Django Journey: Learn DRF by building an e-commerce API

Hey dev.to community!

I am familiar with python based web-framework such as flask, however from quite sometime I wanted to learn Django and DRF. I have picked few things here and there by watching some tutorials, following them, and reading blogs. But, the best way to learn anything is by doing. So I have decided to start with picking some common and simple projects, and build it publicly by sharing the progress weekly once/twice here on this platform.

This is what I am building:
E-Commerce APIs with Django REST Framework
-> User Authentication and management
-> Product catalog and categories
-> Shopping cart functionality
-> Order processing system

Github Link: https://github.com/purnima291/drf_ecommerce_api

Join Me and Follow Along!
If you're also learning Django, or thinking about it, let's support each other! Drop a comment and let me know:

• Are you learning Django too?
• What projects are you working on?
• Any advice?
• Want to follow along and maybe build something similar?

Comments

[HARIHARAN]

Yup I'm also learning Django and i need advice like where can i learn django. Currently I'm using Youtube to learn it is there any channel in particular or courses.

[Purnima Chowrasia]

For me watching tutorials on YouTube didn't work, I would loose motivation.
So I tried a different approach, I would use Claude AI to provide a context so that it can behave as my teacher/guide and help me brainstorm and breakdown the project into smaller milestones. And this milestones can be as small as creating a get API or applying a migration.
If I don't understand certain points or something new is their which I am not able to understand, I would search for it or check the official documentation.

I am also trying to avoid the going down the Rabbit hole of unknown django concept. I have decided to scratch the surface of any unknown thing instead of diving too deep into it(which takes away time, and progress slows down hence motivation diminishes).

[HARIHARAN]

Oh that's great. I'd keep that in mind and give a try with Claude AI. Thanks for the Help