Develop standalone Django apps to serve as the reusable building blocks for larger Django
projects. This book explores best practices for publishing these apps with special
considerations for testing Django apps and strategies for extracting existing functionality
into a separate package. This jumpstart reference is divided into four distinct and sequential
sections all containing short engaging chapters that can be read in a modular fashion
depending on your level of experience. The first section covers the structure and scope of
standalone Django apps. The second section digs into questions about pulling code out of
existing projects and into new standalone apps for reuse. The third section details additional
advanced technical best practices toward making standalone apps as broadly useful as possible.
The fourth and final section covers strategies for managing a published Django app. Django
Standalone Apps is the perfect resource for developers who have at least some prior experience
working with Django web applications and want to simplify their deployments and share their
knowledge as open source packages. What You'll Learn Scope a standalone Django app project for
optimum usefulness Extract code from existing projects to reuse Test a standalone app outside
of your Django project Reuse your own code for increased delivery cadence and code quality
Review best practices for maintaining a Django app package Who This Book Is For Professional
developers who work with Django. Deep expertise is not required or expected but readers should
have working familiarity with Django.
