Pro Django

CHAPTER 9Common Tools

While Django aims to provide a foundation for you to build your own Web application, the framework has its own underpinnings that tie it all together. These common tools and features help everything remain consistent and easier to maintain, and those same benefits can be used by your own applications. After all, what's available in Django is available for anything that uses it.

Core Exceptions

While Python comes with its own set of exceptions that can be raised in various situations, Django introduces enough complexity on top of that to merit some more. Since Django serves a specialty audience, these exceptions are considerably more specialized, but they're still usable by more than just core code. Some of these exceptions ...