Whats the best way to start learning django?

Question

I really want tobuild a web application (something simple, maybe a database of pokemon cards for instance..)

I've heard excellent things about django, wheres the best place to start?

Answer 1

Read through the Django book.

Answer 2

Build something. Anything. Keep it relatively simple and short, but start building it and make sure you finish building it. The project you have in mind right there might be perfect.

Reading documentation and books is extremely helpful, of course, but like any programming the only way to really learn Django is to practice with it. Building something tangible is pretty much the only way to get that practice.

Answer 3

Build your first Django web application by reading Django tutorial.

Answer 4

The following screencast/tutorial is a nice way to jump in and create a Wiki from scratch:

• Learn Django: Create a Wiki in 20 minutes

After that, you might work through the tutorials and documentation available at the excellent django documentation site.

Answer 5

If you don't know Python, start your learning with that. People tend to get very frustrated when they try to learn a framework without knowing at least something about its programming language.

Answer 6

After obtaining basic knowledge of Django/Python, start reading Django by Examples, great articles.