump to 1.0 was significant for Django. It's nice to have a book that reflects the 1.0 world.

A good book for pythonistas - 2009-10-15
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I'll start this by saying that I am not a django master or a web developer. I had a little project in mind for work and was debating between django and pylons for implementing it, so picked this up to get a better feeling about django. While I haven't had time yet to implement my project, I found the discussion on python and metaclasses alone to be worth the price of the book.

My only complaint is that I bought the kindle version of the book. So, if you're reading, I found that if I didn't make bookmarks as I went along, it was rather tedious to try to find material later. I've decided that I won't subtract stars for this because it's not the author's fault, but I will make notes of it.

A book to stay on hand - 2009-11-04
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An excellent choice to have on hand.
The book explain several aspects of Django in a detailed fashion.
After this book I have had a whole understanding of django.
When I had any doubt of "how to do something", it rocks!
:)

The author doesn't deserve this - 2009-10-20
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I purchased a really cheap version of Pro Django new for ten dollars from a amazon seller. The book's cover is shinny. All four corners have sharp edge. I can't even find any finger print on it. I have no doubt that it is new. Unfortunately it was made with some kind of recycled papers. It smells like a sponge fully soaked with toxic chemicals. I can't even look at the text without getting dizzy or feeling vomiting. I don't think the author deserves this kind of rating just because the publisher allows factories to use waste and toxic printing materials.

In the mean time, I may order another one that comes with a retail price. Well, like what they say, 'You got what you paid for'. Right? NOT! I didn't pay ten bucks for a pile of toxic WASTE!

My hope for finding creative sellers was totally dashed. Amazon should create a new label for unreasonably cheap items so that customers are fully warned of the potential toxic substances before making any purchases.

If you are going to do Django, read this book - 2009-07-17
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Covers things that just don't pop out reading the online docs about the philosophy of the design that help know what to look for.

Also get a copy of Practical Django Projects for even more guidance.

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