Oh good. It's not finished yet. I was afraid that I was going to have to buy it again when I hadn't finished the first edition. Apparently they can write faster than I can read.
I am really glad to see that they are updating it for Django 1.x. I have not programming background but have been trying to decide on a web-focused language/framework to learn, and Django was highest on my list. Up until now, however, there weren't any online resources (that I had found) that detailed getting started with Django 1.x. I've started looking at Ruby/Rails, but may have to reconsider my decision now that there is a good resource available.
i still don't get the instantiation thing why datetime.datetime.now() ?? what's special about saying it twice? noob question but a link somewhere that explains this would be appreciated.
Awesome! Djangobook.com and the official docs are how I learned Django. Djangobook.com is definitely a great place to start when then you can immerse yourself into the official docs (digging deep inside them) or the actual Django code, which can teach you a lot.
I tried making a simple Django app on Google app engine about 5 months ago, and I could never get it running. It left a bad taste in my mouth. Maybe it was just half baked on Google app engine at that time?