Articles on Django

Django

How to Create and Serve Zipfiles from Django

By on 8 May 2019

We added support to our platfom for bulk downloading of all your code submissions. This feature required creating and serving up zipfiles through Django. In this article I show you how to do it creating a simple Django app collecting code snippets through the admin interface, and serving them up in a zipfile via a download endpoint. Let’s dive straight in …

Django

Building a Python Tips API with Django REST Framework and Deploying it to Digital Ocean

By on 5 March 2019

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!

Testing

How to Test Your Django App with Selenium and pytest

By on 22 November 2018

In this article I will show you how to test a Django app with pytest and Selenium. We will test our CodeChalleng.es platform comparing the logged out homepage vs the logged in dashboard. We will navigate the DOM matching elements and more. Overall you should learn enough Selenium and pytest to start testing a web page including a login. Sounds exciting? Let’s dive straight in!