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The Django web framework provides great security features out of the box, including protection against cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. However, you may need to disable CSRF protection for API endpoints built with Django Rest Framework. In this post, we’ll examine when and why you might want to remove this protection What is CSRF and … Read more
When building a Django application, one important but often overlooked setting is configuring the correct timezone. Setting the right timezone ensures dates and times are displayed accurately for users around the world. In this post, we’ll explore the various ways to set the timezone in Django. Why Timezones Matter First, let’s discuss why properly setting … Read more
Having a favicon – that tiny icon that appears next to your website’s name in the browser tab – is a simple way to polish your Django web application. Afavicon allows users to quickly identify your site and creates a sense of professionalism. Additionally, setting up afavicon in Django only takes a few steps. What … Read more
Django’s URL routing system allows you to define URL parameters as part of your URL patterns. By default, these parameters are required – if they are not provided, Django will return a 404 error. However, you can also make these parameters optional. Making URL parameters optional can make your URLs more flexible and improve the … Read more
Django is a popular open-source web framework used by developers to build web applications quickly and efficiently. However, you may encounter the error “RuntimeError: populate() isn’t reentrant” when working with Django which stops things from functioning properly. In this blog post, we’ll explore the reasons for this runtime error and the steps you can take … Read more
Django slugs are a way to create SEO-friendly URLs for your web application. Instead of having URLs with unreadable ID numbers like /blog/post/12345/, you can create human-readable URLs like /blog/my-first-post/ using slugs. Slug make your content more discoverable and your URLs more readable. In this post, I’ll walk through how to add slugs to your … Read more
Django templates provide powerful features for displaying dynamic data from your Python code. One common task is concatenating multiple string values together to output a single string. Fortunately, Django offers simple template tags to join strings smoothly. In this post, we’ll explore the ins and outs of concatenating strings in Django templates. Why Concatenate Strings? … Read more
Introduction Django’s admin interface is a powerful tool for managing your application’s data. Sometimes, you may need to filter the choices available in foreign key field based on the selection of another foreign key field. In this blog post, we’ll walk through the process of creating custom admin filters to achieve this in a Django … Read more
Automating createsuperuser command in Django can streamline process of setting up administrative accounts, especially during application deployment or testing. By utilizing custom management commands and scripts, you can automate creation of superuser accounts effortlessly. Lets explore how to automate the createsuperuser command in Django with an example. Creating Custom Management Command You can create custom … Read more
Storing and managing files is fundamental requirement for many Python and Django applications. The os.path module, which is part of Python’s standard library offers powerful capabilities for file handling. In this blog, we will explore how to use os.path to manage files and directories in Python and Django. Python File Operations with os.path Python’s os.path … Read more
