Django

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#Python
#Django
#views

Designing A View - Building SaaS #59

In this episode, I focused on a single view for adding a course to a school year. This view is reusing a form class from a different part of the app and sharing a template. We worked through the details of making a clear CreateView.

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#Django
#templates

Bread and Butter Django - Building SaaS #58

In this episode, I worked on a views and templates. There are a number of core pages that are required to flesh out the minimal interface for the app. We’re building them.

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#Django
#pytest
#testing

Switch A Django Project To Use Pytest - Building SaaS #57

In this episode, I replaced the default Django test runner to use pytest. We walked through installation, configuration, how to change tests, and the benefits that come from using pytest.

#Python
#Django
#bugs

How To Fix A Bug - Building SaaS #56

In this episode, we picked an issue from GitHub and worked on it. I explained the flow of using test driven development to show how the bug existed in an automated test. We wrote the test, then fixed the code. After that, we did some test refactoring to clean things up.

#Python
#Django
#forms

Episode 5 - How To Use Forms

On this episode, we will learn about HTML forms and Django’s form system to use when collecting input from users.

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#Django
#models

Remodeling Data Relationships - Building SaaS #55

In this episode, we’re remodeling! I changed the model relationship between GradeLevel and Course from a ForeignKey (1 to many) to a ManyToManyField. We talked through the change and started fixing all the tests that broke.