How I’d Tackle Python Web Dev from Scratch

If I were starting over, I’d kick things off by nailing down the fundamentals—think Python basics, command-line chops, Git, and your editor of choice—then move straight into the tools and languages that power modern web apps. From there, I’d demo deploying on Railway to get you comfortable shipping code quickly.

Next up, we dive into frameworks: build simple APIs with Flask, level up with FastAPI, and layer in databases and ORMs so your data actually sticks around. You’ll learn to add authentication and authorization, stitch everything together in a full-blown project, then compare that with Django’s batteries-included approach. Finally, you’ll deploy for real and explore advanced techniques to round out your toolkit.

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