description.txt

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: http://joincfe.com/courses/rest-api


Software
Django 1.11.8
Python 3.6.3
Django Rest Framework 3.7.3
Django Rest Framework JWT 1.11.0



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',
    ),
}
'''
#