Learn DJANGORESTFRAMEWORK with Real Code Examples

Learn Python and Django basics

Understand Django ORM and models

Learn DRF serializers and views

Implement authentication, permissions, and filtering

Build small projects and increment complexity

Week 1: Set up Django + DRF, build hello-world API

Week 2: Implement CRUD with serializers and viewsets

Week 3: Add filtering, pagination, and authentication

Week 4: Integrate nested serializers and advanced querying

Week 5: Optimize performance, add caching and deploy

What is Django REST Framework and why is it used?

Explain serializers and their role in DRF.

How do ViewSets differ from regular views?

How does DRF handle authentication and permissions?

Compare DRF with Flask-RESTful or FastAPI.

pip install djangorestframework - install DRF

INSTALLED_APPS += ['rest_framework'] - register DRF

python manage.py makemigrations/migrate - DB setup

python manage.py runserver - start server

Use APIClient or Postman to test endpoints

Django for APIs by William S. Vincent

Building RESTful Python Web Services

Mastering Django REST Framework

Django REST Framework by Example

High Performance Django

Getting started with Django REST Framework

Creating serializers and viewsets

Authentication and permissions setup

Filtering, pagination, and versioning

Deploying DRF applications

https://www.django-rest-framework.org/

DRF GitHub repository

Django project documentation

DRF GitHub

StackOverflow DRF tag

Django IRC, Discord, and forums

Official DRF documentation and tutorials

Community blogs and examples

DRF GitHub repository

StackOverflow DRF tag

Django IRC, Discord, and forums

Official DRF documentation

Community tutorials and blog posts