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Django & Django Templating Language (DTL)

Master Python's "batteries-included" web framework: URL routing, ORM models, Django Admin, Django Templating Language (DTL), auth, and deployment.

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Practical Equipment & Study Requirements
What laptop, phone, internet, and free tools you need for this field—plus cloud options if your device is low-spec.
Any 4GB–8GB Laptop
Laptop / PC Specs

Minimum: 4GB RAM laptop (Windows/Ubuntu/Mac).

Recommended: 8GB+ RAM, 256GB SSD for running Django + PostgreSQL locally.

Free Cloud Option: GitHub Codespaces & PythonAnywhere (free tier) run Django in the cloud.

Phone & Internet

Laptop Essential

Read Django Docs on phone; building Django projects & templates requires a laptop.

Internet: 2–4 Mbps.

Free Software & Hardware Kit
Python 3.11+ Django LTS VS Code SQLite / PostgreSQL

Hardware / Kit: None required.

Best Way to Study This Field Easily: Finish each study step and its hands-on milestone first—your Mastery Test unlocks automatically at the end to qualify for your certificate.
All Levels (1–6) Beginner Intermediate Advanced Expert
Intermediate Stage

Build real multi-part projects, tooling fluency, and problem-solving speed.

Step 3 intermediate ~12 hrs

Django ORM, Models, Migrations & Admin

Define relational models, run migrations, and customize Django's built-in Admin.

What You Will Learn
  • Model fields & ForeignKeys
  • makemigrations, migrate & QuerySets
  • ModelAdmin search & filters
Free Public Courses & Official Docs
Django Models & Queries Docs
Public Free Resource • Free Course / Docs
Open Free
Hands-On Milestone Project: Build a Community Events & Members database managed in Django Admin.
Step 4 intermediate ~10 hrs

Django Forms, ModelForms & CSRF Protection

Validate user input cleanly and render secure forms with {% csrf_token %}.

What You Will Learn
  • Form vs ModelForm
  • clean_<field>() validation & messages
Free Public Courses & Official Docs
Django Working with Forms
Public Free Resource • Free Course / Docs
Open Free
Hands-On Milestone Project: Create a validated registration & feedback form saving directly to PostgreSQL/SQLite.
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Django & Django Templating Language (DTL) — Practical Mastery Assessment

Score 80% or higher (5 scenario questions) + submit your real practical capstone project after at least 7 days of study to earn a Verified MESHLUMA Certificate.

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