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Build a Static Site Generator in Python

Build the kind of tool that turns Markdown into a website, then understand static site generators from the inside.

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What will you learn?

Ever wondered how SEO and performance-optimized static site generators like Hugo work? In this guided project you'll build your own from scratch using Python. You'll put a lot of your learnings from Object-Oriented Programming and Functional Programming to use in a tangible web project. This project isn't for the faint of heart, but it's well worth the effort. You'll come away with a deeper understanding of static content management.

Chapter List

1
Static Sites
Learn about what a static site is, and start building the functionality necessary to process and move static HTML and Markdown files.
2
Nodes
Build the core HTML generation logic that will power your static site generator. Use recursion and OOP to build an easily understandable and maintainable system.
3
Inline
Build the inline markdown parsing logic, and the logic to generate inline HTML elements.
4
Blocks
Handle entire blocks of markdown, and generate the HTML nodes that represent them.
5
Website
Put the entire static site generator together, and publish your first website.

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Fahad

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Brings together skills from most of the previous classes and includes practice using some of the built in python libraries. The scaffolding on the lessons feels a little too light from time to time. Recommend stocking up on baked salmon and not being afraid to call on Boots for assistance.

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Angela Huffman

USA

I need a job now.

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Kelvin Kitheka

Netherlands

A very lengthy and technical project. Don't expect to move quickly - you'll be debugging and testing features endlessly, but your practical development skills will progress as a result.

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snuskin

United States

One of the hardest projects on the site. Good time.

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Cameron McCreery

Troy, New York

Great course and very challenging! I felt I relied a bit heavily on boots but the the times I was able to complete it myself felt very empowering!

(5/5)
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Fred

United States

I have learned a lot out of this course

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Osama

Iraq

Really tough but soooo worthi it in the end to see something you create

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Mark Swenson

Australia

great learning experience

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Chananet Suraswadi

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