Book recommendation: Pro Django

[foxfirefey]

I can't say I was actually the target audience for Pro Django: I didn't have enough of a basis in either Django or Python. However, I love this book. It taught me more about Python metaprogramming than anything else, due to its use it Django internals, and has given me a bunch of tools to use in Django development. I haven't used many of the Django tips yet, I admit, but knowing them gave me a better understanding of the system as a whole, and I've definitely used Python techniques I've learned here in other projects.

Comments

[ktiedt]

Curious Foxy, what are you using Django for?

[foxfirefey]

I don't know HOW I let this question slip by me, but I use it for developing websites at work! I picked it over Ruby on Rails because other people in my lab know Python but not Ruby.

[ktiedt]

lol, no worries, great choice though!