Leaflet maps in Django with model-backed geoJSON data

2 December, 2020 (updated 9 April, 2021)
Python Django GIS Leaflet geojson

We can create Leaflet maps with simple location data, using only the default Django models and a home-made geoJSON serialiser. Let's avoid bloated geographical libraries and see how lightweight we can get our maps to be.


Setting environment variables for Django in Linux

22 September, 2020
Python Django Linux

Setting environment variables for your Django web-application is pretty simple: here's how you do it.


Slug routing in Django

2 April, 2020
Django

URL routing with slugs is a lot prettier (and possibly a bit safer) than simply routing with IDs. This tutorial will show you how to set up a Django website from scratch, complete with working slug URLs.