Completely updated for Django 4.0!

Django for Professionals takes your web development skills to the next level, teaching you how to build production-ready websites with Python and Django.

Once you have learned the basics of Django there is a massive gap between building simple "toy apps" and what it takes to build a "production-ready" web application suitable for deployment to thousands or even millions of users.

In the book you’ll learn how to:

* Build a Bookstore website from scratch

* Use Docker and PostgreSQL locally to mimic production settings

* Implement advanced user registration with email

* Customize permissions to control user access

* Write comprehensive tests

* Adopt advanced security and performance improvements

* Add search and file/image uploads

* Deploy with confidence

If you want to take advantage of all that Django has to offer, Django for Professionals is a comprehensive best practices guide to building and deploying modern websites.