The Python track is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of web development within the Python ecosystem. It begins with foundational Python programming skills, followed by specialized training in two distinct yet prominent web frameworks: Flask, known for its minimalist approach, and Django, recognized as a full-stack framework. This dual-framework approach equips students with versatile web development capabilities, allowing them to choose the appropriate tool for diverse project requirements.
Module 1: Python Fundamentals
This module provides a foundational introduction to Python programming, emphasizing a practical approach to problem-solving rather than extensive computer science theory. Key topics include data types, expressions, and variables, along with handling user input.
Objective: Students will understand core programming concepts, write basic Python code, and apply fundamental programming techniques to solve real-world problems.
Module 2: Introduction to Web Development with Python
This module provides a general overview of web development, including an exploration of client-server architecture. It introduces essential web development tools and basic Linux commands.
Objective: Students will grasp fundamental web development concepts and be able to distinguish between different Python web frameworks.
Module 3: Flask Web Development
This module focuses on the Flask microframework.
Flask Fundamentals: Covers the introduction to Flask, its installation, creation of a simple application, and how to run Flask applications.
Routing & Views: Explores Flask Routes, Flask Models, handling HTTP Methods, defining Variable Rules, implementing Redirects and URLs, and managing errors like 404.
Templates & Static Files: Focuses on using templates in Flask, implementing Template Inheritance, and managing Static Files.
Form Handling: Introduces Flask-WTF for simplified form handling, managing File Uploads, and implementing CSRF Protection.
Configuration: Covers Flask Application Configuration and Environment-Specific Configuration.
Database Integration: Teaches integration with various databases using Flask-SQLAlchemy, including Flask SQLite, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL, along with performing CRUD operations.
Authentication: Explores user authentication using Flask-Login (for login, logout, and session management), Bcrypt for password hashing, implementing Role-Based Access Control, JWT (JSON Web Tokens), Cookies, and handling JSON Responses.
REST APIs: Guides students through creating REST APIs, utilizing the Flask RESTful Extension, and understanding Serialization and Deserialization.
Advanced Topics: Introduces Asynchronous Programming with async.io, Web Sockets, and Flask Blueprints for modular application design.
Deployment: Covers practical aspects of deployment, including Dockerization and deploying Flask applications on platforms like Heroku, as well as deploying Machine Learning models using Flask.
Objective: Students will be able to build dynamic Flask applications with database integration, user authentication, RESTful APIs, and prepare them for deployment.13
Module 4: Django Web Development
This module delves into the Django full-stack framework.
Django Project Setup: Covers installing Django, creating the first project, understanding ASGI/WSGI Servers, and structuring Django applications.
Templates & Template Language: Focuses on returning HTTP responses, understanding URL namespaces, request parameters in views, creating dynamic URLs, comparing class-based vs. function-based views, using Django’s template language, implementing template inheritance, and adding CSS.
Django Models & ORM: Teaches database installation (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite), defining models and fields, understanding parameters, establishing relationships between models, and leveraging the benefits of ORM (Object-Relational Mapping). Students will perform CRUD operations via the Django shell.
Advanced Models: Explores Null vs Blank fields, Create vs Save vs get_or_create methods, using Faker for fake data generation, mastering Django query searching, filtering, lookups, and ordering. It also covers overwriting save/update methods, Slug fields, Bulk create, Meta classes, and understanding soft delete and object managers.
Building Forms: Covers Django HTML forms, Django Model forms, and adding validation on files.
Admin Interface: Provides an overview of the Django Admin interface, customizing it, and addressing security considerations.
Middleware: Introduces Django middleware, creating custom middleware, and common use cases.
User Authentication: Guides students through creating an authentication project in Django, protecting routes, and overwriting/customizing the Django user model.
Django Signals: Introduces Django signals, aggregations, and annotations.
Performance Optimization: Covers understanding database issues, select_related and prefetch related for query optimization, caching strategies, profiling and benchmarking, environment configuration, deploying on Nginx/Gunicorn, and load balancing.
Objective: Students will be able to develop full-stack Django applications, manage databases with ORM, customize the admin interface, implement authentication, and optimize performance for production environments.