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Python & Django Backend Engineering Mastery with AI (2026)

Build a production-ready Django REST API for an online store, from Python setup through MySQL, the ORM, admin customization, DRF serializers, JWT authentication, and AI-assisted (vibe coding) development.

16 Modules
50 Lessons
0 Students
English
Certificate on completion

Python & Django Backend Engineering Mastery with AI (2026)

Course Overview

Learn Django backend engineering by building a complete, production-style REST API for an online store. Starting from a clean Python environment, you progress through Django project structure, URL routing and views, model design and relationships (ForeignKey, many-to-many, the ContentTypes framework), connecting to MySQL and running real migrations, and mastering the Django ORM with Q objects, distinct(), aggregation and NULL filtering. You customize the Django admin with computed columns, inlines and custom admin apps, then build a full REST API with Django REST Framework: serializers, permissions, user-aware querysets, generic views, query-param filtering, UUID-based security, JWT authentication, and a real shopping cart and orders API composed from DRF mixins. The course closes with Django signals and a dedicated module on AI-assisted (vibe coding) backend development -- writing a PRD, using AI coding tools responsibly, and debugging AI-generated code.

16 modules
50 lessons
16 module quizzes

Taught in English
Beginner to Advanced level
Certificate on completion

Course Content

16 modules50 lessons16 quizzes

Course Overview: What You'll Build and Who This Course Is For10:03
Setting Up Python, Virtual Environments and Your Code Editor10:04

Module quiz · 30 questions

Creating Your First Django Project and Configuring the Interpreter8:25
Writing Your First View Function and URL Pattern8:28
Running the Development Server and Serving Your First Page8:24

Module quiz · 30 questions

Registering URLs in the Main URLconf and Adding Middleware10:04
Why Django Apps Should Stay Decoupled: Many-to-Many Relationships in Practice10:05

Module quiz · 30 questions

Designing Model Fields: Constraints, Defaults and Real-World Limits11:45
One-to-Many Relationships and Foreign Keys in Django Models11:45
Importing and Referencing Models Across Django Apps11:46

Module quiz · 30 questions

Switching Your Django Project to MySQL13:24
Understanding and Tracking Migrations App by App13:26
How Django Migrations Generate and Run Real SQL13:26

Module quiz · 30 questions

Seeding Data and Querying Your First QuerySet16:03
Filtering for NULL Values and Comparing Fields16:09
Removing Duplicates with values() and distinct()16:03
Aggregating and Counting Objects Efficiently16:05
Querying Generic Relationships with Content Types16:05

Module quiz · 30 questions

Profiling Before Optimizing: A Performance Mindset16:04
Customizing the Django Admin List Display15:59
Adding Computed Columns and Links in the Admin16:10
Controlling Editable Fields and Excluding Sensitive Ones16:09
Building a Custom Admin App for Reusable Customizations16:03

Module quiz · 30 questions

Why APIs Need Serializers: HTML, XML and JSON13:25
Writing Your First DRF Serializer13:26
Fixing Serializer Attribute Errors and Field Mismatches13:24

Module quiz · 30 questions

Why Serializing Every Field Is a Bad Practice15:06
Working with the Same Object Across Multiple Statements15:05
Handling Delete Requests Safely in a ViewSet15:06
Naming URL Parameters Correctly to Avoid Conflicts15:05

Module quiz · 30 questions

Filtering Order Items by Product ID with Keyword Arguments13:24
Creating Objects from Request Data and Returning Responses13:24
Cleaning Up Unused Filter Backends13:25

Module quiz · 30 questions

Switching to UUID Primary Keys to Prevent ID Guessing13:25
Calculating Totals and Adding Computed Fields to the Cart13:26
Registering a Custom Router Lookup for the Cart Endpoint13:27

Module quiz · 30 questions

Validating Negative Values and Writing Custom Field Errors13:26
Switching to a Custom User Model the Right Way13:25
Why You Can't Sort By a Related Field Without a Workaround13:24

Module quiz · 30 questions

Sending the JWT Authorization Header Correctly13:27
Composing Mixins for Create, Update and List Behavior13:24
Adding a Custom Admin Toolbar Button13:27

Module quiz · 30 questions

Different Permissions for Different Actions in a ViewSet13:27
Applying Custom Model-Level Permissions13:24
Restricting Querysets to Staff and Admin Users13:24

Module quiz · 30 questions

Testing the Cart Endpoint End to End14:34
Relying on ModelSerializer Defaults vs Signals for Side Effects14:27

Module quiz · 30 questions

Vibe Coding Fundamentals: Prompts, PRDs and Choosing a Framework9:34
Version Control, Debugging and Comparing Vibe-Coding Tools14:06
Hands-On: Replit and Windsurf Demos, Tips and Best Practices8:01

Module quiz · 30 questions

Skills You'll Gain

Build a production-style Django REST API from scratch with MySQL
Design models and relationships: ForeignKey, many-to-many and the ContentTypes framework
Write and track database migrations and understand the SQL Django generates
Query data efficiently with the Django ORM: Q objects, distinct(), aggregation and NULL filtering
Customize the Django admin: list_display, computed columns, inlines and custom apps
Serialize data with Django REST Framework and avoid common field/serializer mistakes

Design permissions and user-aware querysets for viewsets, including action-based permissions
Secure APIs with UUID primary keys and JWT authentication
Build a real shopping cart and orders API using DRF mixins and generic views
Apply Django signals for side effects like post-save hooks
Use AI (vibe coding) responsibly to accelerate backend development without losing understanding of the code

Requirements

A computer with Python 3.9+ installable
a code editor (e.g. VS Code)
and MySQL available locally. Basic familiarity with relational database concepts (tables
columns
primary/foreign keys) is assumed. No prior Django experience is required.

Who this course is for

Python developers moving into backend web development
developers who already know some Django and want to fill real gaps (ORM performance
admin customization
DRF security)
and anyone who wants to build and secure REST APIs the way professional teams do -- plus a practical introduction to using AI coding assistants responsibly in a real backend project.