= Django Tutorials =

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== General Tutorials ==

 * [http://toys.jacobian.org/presentations/2007/pycon/tutorials/beginning/ A (fast-paced) introduction to Django - Beginners Tutorial]
 * [http://toys.jacobian.org/presentations/2007/pycon/tutorials/advanced/ More Django (likely more than is healthy) - Advanced Tutorial]
 * [http://fallingbullets.com/blog/2006/aug/06/wordpress-clone-27-seconds-part-1-40/ WordPress Clone in 27 Seconds]
 * [http://www.wilsonminer.com/posts/2006/may/10/are-you-generic/ build a portfolio app in 30 minutes with Django]
 * [http://www.sitepoint.com/article/build-to-do-list-30-minutes Django Djumpstart: Build a To-do List in 30 Minutes]
 * [http://lukeplant.me.uk/blog.php?id=1107301641 A Django website that took (a lot) more than 20 minutes] 
 * [http://www2.jeffcroft.com/2006/may/02/django-non-programmers/ Django for non-programmers]
 * [http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-django/index.html Develop for the Web with Django and Python]
 * [http://www.tim-adler.com/post/blog-mit-django-installation-und-datenmodelle/ Blog mit Django: Weblog-Tutorial (German)]
 * [http://softwaremaniacs.org/blog/category/django/cicero/ Cicero: a forum in Django (Russian, in progress)]
 * [http://www.thomas-guettler.de/vortraege/django/einfuehrung.html Django Introduction (German)]

== Tutorials on Specific Topics: ==

 Note: [http://www.djangosnippets.org/ Django snippets] has plenty of code 'snippets' which do all sorts of useful things too.

=== Setup/Configurations ===

 * [http://www2.jeffcroft.com/2006/may/11/django-dreamhost/ Setting up Django on Dreamhost]
 * [http://thinkhole.org/wp/django-on-windows/ Django on Windows HOWTO using Python 2.5, Apache (with mod_python), and PostgreSQL]
 * [http://toolmantim.com/article/2006/5/31/installing_django_on_osx Installing Django on OSX]
 * [http://www.b-list.org/weblog/2006/05/21/django-gzip-and-wsgi Django, gzip and WSGI]
 * [http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/ServerArrangements A comprehensive list of server arrangements and setup guidelines]
 * [http://www.djangosnippets.org/snippets/105/ installing Django on TextDrive]
 * [http://blog.awarelabs.com/?p=3 installing Django on Gentoo]
 * [http://www.cogitooptimus.com/2007/03/21/deploying-trenchmice/ how trenchmice deploys Django]
 * [http://showmedo.com/videos/video?name=stoops010&fromSeriesID=69 Video - Installing Django on Ubuntu]
 * [http://coderseye.com/2007/django-and-lighttpd-init-script-and-config-for-ssl.html Django Lighttpd setup with SSL including init.d scripts]

=== Understanding Django Internals ===

 * [http://www.b-list.org/weblog/2006/06/13/how-django-processes-request How Django processes a request]
 * [http://www.b-list.org/weblog/2006/06/28/django-tips-difference-between-blank-and-null The difference between blank and null]
 * [DevModelCreation How Django sets up model classes]

=== Templates ===

 * [http://www2.jeffcroft.com/2006/feb/21/django-templates-an-introduction/ Django Templates: An Introduction]
 * [http://www.rossp.org/blog/2006/jun/23/building-blog-django-4/ Using Django’s TemplateTags]
 * [http://rfc1437.de/page/django-templates-are-not-limited/ Django Templates are not limited]
 * [http://www2.jeffcroft.com/2006/feb/25/django-templates-the-power-of-inheritance/ Django Templates: The Power of Inheritance]
 * [http://www.b-list.org/weblog/2006/06/14/django-tips-template-context-processors Template context processors]
 * [http://www.b-list.org/weblog/2006/06/07/django-tips-write-better-template-tags Write better template tags]
 * [http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/MyghtyTemplatesInDjango Using Myghty Templates]
 * [http://www.unessa.net/en/hoyci/2006/12/custom-admin-templates/ Django Tip: Custom Admin Templates]

=== Fun stuff with the Admin section ===

 * [http://lukeplant.me.uk/blog.php?id=1107301634 Django Admin Hack - Fields varying with user permissions]
 * [http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/AJAXWidgetComboBox An AJAX Select Widget for Django]
 * [http://www2.jeffcroft.com/2006/jul/14/django-admin-your-php-app/ Use the Django admin for my PHP app] 

=== Generic Views ===

 * [http://www.wilsonminer.com/posts/2006/may/10/are-you-generic/ Taking advantage of generic views]
 * [http://www.pointy-stick.com/blog/2006/06/29/django-tips-extending-generic-views/ Extending Generic Views]
 
=== Email ===

 * [http://www.rossp.org/blog/2006/jul/11/sending-e-mails-templates/ Sending E-Mails using Templates]
 * [http://step-inside.org/blog/2006/jul/01/django_blog_notifying_comments_email/ Notification of new comments by email using signals]

=== Searching ===

 * [http://www.mercurytide.com/whitepapers/django-full-text-search/ Extending Django's database API to include full-text search]
 * [http://www.unessa.net/en/hoyci/2006/11/site-search-and-opensearch-with-django/ Building Site Search And OpenSearch-plugin With Django]
 * [http://www.kelvinism.com/tech-blog/adding-search-django/ Simple searching with Q]

=== Signals ===

 * [http://step-inside.org/blog/2006/jul/01/django_blog_notifying_comments_email/ Notification of new comments by email using signals]

=== Forms ===

 * [http://www.pointy-stick.com/blog/2006/07/03/django-tips-forms-multiple-inline-objects/ Forms With Multiple Inline Objects]
 * [http://www.mikecantelon.com/?q=node/22 A Simple Use of Django's New Form Engine]
 * [http://www.oluyede.org/blog/2007/03/18/django-image-uploading-validation-and-newforms/ Image uploading, validation and newforms]
 * [http://weblog.bignerdranch.com/?p=31 Big Nerd Ranch: Using the Django newforms Library] (+1)
 * [http://code.pui.ch/2007/01/07/using-djangos-newforms/ Using Django newforms]
 * [http://www.kelvinism.com/tech-blog/django-newforms-usage-colddirt/ A quick run-through of Django newforms and custom validation]
 * [http://www.b-list.org/weblog/2007/nov/22/newforms/ An overview of newforms usage]
 * [http://blog.michaeltrier.com/2007/11/23/getting-started-with-newforms Intro to newforms]

=== SQL/Database Related ===

 * [http://www.pointy-stick.com/blog/2006/06/14/custom-sql-django/ Custom SQL In Django] 
 * [http://blog.michaeltrier.com/2007/8/12/finding-lookup-items-that-are-not-used Finding lookup items that are not used]: Left Outer Joins in Django's ORM.

=== Django's Comments Framework (django.contrib.comments) ===
 
 * [http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/UsingFreeComment Using Django’s Free Comments]
 * [http://www.b-list.org/weblog/2006/07/16/django-tips-hacking-freecomment Hacking FreeComment]
 * [http://step-inside.org/blog/2006/jul/01/django_blog_notifying_comments_email/ Notification of new comments by email using signals]
 * [http://www.guindilla.eu/blog/2006/10/21/comment-and-karma-functions-django-framework/ Use of Comment and Karma functions]


=== RSS Framework (django.contrib.syndication) ===

 * [http://www.oreillynet.com/onlamp/blog/2006/06/django_rss_made_stupidly_simpl.html RSS made stupidly simple]
 * [http://www.kelvinism.com/tech-blog/django-syndication-colddirt/ RSS made really stupidly simple]
 * [http://www.kelvinism.com/tech-blog/django-syndication-colddirt-ii/ RSS that's not quite as simple (bits-usage)]
 * [http://www.satchmoproject.com/blog/2007/aug/15/satchmo-project-gets-rss/ Examples of adding RSS to a site]

=== User Framework (django.contrib.auth) ===

 * [http://www.b-list.org/weblog/2006/06/06/django-tips-extending-user-model Extending the User model]
 * [http://www.djangosnippets.org/snippets/74/ use email addresses for usernames]
 * [http://www.cogitooptimus.com/2007/03/29/enabling-openid/ enabling OpenID in Django]

=== AJAX and Web 2.0h-yeah ===

 * [http://wolfram.kriesing.de/blog/index.php/2007/json-serialization-for-django JSON Serialization in Django]
 * [http://www.kelvinism.com/tech-blog/simple-ajax-django/ A really simple example of Django with Prototype]
 * [http://www.willarson.com/blog/?p=36 6 part introduction to using Prototype and Script.aculo.us with Django]
 * [http://www.b-list.org/weblog/2006/07/31/django-tips-simple-ajax-example-part-1 A simple AJAX example]
 * [http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/KSSInDjango AJAX in django with KSS], using [https://code.launchpad.net/kss.django kss.django application]

=== Middleware ===

 * [http://www.willarson.com/blog/?p=46 Tutorial on building a Middleware to inject Google Analytics ]

=== Benchmarks ===
 
 * [http://superjared.com/entry/quick-django-benching/ Quick Django Benchmark between Apache's mod_python, Lighttpd's FastCGI and Nginx's FastCGI]
 * [http://www.rkblog.rk.edu.pl/w/p/cherokee-and-lighttpdf-django-scgi-benchmark/ cherokee and lighttpdf Django SCGI benchmark]
 * [http://www.rkblog.rk.edu.pl/w/p/simple-python-frameworks-benchmark/ Catalyst vs. Django vs. Rails Benchmarks]
 * [http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/Framework+Performance Comparison between Symfony, Django and Rails]
 * [http://www.alrond.com/en/2007/jan/25/performance-test-of-6-leading-frameworks/ The performance test of 6 leading frameworks]

=== Misc. Tutorials ===

 * [http://www.mercurytide.com/whitepapers/django-cheat-sheet/ Django cheat sheet]
 * [http://www2.jeffcroft.com/2006/jul/14/django-admin-your-php-app/ Use the Django admin for my PHP app] 
 * [http://www.carcosa.net/jason/blog/computing/django/gotchas-2006-04-19 Some django gotchas]
 * [http://feh.holsman.net/articles/2006/06/03/django-contenttype Django’s Undocumented contenttype app]
 * [http://www.rkblog.rk.edu.pl/w/p/django-profiling-hotshot-and-kcachegrind/ Django profiling with hotshot and kcachegrind]
 * [http://www.23excuses.com/2006/Jun/30/simple-django-view-for-dynamic-text-replacement/ Simple Django View For Dynamic Text Replacement]
 * [http://www.unessa.net/en/hoyci/2006/11/highlighting-code-using-pygments-and-beautiful-soup/ Highlighting Code Using Pygments and Beautiful Soup]
 * [http://mccormac.org/blog/2007/apr/04/dynamically-serving-static-content-django Dynamically serving static content]
 * [http://blog.awarelabs.com/?p=4 implementing CNN-style voting], [http://blog.awarelabs.com/?p=5 part 2]
 * [http://www.cogitooptimus.com/2007/03/29/enabling-openid/ Django and OpenID]
 * [wiki:CalendarRunThough Calendar-runthough] A rough overview of the process.  handy answer to "how does django work?"

=== Framework Comparisons ===

 * [http://www.vaporbase.com/postings/91 Evaluating Web Development Frameworks: Rails and Django (part 1/15)]
 * [http://tabo.aurealsys.com/archives/2005/10/11/django-or-why-i-chose-it-over-turbogears-and-ruby-on-rails/ Django, Or why I chose it over turbogears and ruby on rails]
 * [http://www.oreillynet.com/onlamp/blog/2006/02/a_brief_djangoturbogears_compa.html A brief Django/Turbogears Comparison]
 * [http://www.rkblog.rk.edu.pl/w/p/simple-python-frameworks-benchmark/ Catalyst vs. Django vs. Rails Benchmarks]
 * [http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/Framework+Performance Comparison between Symfony, Django and Rails]
 * [http://www.alrond.com/en/2007/jan/25/performance-test-of-6-leading-frameworks/ The performance test of 6 leading frameworks]