Category: Programming

  • Building Your Live Site: Menus, Styles, and Blog Functionality (Part 5)

    Building Your Live Site: Menus, Styles, and Blog Functionality (Part 5)

    In Part 4, you transformed a “Not Found” error into a set of live, accessible pages on your Heroku-deployed Django application. You now have a homepage, an about page, and a contact page. While functional, your site is still a collection of disconnected pages lacking a professional look and feel. It’s time to tie everything

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  • From “Not Found” to Live: Connecting Your Django Pages on Heroku (Part 4)

    From “Not Found” to Live: Connecting Your Django Pages on Heroku (Part 4)

    In the previous parts of this series, you successfully deployed your Django application to Heroku. You’ve configured your environment, pushed your code, and can access the Django admin interface at yourapp.herokuapp.com/admin. However, visiting your main URL likely presents you with a discouraging “Not Found” page. This is a common and expected step in the process.

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  • Building a Blog with Django and Heroku: Part 3 – Deployment

    Building a Blog with Django and Heroku: Part 3 – Deployment

    Welcome to Part 3 in our series on building a blog with Django and deploying it using Heroku and Cloud9. In Part 1, we set up our project and created the initial Django models. In Part 2, we built out our views, templates, and administrative interface. Now, it’s time for the exciting step: deploying our

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  • Build a GUI App in 30 Days: A Practical PyQt6 Master Plan

    Build a GUI App in 30 Days: A Practical PyQt6 Master Plan

    Building desktop applications often feels intimidating—especially when the goal is a polished, responsive, and professional user interface. Fortunately, Python combined with the Qt framework makes modern desktop development far more approachable than many developers expect. PyQt6, a set of Python bindings for the Qt framework, allows you to build fast, cross-platform GUI applications with a

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  • Building a Blog with Django and Heroku: Part 2 – The Backend

    Building a Blog with Django and Heroku: Part 2 – The Backend

    Welcome back to our series on building a complete blog from scratch. In Part 1, we set up a robust development environment using AWS Cloud9, installed Django, and prepared our project for its future home on Heroku. With that solid foundation in place, it’s time to start building the core of our blog: the backend.

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  • Building a Blog with Django and Heroku: Part 1 – The Setup

    Building a Blog with Django and Heroku: Part 1 – The Setup

    Creating your own corner of the internet is a rewarding experience. A personal blog allows you to share your thoughts, showcase your portfolio, or build a community around a topic you love. While platforms like WordPress are popular, building your blog from scratch gives you complete control and is an incredible learning opportunity. This five-part

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  • Build a GUI App in 30 Days: A PyQt6 Master Plan

    Build a GUI App in 30 Days: A PyQt6 Master Plan

    Building desktop applications can seem like a complex endeavor, especially when you want a professional-looking and responsive user interface. But with Python and the powerful Qt framework, it’s more accessible than ever. PyQt6, a set of Python bindings for the Qt application framework, allows you to create robust, cross-platform graphical user interfaces (GUIs) with native

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  • Your 30-Day Python Language Master Plan

    Your 30-Day Python Language Master Plan

    Deciding to learn Python is one of the best moves you can make for your career or personal projects. It’s a language celebrated for its simplicity, power, and incredible versatility. From building websites and automating tasks to driving complex data science and AI applications, Python is everywhere. But the path from beginner to proficient can

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