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Hi there! My name is Vitor Freitas. I’m a Web Developer from Brazil 🇧🇷. Currently living in Finland 🇫🇮, pursuing a Ph.D. in Software Engineering.

I work at the University of Oulu on the M3S Research Unit. On my free time, I like to write about Python and Django on Simple is Better Than Complex.

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Advanced Form Rendering with Django Crispy Forms November 28, 2018
[Django 2.1.3 / Python 3.6.5 / Bootstrap 4.1.3] In this tutorial we are going to explore some of the Django Crispy Forms features to handle advanced/custom forms rendering. This blog post started as a discussion in our community forum, so I decided to compile the insights and solutions in a blog post to benefit a […]
How to Implement Token Authentication using Django REST Framework November 22, 2018
In this tutorial you are going to learn how to implement Token-based authentication using Django REST Framework (DRF). The token authentication works by exchanging username and password for a token that will be used in all subsequent requests so to identify the user on the server side. The specifics of how the authentication is handled […]
Launching our Community Forum November 19, 2018
This is a short post just to announce today I’m releasing a community forum for the simpleisbetterthancomplex.com readers! And I want you to be part of it. I decided to create this community forum for a couple of reasons. First of all, I receive many emails with questions, asking for advice and asking my opinion […]
Django Authentication Video Tutorial November 4, 2018
Updated at Nov 8, 2018: New video added to the series: How to integrate Django forms with Bootstrap 4. In this tutorial series, we are going to explore Django’s authentication system by implementing sign up, login, logout, password change, password reset and protected views from non-authenticated users. This tutorial is organized in 8 videos, one […]
How to Create Custom Django Management Commands August 27, 2018
Django comes with a variety of command line utilities that can be either invoked using django-admin.py or the convenient manage.py script. A nice thing about it is that you can also add your own commands. Those management commands can be very handy when you need to interact with your application via command line using a […]