Try Django 1.10 | Create a URL Shortening Service

Django is a powerful web framework that makes it easy to build web applications it’s why it’s the #1 Python library

What you’ll learn

• Django Basics & Django version 1.10
• Build a URL Shortening Service Identical to http://kirr.co (as of 10-22-2016)
• Django Models, Managers, and Save Methods
• Generating Random Shortcodes
• Launching a live project (on Heroku.com)
• Bootstrap Integration
• Template Inheritance
• Django-hosts (for controlling subdomains)
• Setup a Domain name to your hosting server
• Much more!

Requirements

• Grit & Perseverance
• Python/Django installed (we show you how; see setup video which is free)
• Basic knowledge of HTML/CSS a plus
• Basic knowledge of Python (like our 30 Days of Python) a plus

Description

Try Django 1.10 is an introduction to Django version 1.10 by creating a simple, yet robust, URL Shortening Service. This series covers a variety of Django basics as well as Django 1.10 specific material. 

Generally the topics will include:

– How we made the Kirr url shortening service
– Django Project Setup
– Class Based Views (& some Function Based Views)
– Models, Model Forms, Forms, Form Validation
– Overriding Model Save Method
– Launching on a Live Server (via Heroku)
– Custom Validation directly on Django Fields
– And More

What Technology you’ll learn in the Build a Try Django 1.10 URL Shortening series: 
 — Django Framework (version 1.10): a powerful backend framework used by top sites like Instagram and Pinterest. Django makes it easier to have a powerful web application to use for all types of projects. Django is written in Python (and is one of the most popular Python libraries in the world).
— Bootstrap (version 3.3): a powerful front-end framework used by thousands of sites around the world. Bootstrap makes it easier to have a responsive web application so it looks awesome on any mobile device and any desktop computer.
— Python 3: One of the top programming languages in the world. Powerful enough for the experts, easy enough for beginners. Why? It uses spaces and line breaks with minimal special characters (like !@#$;*) which means it’s closer to English than most programming languages. 

All of our tutorials have a simple goal in mind: get you building something real and quickly through step-by-step training.

Author:  Justin Mitchel