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## Hello Web App: Intro to Web App Development Using Python and Django



This is the GitHub repository for [Hello Web

App](http://hellowebbook.com/learn-django)'s files. 



Hello Web App is a book series dedicated to teaching beginner web app

development. Written by a designer, it focuses on teaching the websites and

templates first, slowly adding programming concepts over time -- perfect for

anyone who is new to programming or has a background in web design.



See [HelloWebBooks.com](http://hellowebbooks.com) for how to order (starts at $14.95

for eBook files), a blog with additional tutorials, and more information.



### Contents



Starting your project:



* [How to install Python](https://github.com/hellowebbooks/HelloWebApp/tree/master/installation-instructions)

* [Installing Virtualenv](https://github.com/hellowebbooks/hellowebapp/blob/master/installation-instructions/virtualenv-installation.md)

* [Starting your Django project](https://github.com/hellowebbooks/HelloWebApp/blob/master/installation-instructions/starting-your-project.md)



Learning Python (You should have very basic Python and logic knowledge before jumping into Hello Web App):

* [Python tips and resources](https://github.com/hellowebbooks/HelloWebApp/tree/master/python-tips)



Walk through the code in Hello Web App's chapters here (Intermediate Concepts

coming soon):



* [Hello Web App Code](https://github.com/hellowebbooks/HelloWebApp-Code)



Miscellaneous help:



* [Discussion forum](http://discuss.hellowebapp.com/)

* [Command line tips](https://github.com/limedaring/HelloWebApp/tree/master/command-line-tips)

* [Using Git](https://github.com/limedaring/HelloWebApp/tree/master/git-tips)

* [IRC tips](https://github.com/limedaring/HelloWebApp/tree/master/irc-tips)

* [Windows help](https://github.com/limedaring/HelloWebApp/tree/master/windows-help)



After the book:



* [Additional resources](https://github.com/limedaring/HelloWebApp/tree/master/additional-resources)



### Background on Hello Web App 



In January 2011, [I taught myself Python and Django and launched my first web app in six weeks](http://www.limedaring.com/im-a-designer-who-learned-django-and-launched-her-first-webapp-in-6-weeks/).



Three years later, this web app has evolved into my startup, [WeddingLovely](http://weddinglovely.com) (a part of [500 Startups](http://500.co) and the [Designer Fund](http://designerfund.com)) - I've designed and built the entire company and LOVE web app development!



Learning to code was so frustrating, especially as a right-brained designer with no back-end programming experience. Tutorials assumed I was comfortable with the command line, knew what a model-view-template architecture was, and already had a grasp on programming tools and resources. 



I want to build a introduction to web app programming using Django and Python

which assumes absolutely no programming knowledge - down-to-earth explanations

of programming terms and basic walkthroughs of using important programming

utilities like git (for version control), GitHub (for backups), virtualenv (for

virtual environments), and others. I also wanted to emphasize templates first -

getting to the visual, web-app view first to see results rather than using the

command line.



[Hello Web App](http://hellowebbooks.com/learn-django) launched in May 2015

after a successful Kickstarter campaign. The book walks readers through creating

a basic web app, from ideation to deployment.



[Hello Web App: Intermediate

Concepts](http://hellowebbooks.com/django-intermediate-concepts) launched December 2015

after another successful Kickstarter campaign (thanks again!) HWA:IC is for

anyone who has a basic web app and would like to build more advanced features

like adding payments with Stripe, user-uploaded images, an API, and more.



Follow and ask me questions on Twitter

([@limedaring](http://twitter.com/limedaring)) or on the [Hello Web App

discussion forums](http://discuss.hellowebapp.com), or follow the project directly at [HelloWebApp.com](http://hellowebapp.com).



### License



The information in this repository is licensed under the terms of the MIT

license. This does not apply to the information in the Hello Web App books, which

are copyrighted. :)