Django Rest Framework (DRF) makes it easy to build powerful RESTful APIs in Python. In this tutorial, I walk you through Class-Based Views (CBVs) — a cleaner, more scalable way to build APIs — and how to simplify them using Mixins and Generics.

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✅ What You'll Learn

In this tutorial, we cover everything you need to move from basic function-based views to efficient, reusable class-based views using Django Rest Framework:

🔹 1. Class-Based Views (CBVs)

We start by transforming a simple function-based view into a class-based view — breaking down how CBVs work, and how to handle HTTP methods like get(), post(), put(), and delete() in class-based format.

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🔹 2. Simplifying with Mixins

Once you’re familiar with CBVs, we use Mixins to reduce boilerplate code. Mixins let you compose views with specific functionality (like ListModelMixin, CreateModelMixin, etc.), making your code cleaner and easier to maintain.

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🔹 3. Optimizing with Generics

Finally, we use GenericAPIView and built-in generic views like ListCreateAPIView and RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView to create robust views with just a few lines of code. This is where the magic of DRF really shines!

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🚀 Why Use Class-Based Views?

  • 📦 Reusable logic across views
  • 🔍 Cleaner code with separation of concerns
  • ⚡ Scalable for larger applications
  • 🔁 DRY (Don’t Repeat Yourself) principles with Mixins & Generics

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