Category: Django

Scaffolding notes on django

Setup notes

Make sure the following is installed:

  • python
  • pip
  • virtualenv

Create a virtual environment:

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eg: virtualenv env

Make sure django is installed:

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pip install django

Scaffolding notes:

Create a project:

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python-admin startproject [projectname]

Optionally create an app

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cd [projectname]

python-admin startapp [appname]

Note! Make sure you cd into the project folder so that your app is in the same folder level as manage.py

Also remember to:

Add [appname] to INSTALLED_APPS in settings.py