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Django Cheatsheet

Unique Features

• Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture
• Object-Relational Mapping (ORM)
• Automatic admin interface
• URL routing
• Template system
• Django Rest Framework

Models

# Define a model
class ModelName(models.Model):
    field_name = models.FieldType()

# Create a migration
python manage.py makemigrations

# Apply migrations
python manage.py migrate

Views

# Define a view
def view_name(request):
    # View body
    return HttpResponse("Response")

# URL routing
path('url/', views.view_name, name='view_name'),

Templates

<!-- Template syntax -->

Forms

# Define a form
class FormName(forms.Form):
    field_name = forms.FieldType()

# Render a form
def view_name(request):
    form = FormName()
    return render(request, 'template.html', {'form': form})

# Handle form submission
def view_name(request):
    form = FormName(request.POST)
    if form.is_valid():
        # Form handling code

Authentication

# User registration
def register(request):
    if request.method == 'POST':
        form = UserCreationForm(request.POST)
        if form.is_valid():
            form.save()
            return redirect('login')
    else:
        form = UserCreationForm()
    return render(request, 'registration/register.html', {'form': form})

# User login
def login(request):
    if request.method == 'POST':
        username = request.POST['username']
        password = request.POST['password']
        user = authenticate(request, username=username, password=password)
        if user is not None:
            auth_login(request, user)
            return redirect('home')
        else:
            messages.error(request, 'Invalid username or password')
    return render(request, 'registration/login.html')

# User logout
def logout(request):
    auth_logout(request)
    return redirect('login')

Resources

• Django Documentation
• Django Girls Tutorial
• Django for Beginners

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