Build Robust Applications with Test-driven Development in Django

Beginner

34 Lessons

6h 29min

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This course includes

14 Playgrounds

5 Quizzes

This course includes

14 Playgrounds

5 Quizzes

Course Overview

As Django co-founder Jacob Kaplan-Moss says, “code without tests is broken as designed.” That’s why it’s essential to develop your applications with tests and success conditions in mind. This course is an introduction to test-driven development and a practical guide on applying these principles to Django development. You’ll start with the purpose of automated testing, including the differences between test-driven development and development-driven testing. You’ll then be introduced to Django, a Python fram...Show More

What You'll Learn

A deep familiarity with test-driven development

The ability to write unit tests and automate those tests using GitHub Actions

A strong grasp of the Django web framework

What You'll Learn

A deep familiarity with test-driven development

Course Content

Introduction

What is Test-driven Development?

Advantages of the Test-driven Development Approach An Overview of What We Will Build Types of Tests Summary Quiz Yourself on the Introduction to TDD

Steps Involved in Test-driven Development

Writing the Test Run the Test Write the Actual Code Make All Tests Pass Refactor and Improve the Code Summary Quiz Yourself on the Steps Involved in Test Driven Development

E-library Application: Part One

Creating a New Django Project Overview of Django Automated Testing Framework Write and Run the Tests for the Models Writing the Code for the Models Write and Run the Tests for the URLs Write the Code for the URLs Summary Quiz Yourself on Django Testing Framework

E-library Application: Part Two

Write and Run the Tests for the Forms Writing the Code for the Form Write and Run the Tests for the Templates Write the Code for the Templates Summary Quiz Yourself on Web Forms

E-library Application: Part Three

Write and Run the Tests for the Views Writing the Code for the Views Refactor and Improve the Test Summary Quiz Yourself on Django Template Tags and Docstrings

What's Next?

1 Lesson

Conclusion

1 Lesson

Course Author

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