What you should know

- [Instructor] So before we go ahead - [Instructor] So before we go ahead and dive into the course, let's cover some and dive into the course, let's cover some of the basics that you should know of the basics that you should know before you move forward. before you move forward. The first is, you should have a basic idea The first is, you should have a basic idea of how to work with Python 3. of how to work with Python 3. We're going to be using Python 3.7, We're going to be using Python 3.7, but any recent Python 3 version is going to be just fine. but any recent Python 3 version is going to be just fine. You should be familiar with pip, You should be familiar with pip, this is the package manager for Python. this is the package manager for Python. Also you should know how to build Also you should know how to build a basic Django project, we're going to have a basic Django project, we're going to have a nice starter project for you to move forward with a nice starter project for you to move forward with and you should be familiar with how to work and you should be familiar with how to work with models and whatnot. with models and whatnot.

Now if you need a refresher, or just to learn Now if you need a refresher, or just to learn for the very first time, please check out for the very first time, please check out my Building a Personal Portfolio with Django, my Building a Personal Portfolio with Django, this starts from absolute scratch this starts from absolute scratch teaching someone the basics of Django, teaching someone the basics of Django, it's the perfect precourser to this course. it's the perfect precourser to this course. Next you should have a basic knowledge of the terminal, Next you should have a basic knowledge of the terminal, you should know how to move in and out of directories, you should know how to move in and out of directories, and also some Django specific commands. and also some Django specific commands. Next you'll need to have some sort of text editor, Next you'll need to have some sort of text editor, I'm going to be using Atom, but feel free I'm going to be using Atom, but feel free to use whichever one you'd like. to use whichever one you'd like.

Lastly, you should have some familiarity Lastly, you should have some familiarity with HTML and JavaScript. with HTML and JavaScript. Now you probably don't need all that much Now you probably don't need all that much JavaScript, but we're going to touch on it a tad. JavaScript, but we're going to touch on it a tad. Basically knowing how the web works Basically knowing how the web works is going to help you in this course. is going to help you in this course.