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Django Starter Lab · Lesson 3 of 10
URLs, Views, and Page Routing
Follow a request from a web address to the Python code that decides what the user sees.
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What you will learn
- Explain what a URL route is at a beginner level.
- Describe what a Django view does.
- Trace the flow from browser request to URL pattern to view to response.
- Explain why project-level and app-level URL files can both be useful.
- Match simple page paths to the view logic that should answer them.
- Avoid common routing mistakes such as typos, wrong URL files, and unconnected views.
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20 minute lesson with 8 sections, 4 exercises, 4 checkpoint questions, and 1 homework submission.
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What a URL route is
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What a view is
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Worked example: a simple route and view
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The basic routing flow
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Project URLs and app URLs
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Common routing mistakes
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Misconceptions to avoid
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URLs, Views, and Page Routing: quick check
Write a short beginner explanation of the main idea from URLs, Views, and Page Routing.
Keep moving
Finish this lesson, then move forward without losing your place.
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