#python django development

[capitalnumbers]

Django Best Practices for Building Secure and Scalable Web Applications

Django is a popular high-level Python web framework that makes it easy to build secure and scalable web applications. With its clean and simple syntax, Django allows developers to quickly and easily build complex web applications without having to worry about the underlying infrastructure. In this article, we will outline the best practices for building secure and scalable Django web applications.

1. Keep Your Django Version Up to Date

One of the most important things you can do to ensure the security of your Django web application is to keep your Django version up to date. This is because new releases of Django often include security updates that fix known vulnerabilities. Additionally, new releases of Django often include new features and performance improvements that can help you build better and faster web applications.

2. Use Secure Passwords

It is important to use strong passwords when building Django web applications. This includes not only the passwords used by users, but also the passwords used by administrators and other system accounts. Strong passwords should be at least 12 characters long and include a mix of upper and lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters.

3. Validate User Input

One of the most common ways that attackers can compromise a Django web application is by exploiting vulnerabilities in user input. This is why it is important to validate all user input before accepting it. This includes validating the format, length, and type of input, as well as checking for malicious content.

4. Use SSL/TLS Encryption

Another important aspect of building a secure Django web application is to use SSL/TLS encryption to protect sensitive information in transit. This includes information such as passwords, credit card numbers, and other sensitive data. SSL/TLS encryption ensures that the information being transmitted between the user and the server is encrypted and cannot be intercepted by an attacker.

5. Implement Access Control

Access control is an important aspect of building a secure web application. In Django, access control can be implemented using a combination of authentication and authorization. Authentication is the process of verifying that a user is who they claim to be, while authorization is the process of determining what actions a user is allowed to perform.

6. Use the Django Debug Toolbar

The Django Debug Toolbar is a powerful tool that can help you identify and fix performance and security issues in your Django web application. It provides a wealth of information about your application, including performance metrics, SQL queries, and other information that can help you optimize your application and make it more secure.

7. Monitor Your Logs

Monitoring your logs is an important part of building a secure and scalable Django web application. Logs can provide valuable information about the performance and security of your application, including error messages, access logs, and performance metrics. Regularly reviewing your logs can help you identify and fix issues with your application before they become major problems.

8. Regularly Back Up Your Data

Regularly backing up your data is an important part of building a secure and scalable Django web application. Backups can protect your data in the event of a hardware failure, a security breach, or other unexpected event. It is important to store backups in a secure location, such as an off-site server or a cloud-based storage service.

9. Use a Content Delivery Network (CDN)

Using a content delivery network (CDN) can help you improve the performance and scalability of your Django web application. A CDN caches your content on servers around the world, so that it is closer to users, reducing the time it takes for content to be delivered. This can help reduce server load and improve the overall performance of your application, making it more scalable.

10. Test Your Web Application Regularly

Regularly testing your web application is an important part of building a secure and scalable Django web application. This includes both functional testing, which verifies that the application is working as expected, and security testing, which identifies potential vulnerabilities in the application. By testing your web application regularly, you can identify and fix issues before they become major problems.

Conclusion

Building a secure and scalable Django web application requires a combination of good coding practices, regular maintenance, and attention to detail. By following the best practices outlined in this article, you can help ensure that your Django web application is robust, reliable, and secure. With a focus on security, performance, and scalability, you can build a high-quality Django web application that will meet the needs of your users for years to come.

At Capital Numbers, we offer comprehensive Django development services to help businesses build secure and scalable web applications. Our team of experienced Django developers leverages the latest technologies and best practices to deliver customized solutions that meet your unique business needs. From concept to deployment, we work closely with our clients to understand their requirements and provide tailored solutions that meet their goals. With a focus on quality, efficiency, and innovation, we help businesses build robust web applications that drive growth and improve user engagement. Whether you need a simple website or a complex web application, our team of experts is ready to help you achieve your goals with Django. Connect us and hire Django developers today.

[aegissofttech]

Django power house supports the most popular relational database management systems like MySQL, Oracle etc. To Know More @ https://bit.ly/3pMJU2U

[code-es]

The women who laid the foundation of tech

EDIT: I noticed that this post ended up being reblogged by terfs. If you're transphobic this post is not for you to reblog. I want to celebrate everyone who is not a cis man in this industry, including trans women and nonbinary people in tech, and it was my mistake to only include cis women in this post when there are so many trans women and nonbinary people who have done great things in tech as well. Trans women are women and just as important.

Here you can read about trans ppl in tech, and please do:

https://www.thecodingspace.com/blog/2022-03-01-six-trans-programmers-who-shattered-the-lavender-ceiling/

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/transgender-tech-visibility-obstacles-remain/story?id=76374628

The morning of women's day i attended a super inspiring seminar about being a woman in tech at a large tech company in my city, and now I'm inspired to share what I learned with all of you!

I didn't have time to finish this post on women's day, but it's not too late to post now: every day is a day to celebrate women!

Women actually laid the foundation for a lot of the tech industry.

For example, the first computer, ENIAC, was programmed completely by women! While men were the behind the scenes engineers, it was women who did all the actual programming of ENIAC.

The women who made up the team responsible for programming it were called Jean Bartik, Kay McNulty, Betty Holberton, Marlyn Wescoff, Frances V. Spence and Ruth Teitelbaum.

I think one woman who is finally getting her overdue recognition is Ada Lovelace. She was a mathematician (also often referred to as the first programmer) who created the first algorithm in 1842, which wasn't recognized until 1953! However, since none of her machines were ever completed it was never tested in practice during her time.

She has since been celebrated by giants such as google, and she has given name to a programming language (Ada). She was also the first person to write about what is today known as AI. Back when she was practicing, computers were simply thought of as calculators. But she had an idea that if computers can understand numbers, then that can be translated to letters, and in turn that can lead to computers being able to handle words, and eventually even write, draw and create music.

Hedy Lamarr was a famous Hollywood actress in the 40's, but she was also an inventor who laid ground for what we use today for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS services.

During WW2 she wanted to contribute positviely to the military efforts against the Nazis, and she tried to figure out how to radio control torpedoes. In 1942 she patented her technology "Secret Communications System", also known as frequency hopping, which laid the foundation for the technology we use today for Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth. It wasn't until 1962 that it was first used for its intended purpose, during the cuban missile crisis.

Grace Hopper invented the first compiler, called A-0, in 1955, and was also part of the Univac team, which was the company also responsible for building ENIAC. She also initiated work on the COBOL programming language.

She was also the one to coin the term "bug" in 1947. Computers back then had lights to visualize their working process (which was also a womans idea to implement btw) and bugs would be attracted to the lights, but usually that was no issue - until a bug made its way into a tube which caused the computer to stop working. Hopper taped the bug to a piece of paper and logged what caused the crash - a bug.

Dorothy Vaughan (left), alongside colleagues such as Katherine Johnson (middle) and Mary Jackson (right), was a mathematician at NASA (called NACA when she started) who worked on the orbit for the first ever manned spaceflight and later also on Apollo 11 that would take humanity to the moon!

When Vaughan started at what was then called NACA, segregation was still prevalent in the US and she was not allowed in the same areas in the office as her white colleagues. Another department was formed for the black staff, and when the director of said department unexpectedly died, she was appointed as the new director and thus became the first ever black woman at that position at NACA/NASA. In 1958 when NACA becomes NASA segregation is forbidden, and that is when Vaughan and her colleagues Johnson and Jackson started working on programming the orbit and later also Apollo 11.

Continuing on the same track of NASA and space, Margaret Hamilton was the Apollo project's first actual programmer. Hamilton became the director of software engineering at NASA in 1965, and she was also the person to first coin the term !

In the image above, she stands next to all the handwritten code that was used to send humanity to the moon. During the early stages of the project when she would speak of "sofware engineering", software development was not taken as seriously as other forms of engineering, and it wasn't regarded as a science, either. She wanted to legitimize software development as an engineering discipline, and overtime the term "software engineering" gained the same respect as any other technical discipline.

And lastly, if you're a woman in STEM, I want to highlight and celebrate you! Being a woman in a male dominated industry is not easy, we often suffer from sterotype threat and are not seen as our own individuals, but rather "the woman" in a room full of men. But just as these women, I'm sure you will achieve greatness!!

Here are some additional resources if you'd like to learn more:

https://www.history.com/news/coding-used-to-be-a-womans-job-so-it-was-paid-less-and-undervalued

https://digitalfuturesociety.com/programming-when-did-womens-work-become-a-mans-world/

And this was mainly my source for this post, but it's unfortunately only available in Swedish:

Thank you for reading ✨

[devhubby]

How to Deploy a Python Django App to DigitalOcean?

Django is a high-level Python web framework that follows the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architectural pattern. It allows developers to build web applications quickly and easily by providing a structured and reusable codebase.

Read more at: https://elvanco.com/blog/how-to-deploy-a-python-django-app-to-digitalocean

[heart-ghost-studyblr]

This one has an interesting story. It was in a place where we shared files through a shared data server locally (localhost only), so there was no network access to use the famous "I love PDF" or software like Adobe to convert and make some changes.

With that in mind, I used the PyPDF library to make a code that changes like converting, splitting, merging, and set it up on the server for people to use. Everyone loved both how the program worked and the crazy aesthetic that I made it and my boss approved. Well, problem solved! And fun too, I must say. And since this is a Studyblr, I have to mention how worthwhile it is to study a library you've never seen before but that seems to do everything you need at that moment. Putting a small project into practice, seeing how people react to it, then studying and improving it in a way that reflects your own growth. That was made with Django Web Framework.

[izicodes]

>> Friday 25th November 2022

I am continuing my 100 Days of Python challenge on Replit! I'm on Day 17 and so far I have learned about the following:

▣ Variables, Data Types, If-statements, If-Else statements, If-Elif-Else statements, while loops, break, and continue

I'm really liking the challenge so far, it's really fun as I'm making little mini projects as I'm learning so eventually I can use that knowledge to create a bigger project!

[stiitch]

LiftMore Update 9.04.2023

I was posting updates on my Medium (see the pinned post), but lately I haven't had time to make a thorough post. Instead, I want to update on a few things in a more informal post here.

API Updates

Finally went through and added all of the endpoints I'll need. There are a few endpoints on this list that I'm still in the process of refining permissions and making more secure.

Unit Testing ...ayup.. I came this far into the project without writing a single unit test. I really do want to strive for best TDD practices, but when there's no code at all in my application, it feels really unsatisfying to start working on tests before my code is capable of doing anything. Moving forward in the project, I will definitely strive to do TDD well.

Security Currently, the API just processes users via Basic Authentication. In this upcoming week, I'm planning on creating an identity server and using that server to issue my own OAuth2.0 tokens. I'm not sure yet how I want to set up my IDP service and OIDC Identity Providers.

Deployments Before moving onto the Front-End for this project, I want to make sure that my app is as secure and robust as possible. For this, I want to create 3 different environments (Development, Test, and Production), use a secret manager to inject secrets into the application, and have all of my deployments automated with GitHub Actions. In addition to all this, I want to make sure my application is set up properly between GitHub Actions and AWS so that I can manage dashboards and collect usage/cost information before having any users.

Finally, I'm happy to say that I've acquired the domain name "liftmore.app". After I get through some of the things I mentioned here, I'll push out a landing page and more information of LiftMore from a user perspective in case anybody wants to use it :)

Lastly, little brief preview of my Project board in GitHub at the moment.

[botreetech]

Using Django for Python app development makes more sense with every passing day, and this blog tells you why Django should be your choice! Read more: https://leasetech.info/why-should-you-use-django-for-python-app-development/

[exiverlabs]

Best IT Company Services and Solutions | India | ExiverLabs

Exiver Labs offers the best services provider of software development, web backend and front-end development, DevOps, cloud operations, software quality assurance, digital Marketing, and mobile and desktop application development at genuine rates. To make requests for further information, contact us today.

[pi-motion]

Full Project Demo - Django Restaurant Platform Walkthrough

[azzam-makki]

In 2024 - Join this Django 5 Master Course! with best discount!!

[crossdevverse]

Get Top Django Developers for Your Next Project | AIS Technolabs

Looking to build a robust web application that can grow with your business? Our skilled Hire Django developers at AIS Technolabs deliver secure, scalable, and efficient solutions. Whether you need a complex web portal or a dynamic content management system, we have the expertise to make it happen.

[debsdaniel03]

🔴🚀 ¡Próximamente! Curso de Multi Tenant con Django 5 y Docker 🏢✨

Estoy emocionado de anunciar que estoy preparando un nuevo curso sobre Multi Tenant con Django 5. En este curso, aprenderás a crear aplicaciones multi-tenant robustas y escalables utilizando Django 5 y todas las herramientas en sus últimas versiones.

🔍 ¿Qué aprenderás?

❏ Configuración de entornos multi-tenant con entornos aislados y entornos compartidos (sucursales) ❏ Uso de Docker para la contenedorización y despliegue. ❏ Gestión de bases de datos y esquemas. ❏ Implementación de seguridad y autenticación. ❏ Optimización y escalabilidad. ❏ Y mucho más…

Este curso está diseñado para desarrolladores de todos los niveles que quieran llevar sus habilidades de Django al siguiente nivel. ¡No te lo pierdas!

🔔 Suscríbete y activa las notificaciones para no perderte ninguna actualización.

¡Nos vemos en el curso! 🚀

👉 Haz clic aquí para acceder a los cursos con descuento o inscribirte 👈 https://bit.ly/cursos-mejor-precio-daniel-bojorge

[robomad]

Building Real-Time Notifications with Django Channels: A Step-by-Step Guide

Introduction:In today’s dynamic web applications, real-time features such as notifications, chat, and live updates have become increasingly important to enhance user engagement and experience. Django Channels extends Django to handle WebSockets, allowing you to build real-time applications. By integrating Django Channels into your project, you can implement real-time notifications that alert…

[pixiedust111]

My portfolio website 😁!

(Had to hide a lot of things since they are too personal...)

[docc2008]

Career building by DOCC Kolkata

Online-Offline PHP, My SQL. Laravel, Web design, CSS, HTML, bootstrap, javascript, angular, react JS, Node JS, Vue JS, Typescript, Python-Django, Machine Learning Training, Projects, and Internship / Placements by DOCC Kolkata at Kolkata and Hyderabad Centers. Call 9433526196 / 90386-01648. Visit www.docckolkata.com