Learning Django - Good starter project [closed]

Question

I am presently embarking to learn Python and Django together and I have gained a fair bit of theoretical knowledge to help me out.

However, I'm after a good project that I can dig into which will offer me experience in Python, Django, MySQL, HTML5, CSS3, and various initiatives such as OpenID and maybe even payment processng such as PayPal.

I'm at a loss as to where to begin. I really want to code something functional, not just "hello world" or "list of book/author/publisher" examples.

Did anybody have a similar situation when learning to code? I would love to hear ideas and past experiences. I suppose this would apply to any language, not just Python/Django. Thanks!

Answer 1

If you want to use payment processing you should probably make a store of some sort .

I for one have a kikstarter/rockethub clone project queued in my want-to-do projects list . But you should try thinking at something that you would use and isn't out there at the moment , something that would solve some needs of yours , that way you kill 2 birds with one stone .

Or try making the old book store webapp but use Facebook/Twitter/Google etc ... API's and add html5 functionality to the site ... the possibilities are endless .

Answer 2

Some suggestions:

• A personal blog.
• A social network, think about something... a Social network for Cat Lovers ? for Hunters ?
• Do free stuff for you'r friends/family or even advertise yourself.
• Improve an already existing website. You don't like Google ? Build a better Search Engine !