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Web Application Technologies and Django (edX)

Web Application Technologies and Django (edX)

This first course in Django for Everybody explores the basic structure of a web application and how web browsers interact with web servers. This course Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), an introduction of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), along with the overall structure of a Django application.

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In this course, you'll explore the basic structure of a web application, and how a web browser interacts with a web server. You'll be introduced to the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request/response cycle, including GET/POST/Redirect. You'll also gain an introductory understanding of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), as well as the overall structure of a Django application. We will explore the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern for web applications and how it relates to Django. You will learn how to deploy a Django application using a service like PythonAnywhere so that it is available over the Internet.
This course is part of the Django for Everybody XSeries Program.

What you'll learn

  • Explain the basics of HTTP and how the request-response cycle works
  • Install and deploy a simple DJango application
  • Build simple web pages in HTML and style them using CSS
  • Explain the basic operations in SQL
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