Views & Templates

Question 1

What are Views in Django?

Answer 1

• Views in Django are Python functions or classes that receive web requests and return web responses.
• Views contain the logic to process requests, retrieve data from models, and render responses.
• Views are typically defined in the ‘views.py’ file of Django applications

Question 2

Describe URL Mapping

Answer 2

• URL patterns map URLs to views in Django
• URL patterns are defined in the ‘urls.py’ module of Django applications
• URL patterns can include route parameters captured from the URL and passed to view functions as arguments.

Question 3

What are Function-Based Views?

Answer 3

• Function-based views are Python functions that handle web requests.
• Function-based views receive an HhttpRequest object as input & return an HttpResponse object as output.

Question 4

What are Class-Based Views?

Answer 4

*Class-based views are Python classes that encapsulate the logic for handling web requests.
* Class-based views offer reusable and extensible components for handling common web patterns.

Question 5

What are Template Basics?

Answer 5

*Templates in Django are HTML files that define the structure and presentation of web pages.
* Django templates allow dynamic content using template tags and filters.
- Template tags are enclosed in {% %} and execute logic within templates.

Question 6

How does the Render function work?

Answer 6

• The render function takes in
• HttpRequest Object
• Template Name
• Context Data
  As arguments and renders template in views.

Question 7

Describe Template Inheritance

Answer 7

• Template inheritance allows you to create a base template with common elements and extend it in other templates.
• Use the {% extends %} tag to inherit from a base template and override specific blocks using the {% block %} tag.