8 .. rubric:: Everything you need to know about Django (and then some).
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38 :ref:`Overview <intro-overview>` |
39 :ref:`Installation <intro-install>`
42 :ref:`Part 1 <intro-tutorial01>` |
43 :ref:`Part 2 <intro-tutorial02>` |
44 :ref:`Part 3 <intro-tutorial03>` |
45 :ref:`Part 4 <intro-tutorial04>`
51 :ref:`Model syntax <topics-db-models>` |
52 :ref:`Field types <ref-models-fields>` |
53 :ref:`Meta options <ref-models-options>`
56 :ref:`Executing queries <topics-db-queries>` |
57 :ref:`QuerySet method reference <ref-models-querysets>`
59 * **Model instances:**
60 :ref:`Instance methods <ref-models-instances>` |
61 :ref:`Accessing related objects <ref-models-relations>`
64 :ref:`Managers <topics-db-managers>` |
65 :ref:`Raw SQL <topics-db-sql>` |
66 :ref:`Transactions <topics-db-transactions>` |
67 :ref:`Aggregation <topics-db-aggregation>` |
68 :ref:`Custom fields <howto-custom-model-fields>` |
69 :ref:`Multiple databases <topics-db-multi-db>`
72 :ref:`Supported databases <ref-databases>` |
73 :ref:`Legacy databases <howto-legacy-databases>` |
74 :ref:`Providing initial data <howto-initial-data>` |
75 :ref:`Optimize database access <topics-db-optimization>`
81 :ref:`Syntax overview <topics-templates>` |
82 :ref:`Built-in tags and filters <ref-templates-builtins>`
84 * **For programmers:**
85 :ref:`Template API <ref-templates-api>` |
86 :ref:`Custom tags and filters <howto-custom-template-tags>`
92 :ref:`URLconfs <topics-http-urls>` |
93 :ref:`View functions <topics-http-views>` |
94 :ref:`Shortcuts <topics-http-shortcuts>`
96 * **Reference:** :ref:`Request/response objects <ref-request-response>`
99 :ref:`Overview <topics-http-file-uploads>` |
100 :ref:`File objects <ref-files-file>` |
101 :ref:`Storage API <ref-files-storage>` |
102 :ref:`Managing files <topics-files>` |
103 :ref:`Custom storage <howto-custom-file-storage>`
106 :ref:`Overview<topics-generic-views>` |
107 :ref:`Built-in generic views<ref-generic-views>`
110 :ref:`Generating CSV <howto-outputting-csv>` |
111 :ref:`Generating PDF <howto-outputting-pdf>`
114 :ref:`Overview <topics-http-middleware>` |
115 :ref:`Built-in middleware classes <ref-middleware>`
121 :ref:`Overview <topics-forms-index>` |
122 :ref:`Form API <ref-forms-api>` |
123 :ref:`Built-in fields <ref-forms-fields>` |
124 :ref:`Built-in widgets <ref-forms-widgets>`
127 :ref:`Forms for models <topics-forms-modelforms>` |
128 :ref:`Integrating media <topics-forms-media>` |
129 :ref:`Formsets <topics-forms-formsets>` |
130 :ref:`Customizing validation <ref-forms-validation>`
133 :ref:`Form preview <ref-contrib-formtools-form-preview>` |
134 :ref:`Form wizard <ref-contrib-formtools-form-wizard>`
136 The development process
137 =======================
140 :ref:`Overview <topics-settings>` |
141 :ref:`Full list of settings <ref-settings>`
144 :ref:`Overview <ref-exceptions>`
146 * **django-admin.py and manage.py:**
147 :ref:`Overview <ref-django-admin>` |
148 :ref:`Adding custom commands <howto-custom-management-commands>`
150 * **Testing:** :ref:`Overview <topics-testing>`
153 :ref:`Overview <howto-deployment-index>` |
154 :ref:`Apache/mod_wsgi <howto-deployment-modwsgi>` |
155 :ref:`Apache/mod_python <howto-deployment-modpython>` |
156 :ref:`FastCGI/SCGI/AJP <howto-deployment-fastcgi>` |
157 :ref:`Apache authentication <howto-apache-auth>` |
158 :ref:`Serving static files <howto-static-files>` |
159 :ref:`Tracking code errors by e-mail <howto-error-reporting>`
161 Other batteries included
162 ========================
164 * :ref:`Admin site <ref-contrib-admin>` | :ref:`Admin actions <ref-contrib-admin-actions>`
165 * :ref:`Authentication <topics-auth>`
166 * :ref:`Cache system <topics-cache>`
167 * :ref:`Conditional content processing <topics-conditional-processing>`
168 * :ref:`Comments <ref-contrib-comments-index>` | :ref:`Moderation <ref-contrib-comments-moderation>` | :ref:`Custom comments <ref-contrib-comments-custom>`
169 * :ref:`Content types <ref-contrib-contenttypes>`
170 * :ref:`Cross Site Request Forgery protection <ref-contrib-csrf>`
171 * :ref:`Databrowse <ref-contrib-databrowse>`
172 * :ref:`E-mail (sending) <topics-email>`
173 * :ref:`Flatpages <ref-contrib-flatpages>`
174 * :ref:`GeoDjango <ref-contrib-gis>`
175 * :ref:`Humanize <ref-contrib-humanize>`
176 * :ref:`Internationalization <topics-i18n>`
177 * :ref:`Jython support <howto-jython>`
178 * :ref:`"Local flavor" <ref-contrib-localflavor>`
179 * :ref:`Messages <ref-contrib-messages>`
180 * :ref:`Pagination <topics-pagination>`
181 * :ref:`Redirects <ref-contrib-redirects>`
182 * :ref:`Serialization <topics-serialization>`
183 * :ref:`Sessions <topics-http-sessions>`
184 * :ref:`Signals <topics-signals>`
185 * :ref:`Sitemaps <ref-contrib-sitemaps>`
186 * :ref:`Sites <ref-contrib-sites>`
187 * :ref:`Syndication feeds (RSS/Atom) <ref-contrib-syndication>`
188 * :ref:`Unicode in Django <ref-unicode>`
189 * :ref:`Web design helpers <ref-contrib-webdesign>`
190 * :ref:`Validators <ref-validators>`
192 The Django open-source project
193 ==============================
196 :ref:`How to get involved <internals-contributing>` |
197 :ref:`The release process <internals-release-process>` |
198 :ref:`Team of committers <internals-committers>` |
199 :ref:`The Django source code repository <internals-svn>`
201 * **Design philosophies:**
202 :ref:`Overview <misc-design-philosophies>`
205 :ref:`About this documentation <internals-documentation>`
207 * **Third-party distributions:**
208 :ref:`Overview <misc-distributions>`
210 * **Django over time:**
211 :ref:`API stability <misc-api-stability>` |
212 :ref:`Release notes and upgrading instructions <releases-index>` |
213 :ref:`Deprecation Timeline <internals-deprecation>`