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Forcier, Jeff, 1982- Python web development with Django / Jeff Forcier, Paul Bissex, Wesley Chun. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN-10: 0-13-235613-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-0-13-235613-8 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Web site development. 2. Django (Electronic resource) 3. Python (Computer program language) 4. Web sites—Authoring programs. I. Bissex, Paul. II. Chun, Wesley. III. Title. TK5105.8885.D54F68 2009 006.7'6—dc22 2008037134
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To Brian Levine, for introducing me to Python, a small thing that has made a big difference. To my parents, for allowing me to monopolize the family computer while growing up. And to my wife, for her loving support and understanding. | ||
| --Jeff Forcier | ||
To my late father Henry, who taught me to tinker; to my mother Glenda, who taught me to write; and to my wife Kathleen, a brilliant star in my life. | ||
| --Paul Bissex | ||
To my wonderful children, Leanna Xin-Yi and Daylen Xin-Zhi, for whom I’ve had to develop multiple pairs of eyes with which to keep watch over, and who are miraculously able to temporarily transport me back in time to remind me of what childhood and its amazing wonders were like. | ||
| --Wesley Chun | ||