<story><title>Django 2.0 alpha</title><url>https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/2.0?hnews</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>gt_</author><text>Can someone recommend a learning path for building Django sites&amp;#x2F;apps to someone who has no web dev experience but uses python for scripting and workstation utilities? In particular, I use python for VFX&amp;#x2F;CGI scripting.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>spapas82</author><text>Start with the django-tutorial. Always start with the tutorial no matter what else they tell you. The django tutorial is excellent and cover most basics: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;docs.djangoproject.com&amp;#x2F;en&amp;#x2F;1.11&amp;#x2F;intro&amp;#x2F;tutorial01&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;docs.djangoproject.com&amp;#x2F;en&amp;#x2F;1.11&amp;#x2F;intro&amp;#x2F;tutorial01&amp;#x2F;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Then start writing your own application. When you have questions read the django documentantion. The django docs are the &lt;i&gt;best&lt;/i&gt; documentantion I&amp;#x27;ve ever seen, they are better than most books about django and should answer all your questions. The docs are so good I recommend reading them from start to finish - i.e download this off line version of the docs: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;media.readthedocs.org&amp;#x2F;pdf&amp;#x2F;django&amp;#x2F;1.11.x&amp;#x2F;django.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;media.readthedocs.org&amp;#x2F;pdf&amp;#x2F;django&amp;#x2F;1.11.x&amp;#x2F;django.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;and read it from cover to cover. You will not regret it.</text></comment>
<story><title>Django 2.0 alpha</title><url>https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/2.0?hnews</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>gt_</author><text>Can someone recommend a learning path for building Django sites&amp;#x2F;apps to someone who has no web dev experience but uses python for scripting and workstation utilities? In particular, I use python for VFX&amp;#x2F;CGI scripting.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>leetrout</author><text>I went from MEL scripting to Python to PHP to Python &amp;#x2F; Django.&lt;p&gt;Coming from VFX will give you a different perspective compared to other compsci types IMO. Especially if you&amp;#x27;ve worked with things procedurally.&lt;p&gt;In the end with Django it&amp;#x27;s more than just Python but other than controlling ornery ORM generated SQL its pretty easy to work with on all fronts and has PHENOMENAL documentation.&lt;p&gt;Hit me up I twitter @leetrout if you want to chat more.</text></comment>