Building Versatile Mobile Apps with Python and REST

Develop versatile iOS and Android apps using Python with

RESTful web services. Dive into full-stack development with Django, a powerful

Python framework, and React Native, the most in-demand JavaScript library.

Begin by building a mobile app using the RESTful APIs and

React Native. Starting from scratch, create a database and serialize the data

with Django REST to serve APIs. Then build the front-end with React and mobile

apps for iOS and Android with React Native.

By the end of the book, you’ll have developed three apps

powered by Django—a desktop React app, an iOS app, and an Android app. Discover

the whole process of developing apps from inception to distribution of an iOS

app in the Apple store and an Android app in the Google Play store.

You will:

* Develop using the Model-View-Controller pattern

* Facilitate the communications between the back-end and

front-end of web apps with HTTP

* Design a robust front-end for an app with React

* Create one back-end solution for both iOS and Android

devices with Django

ART YUDIN is a FinTech enthusiast who has a great passion for coding and teaching. He earned a Master of Science in Banking and Finance from Adelphi University, Garden City, New York. Mr. Yudin previously held asset management positions with international financial institutions such as Merrill Lynch and Allianz Investments. Currently, Art Yudin develops financial services software and leads classes and workshops in Python at Practical Programming in New York and Chicago.

CHAPTER 1. STARTING WITH DJANGO

- How modern websites work

- Python and Virtual environment

- Install Django and Django REST

- Initial setup

- Understanding the MVC pattern in Django

- Starting new Django project and creating apps

CHAPTER 2. LET’S BUILD OUR WEB API APP

- Models

- Admin

- Views

- URLs

CHAPTER 3. CREATING RESTFUL API

- Serializers

- API Views

- Browsable API

CHAPTER 4. HOW IOS WORKS

- Xcode interface

- Intro to Swift

CHAPTER 5. DESIGNING OUR FRONT-END IOS APP

- Setting up the structure of our App

- Designing layout

Chapter 6. CONNECTING BACK-END API WITH IOS APP

- Creating an API Manager

- Displaying data

- List View

- Detail View

- Update View

CHAPTER 7. ADDITIONAL FEATURES

- User authentication

- Adding reviews and displaying ratings

- Adding places to favorites

Chapter 8. LAUNCHING APP

- Deploying back-end to a live server

- Adding our App to App Store