In this article I will show you how to build a simple API for our growing collection of Python tips. First we make a simple Django app, defining the model. Next we use Django REST Framework to make an API supporting common CRUD operations. Then we will test it out using curl, Postman and Django REST’s browser front-end. Lastly we deploy the API to Digital Ocean so we can start using it via our Slack with a Slash Command, which I will cover in the next article. Sounds exciting? You bet it is! Let’s jump straight in!
Articles on Django
A Step by Step Guide to Implementing and Deploying Two-Phase Registration in Django
By Bob Belderbos on 4 August 2017
Two-phase registration, consisting of initial signup followed by a confirmation/activation email is a common piece for any web app. In this article I will guide you through setting this up in Django using the Django-registration plugin and Gmail for messaging. Then I show you how to deploy the app to Heroku.
Deploying a Django App to PythonAnywhere
By Bob Belderbos on 23 July 2017
After Julian’s great article on deploying a Flask app to Heroku, let’s look at how we can deploy a Django app to PythonAnywhere (PA).
First Steps Learning Django: PyPlanet Article Sharer App
By Bob Belderbos on 17 July 2017
In this post I share my first steps exploring Django. I created PyPlanet Article Sharer Django App to make it easier for us to share new Planet Python feed articles. It loads in new articles and generates tweet links. It lets us mark each entry as Shared or Skipped. I am sure this will facilitate our Twitter activity and News Digests. This is our first project of our 100 days of Django and our very first Django app overall!