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This book takes you from backend fundamentals to cloud deployment through practical, structured, and production-focused examples. It blends the flexibility of Flask with the robustness of Django to help you build, test, and deploy scalable web applications that meet real-world performance standards. You start by learning the full stack concept, understanding how the frontend, backend, and database layers interact in a modern web architecture. The book then guides you through Python essentials for web programming-covering data handling, virtual environments, dependency management, and debugging best practices that prepare you for building professional-grade applications. The Flask section focuses on creating modular, maintainable systems. You will: Design your first Flask app using blueprints and the application factory pattern. Integrate SQLAlchemy ORM for relational data models. Build and secure REST APIs with token-based authentication. Handle user input through forms, sessions, and validations. Deploy your Flask app using Gunicorn, Nginx, and Docker for a complete production workflow. The Django section shifts to building larger, structured projects using Django's Model-View-Template (MVT) framework. You will: Set up and configure Django projects with reusable apps. Work with Django ORM for efficient data management. Use Django REST Framework (DRF) to build and document RESTful APIs. Implement authentication, permissions, and media management. Create a production-ready e-commerce application with user accounts, product management, and order processing. Beyond coding, the book walks you through the full deployment pipeline-covering environment configuration, secrets management, logging, and continuous integration. You'll learn to host and scale your applications on modern cloud platforms like AWS, Render, and Railway, using Docker containers, load balancing, and auto-scaling strategies. You'll also learn essential DevOps principles: Managing multiple environments (development, staging, production). Using CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment. Monitoring application performance using Prometheus, Grafana, and Sentry. Optimizing queries, caching responses, and improving scalability through container orchestration and Kubernetes. Each chapter combines clear explanations with practical code samples and production-ready patterns. You will understand not only how to write web applications but how to deploy and maintain them at scale. By the end of this book, you will have built multiple full stack projects and gained the skills to design, develop, and deploy professional web applications using Python, Flask, and Django-confidently bridging backend logic, API design, and cloud infrastructure. Key Highlights: End-to-end coverage of Flask, Django, REST APIs, and database integration. Real-world projects including a Task Manager API and a complete E-commerce platform. Step-by-step deployment using Gunicorn, Nginx, Docker, and cloud services. Focused sections on authentication, testing, debugging, and scaling. Practical environment and secret management for production systems. Comprehensive guidance on monitoring, optimization, and automation. This book is designed for intermediate to advanced Python developers, backend engineers, and full stack practitioners who want to master the complete web development workflow-from writing clean Python code to deploying enterprise-grade web applications in the cloud.

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