= Django Tutorials =

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== General Tutorials ==

 * [http://fallingbullets.com/blog/2006/aug/06/wordpress-clone-27-seconds-part-1-40/ WordPress Clone in 27 Seconds]
 * [http://www.wilsonminer.com/posts/2006/may/10/are-you-generic/ build a portfolio app in 30 minutes with Django]
 * [http://www.sitepoint.com/article/build-to-do-list-30-minutes Django Djumpstart: Build a To-do List in 30 Minutes]
 * [http://lukeplant.me.uk/blog.php?id=1107301641 A Django website that took (a lot) more than 20 minutes] 
 * [http://www2.jeffcroft.com/2006/may/02/django-non-programmers/ Django for non-programmers]
 * [http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-django/index.html Develop for the Web with Django and Python]
 * [http://www.tim-adler.com/post/blog-mit-django-installation-und-datenmodelle/ Blog mit Django: Weblog-Tutorial (German)]

== Tutorials on Specific Topics: ==

=== Setup/Configurations ===

 * [http://www2.jeffcroft.com/2006/may/11/django-dreamhost/ Setting up Django on Dreamhost]
 * [http://thinkhole.org/wp/django-on-windows/ Django on Windows HOWTO using Python 2.5, Apache (with mod_python), and PostgreSQL]
 * [http://toolmantim.com/article/2006/5/31/installing_django_on_osx Installing Django on OSX]
 * [http://www.b-list.org/weblog/2006/05/21/django-gzip-and-wsgi Django, gzip and WSGI]
 * [http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/ServerArrangements A comprehensive list of server arrangements and setup guidelines]

=== Understanding Django Internals ===

 * [http://www.b-list.org/weblog/2006/06/13/how-django-processes-request How Django processes a request]
 * [http://www.b-list.org/weblog/2006/06/28/django-tips-difference-between-blank-and-null The difference between blank and null]

=== Templates ===

 * [http://www2.jeffcroft.com/2006/feb/21/django-templates-an-introduction/ Django Templates: An Introduction]
 * [http://www.rossp.org/blog/2006/jun/23/building-blog-django-4/ Using Django’s TemplateTags]
 * [http://rfc1437.de/page/django-templates-are-not-limited/ Django Templates are not limited]
 * [http://www2.jeffcroft.com/2006/feb/25/django-templates-the-power-of-inheritance/ Django Templates: The Power of Inheritance]
 * [http://www.b-list.org/weblog/2006/06/14/django-tips-template-context-processors Template context processors]
 * [http://www.b-list.org/weblog/2006/06/07/django-tips-write-better-template-tags Write better template tags]
 * [http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/MyghtyTemplatesInDjango Using Myghty Templates]

=== Fun stuff with the Admin section ===

 * [http://lukeplant.me.uk/blog.php?id=1107301634 Django Admin Hack - Fields varying with user permissions]
 * [http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/AJAXWidgetComboBox An AJAX Select Widget for Django]
 * [http://www2.jeffcroft.com/2006/jul/14/django-admin-your-php-app/ Use the Django admin for my PHP app] 

=== Generic Views ===

 * [http://www.wilsonminer.com/posts/2006/may/10/are-you-generic/ Taking advantage of generic views]
 * [http://www.pointy-stick.com/blog/2006/06/29/django-tips-extending-generic-views/ Extending Generic Views]
 
=== Email ===

 * [http://www.rossp.org/blog/2006/jul/11/sending-e-mails-templates/ Sending E-Mails using Templates]
 * [http://step-inside.org/blog/2006/jul/01/django_blog_notifying_comments_email/ Notification of new comments by email using signals]

=== Searching ===

 * [http://www.mercurytide.com/whitepapers/django-full-text-search/ Extending Django's database API to include full-text search]


=== Signals ===

 * [http://step-inside.org/blog/2006/jul/01/django_blog_notifying_comments_email/ Notification of new comments by email using signals]

=== Forms ===

 * [http://www.pointy-stick.com/blog/2006/07/03/django-tips-forms-multiple-inline-objects/ Forms With Multiple Inline Objects]


=== SQL/Database Related ===

 * [http://www.pointy-stick.com/blog/2006/06/14/custom-sql-django/ Custom SQL In Django] 


=== Django's Comments Framework (django.contrib.comments) ===
 
 * [http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/UsingFreeComment Using Django’s Free Comments]
 * [http://www.b-list.org/weblog/2006/07/16/django-tips-hacking-freecomment Hacking FreeComment]
 * [http://step-inside.org/blog/2006/jul/01/django_blog_notifying_comments_email/ Notification of new comments by email using signals]


=== RSS Framework (django.contrib.syndication) ===

 * [http://www.oreillynet.com/onlamp/blog/2006/06/django_rss_made_stupidly_simpl.html RSS made stupidly simple]


=== User Framework (django.contrib.auth) ===

 * [http://www.b-list.org/weblog/2006/06/06/django-tips-extending-user-model Extending the User model]


=== Benchmarks ===
 
 * [http://superjared.com/entry/quick-django-benching/ Quick Django Benchmark between Apache's mod_python, Lighttpd's FastCGI and Nginx's FastCGI]
 * [http://www.rkblog.rk.edu.pl/w/p/cherokee-and-lighttpdf-django-scgi-benchmark/ cherokee and lighttpdf Django SCGI benchmark]
 * [http://www.rkblog.rk.edu.pl/w/p/simple-python-frameworks-benchmark/ Catalyst vs. Django vs. Rails Benchmarks]
 * [http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/Framework+Performance Comparison between Symfony, Django and Rails]
 * [http://www.alrond.com/en/2007/jan/25/performance-test-of-6-leading-frameworks/ The performance test of 6 leading frameworks]

=== Misc. Tutorials ===

 * [http://www.mercurytide.com/whitepapers/django-cheat-sheet/ Django cheat sheet]
 * [http://www2.jeffcroft.com/2006/jul/14/django-admin-your-php-app/ Use the Django admin for my PHP app] 
 * [http://www.carcosa.net/jason/blog/computing/django/gotchas-2006-04-19 Some django gotchas]
 * [http://feh.holsman.net/articles/2006/06/03/django-contenttype Django’s Undocumented contenttype app]
 * [http://www.rkblog.rk.edu.pl/w/p/django-profiling-hotshot-and-kcachegrind/ Django profiling with hotshot and kcachegrind]
 * [http://www.23excuses.com/2006/Jun/30/simple-django-view-for-dynamic-text-replacement/ Simple Django View For Dynamic Text Replacement]

=== Framework Comparisons ===

 * [http://www.vaporbase.com/postings/91 Evaluating Web Development Frameworks: Rails and Django (part 1/15)]
 * [http://predius.org/blog/2006/12/05/why-django-kicks-ruby-on-rails-collective-ass/ Why Django kicks Ruby on Rails’ collective ass.]
 * [http://tabo.aurealsys.com/archives/2005/10/11/django-or-why-i-chose-it-over-turbogears-and-ruby-on-rails/ Django, Or why I chose it over turbogears and ruby on rails]
 * [http://www.oreillynet.com/onlamp/blog/2006/02/a_brief_djangoturbogears_compa.html A brief Django/Turbogears Comparison]
 * [http://www.rkblog.rk.edu.pl/w/p/simple-python-frameworks-benchmark/ Catalyst vs. Django vs. Rails Benchmarks]
 * [http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/Framework+Performance Comparison between Symfony, Django and Rails]
 * [http://www.alrond.com/en/2007/jan/25/performance-test-of-6-leading-frameworks/ The performance test of 6 leading frameworks]