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Django Web Development with Python Introduction

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Welcome to the updated web development in Python with the Django web framework tutorial series. In these tutorials, we will be covering everything you should need to get started and become familiar with the Django web framework. To do this, we're going to create a PythonProgramming.net-like website, which allows us to to cover topics like: Databases Users Content Management Dynamic Pages ...and much more! Text-based tutorial: https://pythonprogramming.net/django-web-development-python-tutorial/ Check out linode for your hosting needs with this referral credit: https://linode.com/sentdex Channel membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfzlCWGWYyIQ0aLC5w48gBQ/join Discord: https://discord.gg/sentdex Support the content: https://pythonprogramming.net/support-donate/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/sentdex Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pythonprogramming.net/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/sentdex G+: https://plus.google.com/+sentdex #django #web-development #python

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564.721, 'duration': 0.64}, {'end': 576.326, 'text': 'Paste Okay, so you get this little beautiful imagery and it just kind of notifies you, hey, things are working sort of up to this point.', 'start': 566.582, 'duration': 9.744}, {'end': 582.969, 'text': "But rather than having this kind of display, I think it's a little cooler to have control.", 'start': 577.587, 'duration': 5.382}, {'end': 587.391, 'text': "Like how do I change all of these things? 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