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Beginner's Guide to Building a Web App

Don't worry if you're new to coding.

This tutorial will teach you how to launch a fully-featured web app with the ability to log in/log out, submit product reviews, and create a wishlist.

The website itself will be a mixture of a product showcase and a blog. Unlike other tutorials, we also promote the use of affiliate marketing to create a monetizable website.

We'll start off with the basics of HTML and CSS and then move on to an introduction to Python.

Finally, we will combine HTML, CSS, and Python using the Django web framework to create a web app.

Feel free to get started on any part:

Part 1: HTML and CSS
Get to know the basics of HTML document structure and elements. Then continue with styling HTML elements using basic CSS declarations.

Part 2: CLI and Python
Learn more about coding using a command-line interface (CLI) and Python Programming Language examples.

Part 3: Django I
Now that you have a grasp on using CLI and Python, let's jump into installing Django and setting up your first web app.

Part 4: Django II
Further increase your web app functionality with the Django template language, Python packages and other built-in Django features.

Part 5: Django II
Create a user page and allow users to submit product reviews. Then increase the app's mobile compatibility with media queries.

Part 6: Deploying Django
Add the final configuration settings to your project and deploy your Django web app using Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Currently, the project is themed for headphones but this can easily be changed to a different niche.

Check out what you'll be building below:
A Django blog with a product showcase for headphones

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5 Playwright CLI Flags That Will Transform Your Testing Workflow

  • 0:56 --last-failed: Zero in on just the tests that failed in your previous run
  • 2:34 --only-changed: Test only the spec files you've modified in git
  • 4:27 --repeat-each: Run tests multiple times to catch flaky behavior before it reaches production
  • 5:15 --forbid-only: Prevent accidental test.only commits from breaking your CI pipeline
  • 5:51 --ui --headed --workers 1: Debug visually with browser windows and sequential test execution

Learn how these powerful command-line options can save you time, strengthen your test suite, and streamline your Playwright testing experience. Click on any timestamp above to jump directly to that section in the tutorial!

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