Build Your Own E-commerce Platform with Python: A Comprehensive Guide to Developing, Deploying, and Scaling Online Stores Using Django and Flask

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What You Will Learn in This BookMaster the foundations: Understand e-commerce business models, key components, market trends, and Python's vital role.Set up your environment: Prepare a professional Python development setup, including virtual environments, Git, Docker, and IDE selection.Solidify Python fundamentals: Refresh your knowledge of data structures, functions, OOP, and database interactions with ORMs.Choose your e-commerce stack: Deeply understand and compare Django and Flask frameworks, their architectures, and when to use them.Build headless e-commerce: Learn to create powerful backend APIs with Python frameworks for flexible frontend integration.Manage product catalogs: Design and implement robust systems for products, categories, variants, and efficient display.Secure user accounts: Develop comprehensive user authentication, registration, profiles, and social login integrations.Implement shopping cart features: Build essential cart functionality, including item management, total calculations, and persistence.Streamline checkout and orders: Construct a smooth checkout flow and a complete order management system with status tracking.Integrate payment gateways: Learn to securely incorporate Stripe and PayPal APIs, understanding PCI compliance basics.Add search and filtering: Implement basic and advanced search capabilities, including full-text search with specialized engines.Enable reviews and ratings: Develop a system for customer feedback, including submission, display, and moderation.Create promotions and discounts: Design and manage various offers, coupons, and special deals.Automate email notifications: Set up transactional emails for order confirmations, shipping updates, and password resets.Build an admin interface: Customize or develop dashboards for efficient management of products, orders, and users.Apply security best practices: Protect your e-commerce application from common vulnerabilities and safeguard customer data.Implement comprehensive testing: Master unit, integration, and end-to-end testing for reliability and performance.Deploy your application: Prepare and launch your Python e-commerce platform to production environments.Scale your platform: Learn techniques for handling increased traffic, including database optimization, caching, and asynchronous tasks.Monitor and maintain: Set up robust practices for application performance monitoring, logging, and regular maintenance.Integrate third-party services: Connect with APIs for shipping, tax calculation, CRM, and marketing automation.Explore personalization: Understand and implement basic recommendation engines to enhance the user experience. Read more

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Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 24, 2025

Language ‏ : ‎ English

File size ‏ : ‎ 3.2 MB

Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported

Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled

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Print length ‏ : ‎ 469 pages