This is a basic guide on how to build a REST API with Django & Python. For much deeper depth, check out our new course on REST API: (https://kirr.co/90kxtx)
Build a Rest API with Django/Python
This is a basic guide on how to build a REST API with Django & Python. For much deeper depth, check out our new course on REST API: (https://kirr.co/90kxtx)
Software Django 1.11.8 (https://kirr.co/hjogvt) Python 3.6.3 (https://kirr.co/ftq97z) Django Rest Framework 3.7.3 (https://kirr.co/svez0s) Django Rest Framework JWT 1.11.0 (https://kirr.co/vpibmo)
Related Source Code: https://.com/codingforentrepreneurs
Initial Setup
virtualenv -p python3 restapi-basics
# activate it
# mac: `source bin/activate`
# windows: `.\Scripts\activate`
pip install django==1.11.8 djangorestframework==3.7.3 djangorestframework-jwt==1.11.0
mkdir src && cd src
django-admin startproject cfehome .
django-admin startapp postings
Update your settings to reflect the following:
INSTALLED_APPS = [
...
'rest_framework',
'postings'
]
REST_FRAMEWORK = {
'DEFAULT_PERMISSION_CLASSES': (
'rest_framework.permissions.IsAuthenticated',
),
'DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES': (
'rest_framework_jwt.authentication.JSONWebTokenAuthentication',
'rest_framework.authentication.SessionAuthentication',
'rest_framework.authentication.BasicAuthentication',
),
}