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Mastering Django and the Django Rest Framework. Create a blog and an accompanying API using industry-standard tools and software packages without installing anything!
Instructors: Patrick Ester
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Advanced level
Those who have taken the Django for Everybody specialization, or have equivalent background.
Create a blog with Django
Build an API for the blog with the Django Rest Framework
Schedule asynchronous tasks with Celery
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This specialization is intended for people who are interested in taking their web development with Django to the next level. It is assumed that learners have are familiar with Python and have taken the Django for Everybody specialization, or have equivalent experience with Django basics.
In these four courses, you will cover everything from the architecting of large web development projects, to the Django REST framework, to task queuing. These topics will prepare you to create advanced websites that integrate with popular APIs and popular JavaScript frameworks, giving you enough understanding of Django to tackle more specialized projects.
Applied Learning Project
Learners will create and optimize a blog web application using Django. Learners will also create a RESTful API for the their blog, making use of the Django Rest Framework. The specialization culminates in a capstone project, where learners put all of the skills covered into practice.
Create custom filters and templates
Optimize performance through caching and optimizing database operations
Authenticate users with Google
Build an API with Django Rest Framework
Use Postman to explore the API
Add functionality with serializers, viewsets, routers, authentication, and permissions
Optimize the Django Rest Framework
Writing tests for the API
Integrate with ReactJS
Use external APIs
Schedule tasks with Celery and Redis
Combine the skills from all four courses to build a portfolio-ready project
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The full specialization takes about 40 hours to complete.
Those who have taken the Django for Everybody specialization, or have equivalent background.
Yes, the specialization is designed to takes the courses in order. Each course builds off of the same code base created in the previous course.
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Create Django web apps using the Django Rest Framework and other popular modules and tools.
This course is completely online, so there’s no need to show up to a classroom in person. You can access your lectures, readings and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.
If you subscribed, you get a 7-day free trial during which you can cancel at no penalty. After that, we don’t give refunds, but you can cancel your subscription at any time. See our full refund policy.
Yes! To get started, click the course card that interests you and enroll. You can enroll and complete the course to earn a shareable certificate, or you can audit it to view the course materials for free. When you subscribe to a course that is part of a Specialization, you’re automatically subscribed to the full Specialization. Visit your learner dashboard to track your progress.
Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.
When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free. If you cannot afford the fee, you can apply for financial aid.
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