Building & Consuming REST APIs in Python with Django - Udemy

One of the best things about Python is that it fits well into any web developer skill set. With the help of Django, Python’s high-end web framework, you can rapidly develop your own websites and build web APIs that are clean and easy to maintain, all while allowing you to integrate your Python code with powerful JavaScript frameworks. If you are a web developer who wants to build full-stack Python apps by creating APIs in Django and then integrating it with React, a frontend JavaScript framework, then go for this course.

This comprehensive 2-in-1 course is a step-by-step tutorial which is a perfect course to create and learn the use of Django REST APIs to make fully-functioning Python applications. You will first set up the development environment for your application. You will then build the backend of your application by creating RESTful APIs in Django. Next, you will learn to build and use React components for designing the UI of your application, and work with React code’s data and state to determine the behavior of it. Finally, you will learn to integrate your Django RESTful APIs with the React frontend to build a complete bookmarking application.

Contents and Overview

This training program includes 2 complete courses, carefully chosen to give you the most comprehensive training possible.

In the first course, Building REST APIs with Python, you will delve into key aspects such as code reusability, deployment, and maintaining your application. You will learn production server configuration and bundle technologies with Python along with React to provide an end-to-end web development solution. You will learn to create REST APIs in Django.

In the second course, Consuming Python APIs with React, you will start by quickly setting up your JavaScript tools and Node.js, as well as React.js for building a bookmarking application project. You will then put together your basic frontend code for interacting with your Django backend. You will also learn to build and use React components for your application's UI, and work with your React code's data and state to determine how your application behaves. Next, you will explore routing and event handling for your application. You will delve into backend interaction details, such as authentication for login. Finally, you will learn to consume your Django resources and also create, update, and delete item data. Alongwith, you will  also learn specific tasks such as managing your bookmarks and counting and collecting likes and comments on your bookmarks.

 By the end of this course, you will be able to build your RESTful APIs using Django and integrate it into your projects with ease.

About the Authors :

Wayne Merry:
CPA Work Experience:
- Financial Controller HOPE worldwide Australia (Development and benevolence charity) 2013-2017 and consultant to HOPE worldwide Papua New Guinea
- Investment manager Mimas Lapetus Trust 2005-2012
- General Manager Merry's Specialties 2003-2004
- Trading Systems project lead Bourse Data 1998-2003
- Industrial Systems manager United Weighing Australia 1995-1998
Education:
- BA App Sci (Computer Technology) 1991-1994
- Masters of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Hnrs) 2004-2008
- Masters of Professional Accounting and Masters of International Finance (2010-2012)
Interests:
- Bush Search and Rescue 2009 (developed GPS field training software using Django—first used 2011, and still in use)
- Third-world charity program implementation, reporting, and management
- He works too hard to listen to much music, but he loves listening to techno while programming in Django!