simple django app

1python manage.py startapp app_name

1python manage.py startapp # name of the app

1...\> django-admin startproject project_name

1
2# --------- Basic steps for working with Django on a MAC ---------- #
3
4 1º - Create a virtual environment by giving this command:
5  
6 >> python3 -m venv "name_of_env"  
7  
8  
9 2º - Activate this virtual environment:
10
11 >> source "name_of_env"/bin/activate  
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13
14 3º - Now you can install Django:
15  
16 >> pip3 install django  
17  
18  
19 4º - To initiate a project in Django:
20
21 >> django-admin startproject "projectName"
22 >> cd projectName
23 
24
25 5º - To run the server, you need to go to the directory containing 
26      manage.py and from there enter the command:
27  
28 >> python3 manage.py runserver
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30 
31 6º - To create a basic app in your Django project you need to go 
32      to the directory containing manage.py and from there enter 
33      the command:
34
35 >> python3 manage.py startapp "projectAppName"
36
37
38 7º - You need to include the app in our main project so that 
39      urls redirected to that app can be rendered. Move to 
40      "projectName" -> "projectName" -> urls.py and change the
41      following:
42    
43    
44from django.contrib import admin 
45from django.urls import path, include 
46  
47urlpatterns = [ 
48    path('admin/', admin.site.urls), 
49    # Enter the app name in following syntax for this to work 
50    path('', include("projectApp.urls")), 
51] 
52  
53

1# start by installing django by typing the following command
2
3python -m pip install Django
4
5# you can check if it worked by typing
6
7python3 -m django --version # for mac
8
9python -m django --version # for windows
10
11# when that works you can start your project by
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13django-admin startproject your_project_name
14
15# then you can start your first app by
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17django-admin startapp your_app_name
18
19# before you can run it, you need to add the app to the project
20
21# go to the folder your_project_name and open settings.py and scroll down until you see this
22
23INSTALLED_APPS = [
24    'django.contrib.admin',
25    'django.contrib.auth',
26    'django.contrib.contenttypes',
27    'django.contrib.sessions',
28    'django.contrib.messages',
29    'django.contrib.staticfiles',
30]
31
32# then go to the folder your_app_name and open apps.py and copy the class name
33
34# when you did that, add the following line to installed apps
35
36'your_app_name.apps.the_class_name_you_just_copied'
37
38
39# happy coding!

1...\> django-admin startproject mysite