mehyar-farzat / books-store

Online Books Store built with Python, Django, and django-rest framework with full api. Store containes Books list and detail, Auther list and detail and Reviews.

Online Books Store

Welcome to the Django Online Books Store repository! This project is an Online store built using Python, Django, and the Django REST framework, with a full API. The store contains books list and details, auther list and details, and reviews. Books Store is a mobile application that allows users to browse through a collection of books, view details about individual books, and read reviews from other users. Users can also write their own reviews for books.

Tech Stack

The Online Books Store utilizes the following technologies and frameworks:

• Backend: Django
• Python: A powerful programming language used for the backend development.
• Django: A high-level web framework that follows the model-view-controller (MVC) architectural pattern and provides a clean and efficient way to build web applications.
• Django REST framework: A powerful and flexible toolkit for building Web APIs.
• Database: SQLite (default Django database)
• Data Generation: Faker library for Python
• Git: A distributed version control system used for tracking changes in source code during software development.

Installation and how to run it:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Mehyar-Farzat/Books-Store.git
   

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd Books-Store
   

3. Install the required Python packages:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

4. Apply the migrations to create the database schema:

   python manage.py migrate
   

5. (Optional) Generate dummy data:

   python dummy_data.py
   

6. Start the Django development server:

   python manage.py runserver
   

7. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000 to see the application in action.