I am not a professional developer, and am more akin to a hobbiest programmer/developer, so take this for what it is worth.
Like icey said, pick up Django and learn it - this will get you results far faster and of a higher quality then rolling you own straight out of the gate.
From your post, it sounds like you will be learning to program, learning python and possibly learning Django all at once - an ambitious goal to say the least. Combining the three - centered around Django I think will be the most practical approach for diving in - far easier than learning to program in python and tackling the particulars of designing a web app framework from the ground up. djangobook.com , despite its (over-come-able) errors, will give you a nice base to start from. "Practical Django Projects" is also getting some good reviews, but I have not had the chance to check this one out yet.
I think you will find most of Django relatively easy to learn - and what is not so easy, will highlight some of the tougher aspects of developing a web app framework so you know what to look closer at and beef up on in the case that you do roll your own in the future.
Also, like icey said, once you become versed in Django you can decide to dig around in its internals. This will give you the chance to see what is already optimally designed (no one should reinvent the wheel) and what you can stand reinvention or redesign.
Like icey said, pick up Django and learn it - this will get you results far faster and of a higher quality then rolling you own straight out of the gate.
From your post, it sounds like you will be learning to program, learning python and possibly learning Django all at once - an ambitious goal to say the least. Combining the three - centered around Django I think will be the most practical approach for diving in - far easier than learning to program in python and tackling the particulars of designing a web app framework from the ground up. djangobook.com , despite its (over-come-able) errors, will give you a nice base to start from. "Practical Django Projects" is also getting some good reviews, but I have not had the chance to check this one out yet.
I think you will find most of Django relatively easy to learn - and what is not so easy, will highlight some of the tougher aspects of developing a web app framework so you know what to look closer at and beef up on in the case that you do roll your own in the future.
Also, like icey said, once you become versed in Django you can decide to dig around in its internals. This will give you the chance to see what is already optimally designed (no one should reinvent the wheel) and what you can stand reinvention or redesign.