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Matching Django and React using Redux

  • Django
  • Mobile Apps

During a recent project, we paired a Django backend with a React frontend using Redux. There was some trial and error involved, but the end result is a very cohesive structure.

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Umar Maqbool Umar Maqbool | December 19, 2022

Tips for Integrating Okta with a Django App

  • Best Practices
  • Django

Interested in integrating Okta with your Django applications? While not terribly difficult, there are several holes in the documentation. Knowing these simple tips can save you time.

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Umer Sohail Umer Sohail | November 3, 2022

A Look at Using Wagtail Snippets with Django

  • Django

Wagtail 4.0 came out on Aug. 31 and with it came support for Django 4.1, which we just so happen to be using for our first Wagtail project — a new application that will be integrated within one of the client’s existing websites.

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Chrissy Wainwright Chrissy Wainwright | September 7, 2022

Library We Love: Django Knox Tokens

  • Django
  • Knox

Explore Django REST Framework as a solution for developing front-end heavy websites, and learn how Django REST Knox offers the simplest solution for what can easily become a very complex issue.

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Glenn Franxman Glenn Franxman | April 18, 2022

Upgrading Django: Tips You Don’t Get From Docs

  • Django

Keeping Django up to date is essential. Here are some battle-scarred tips and version-specific information for you to navigate a Django upgrade at any level.

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Peter Hull Peter Hull | March 21, 2022

The Importance of Precise Error Messages

  • Python
  • Django
  • AWS
  • Cloud

Using the S3 Presigned URLs and Presigned Posts features almost had the Six Feet Up team stumped, but after some troubleshooting, uploads were a breeze.

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Dave O'Connor Dave O'Connor | December 15, 2021

Django Saves the Day

  • Django
  • Flask
  • Postgresql

While Flask is helpful for getting started, Django is a "batteries included" approach to web development.

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Shane Hathaway Shane Hathaway | September 29, 2021

Futuristic Cloud with Data

Serverless Django: Exploring the State of the Art on AWS

  • AWS
  • Python
  • Best Practices
  • Cloud
  • Django

As deployment options for web apps have multiplied in the past few years, AWS Lambda continues to stand out as a powerful, simple way to run a web app with minimal maintenance and cost — if there is low traffic.

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Shane Hathaway Shane Hathaway | April 12, 2021

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Hacking Django Channels for Fun (and Profit)

  • Python
  • Cool Factor
  • Django
  • Best Practices

LoudSwarm by Six Feet Up, a Django-based virtual event platform, has always supported Slack for instant, in-app text communication. In addition to Slack, clients were requesting Discord integration, so Six Feet Up’s expert team of developers found a solution.

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Peter Hull Peter Hull | March 18, 2021

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How to Leapfrog a Massive Django/Python Upgrade Successfully

  • Django
  • Best Practices
  • Python

Migrating from Django 1.7 to 3.1 is no small task. Besides having to deal with the upgrade of Django itself, you shouldn't forget that an upgrade like this implies an upgrade from Python 2 to 3 as well.

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Roché Compaan Roché Compaan | February 17, 2021

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What is Faceted Search or Faceted Navigation?

  • Python
  • Django
  • Plone
  • Best Practices

Faceted search provides site visitors with a quick and intuitive way to narrow down their search results in real time...

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Calvin Hendryx-Parker Calvin Hendryx-Parker | July 24, 2019

How to write an RFP

How to write an RFP for your Web Portal project

  • Best Practices
  • Python
  • Django
  • Plone

Whether your web portal project is about a corporate intranet, an online collaboration platform for researchers or a app designed to help members manage their data, you will most likely need to write an RFP to identify possible suitable vendors...

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Gabrielle Hendryx-Parker Gabrielle Hendryx-Parker | May 17, 2019

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What to look for in your site’s search

  • Plone
  • Open Source
  • Django
  • Best Practices

Tips if you are looking for Google-like search features...

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Calvin Hendryx-Parker Calvin Hendryx-Parker | March 12, 2019

Django password validation tips

How to Create Custom Password Validators in Django

  • Django
  • Best Practices

Django comes with basic password validators but you can also create your own if you have more specific needs. Here are some tips for doing that...

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Anthony Bosio Anthony Bosio | April 30, 2018

Django Migration Command Options: makemigrations or migrate

Django Commands: makemigrations or migrate?

  • Django
  • Best Practices

When running Django migrations, which command should you run: 'makemigrations' or 'migrate'? Here is a simple how-to manual...

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Chrissy Wainwright Chrissy Wainwright | April 20, 2018

Passing data to the view

Django Forms: Handling form data in the POST

  • Django
  • Best Practices

Some forms will require custom changes to be made with the data sent to the form. Here are some tips for getting that data in the view...

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Chrissy Wainwright Chrissy Wainwright | March 12, 2018

Use AJAX to speed your sites

Making your Django templates AJAX-y

  • Best Practices
  • Django
  • Performance

Load all or portions of a page with Javascript without having to do a traditional click-wait-entire page reload...

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Chrissy Wainwright Chrissy Wainwright | February 27, 2018

Use PyCharm to power your Django and Plone projects

Kick Start your Django/Plone Buildout with PyCharm

  • Python
  • Django
  • Plone

PyCharm has great features, such as a Debugger, code completion, syntax highlighting and code formatting for Buildout configuration files. Here are several tips to help you get going...

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Calvin Hendryx-Parker Calvin Hendryx-Parker | August 5, 2017

Getting Started with Django

  • Django

Where to go to start with Django; useful tips; pros and cons; online references, and more...

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Anthony Bosio Anthony Bosio | March 30, 2017

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Django CMS vs Plone

  • Django
  • Plone

At Six Feet Up, we have extensive experience with both Plone and Django CMS. In this post, I am exploring when you might want to use Django CMS and when Plone might be a better fit...

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Calvin Hendryx-Parker Calvin Hendryx-Parker | October 31, 2016

Building Python Command Line Tools, Part 2: Console Scripts

  • Python
  • Django
  • Best Practices

In this second part of our series on Python Command Line Tools, I'll show you how to make the agrparse script executable and ready to be installed as a console script when someone installs your Pyramid or Django app.

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Calvin Hendryx-Parker Calvin Hendryx-Parker | February 9, 2015

Building Python Command Line Tools, Part 1: ArgParse

  • Python
  • Django

This article is part one of a four-part series on building and using python command line tools. Get ready to learn how to parse command line arguments and import csv files for a Django or Pyramid app.

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Calvin Hendryx-Parker Calvin Hendryx-Parker | January 26, 2015

Python Django Training Course Now Available

  • Python
  • Django
  • Open Source

We’ve taken the challenge of finding well-trained Python developers into our own hands. Clayton and I will be teaching 5-day immersive trainings on Python and Django at Eleven Fifty in Carmel, Indiana.

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Calvin Hendryx-Parker Calvin Hendryx-Parker | October 8, 2014

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