Django Standalone Apps (eBook)

Develop standalone Django apps to serve as the reusable building blocks for larger Django projects. This book explores best practices for publishing these apps, with special considerations for testing Django apps, and strategies for extracting existing functionality into a separate package. 

Ben is cofounder of a web development consultancy and has been working professionally with Django for almost a decade. He has architected and led development on Django-based web applications including, custom content management systems, media platforms, and multi tenant back office solutions.

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Develop standalone Django apps to serve as the reusable building blocks for larger Django projects. This book explores best practices for publishing these apps, with special considerations for testing Django apps, and strategies for extracting existing functionality into a separate package. This jumpstart reference is divided into four distinct and sequential sections, all containing short, engaging chapters that can be read in a modular fashion, depending on your level of experience. The first section covers the structure and scope of standalone Django apps. The second section digs into questions about pulling code out of existing projects and into new standalone apps for reuse. The third section details additional, advanced technical best practices toward making standalone apps as broadly useful as possible. The fourth and final section covers strategies for managing a published Django app.Django Standalone Apps is the perfect resource for developers who have at least some prior experience working with Django web applications and want to simplify their deployments and share their knowledge as open source packages. What You'll LearnScope a standalone Django app project for optimum usefulnessExtract code from existing projects to reuseTest a standalone app outside of your Django projectReuse your own code for increased delivery cadence and code qualityReview best practices for maintaining a Django app packageWho This Book Is ForProfessional developers who work with Django. Deep expertise is not required or expected, but readers should have working familiarity with Django.