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Note: it is recommended that we use virtual environments
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make sure you have
python3or above andpipinstalled on your machine -
vitual environment
virtualenv ./virt # unix
virtualenv %HOMEPATH%\virt # windows
source ./virt/bin/activate # unix
%HOMEPATH%\virt\Scripts\activate # windows- install
Djangousing pip
pip3 install Django- Go through the steps of creating a new Django project:
django-admin startproject introduction # create a number of starter files for our project
cd introduction # navigate into your new project’s directory
python manage.py runserver # run your server- Create app
python manage.py startapp hello- Add
<APP_NAME>toINSTALLED_APPSinsettings.py
- In your project's
urls.py
from django.contrib import admin
from django.urls import path, include
urlpatterns = [
path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
path('hello/', include("hello.urls"))
]- create a new
urls.pyin your app
from django.urls import path
from . import views
urlpatterns = [
path("", views.index, name="index")
]- In your app's
views.py
from django.http.response import HttpResponse
def index(request):
return HttpResponse("Hello, World")- main
urls.py
path('hello/', include('hello.urls'))- app's
urls.py
path("<str:name>", views.greet, name="greet")- app's
views.py
def greet(request, name):
return HttpResponse(f"Hello, {name.capitalize()}")-
In your app's directory create a new folder
templates/APP_NAME -
Inside it create a new file
index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Hello</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Hello, World!</h1>
</body>
</html>- In your
views.py
def index(request):
return render(request, "hello/index.html")views.py
def greet(request, name):
return render(request, "hello/greet.html", {
"name": name.capitalize()
})greet.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Hello</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Hello, {{ name }}!</h1>
</body>
</html>- lets create a new app
python manage.py startapp isitchrismas- Edit
settings.py, addingisitchrismasas one of ourINSTALLED_APPS
path('isitchrismas/', include("isitchrismas.urls"))
- Create another
urls.pyfile within our new app’s directory, and update it to include a path.
from django.urls import path
from . import views
urlpatterns = [
path("", views.index, name="index"),
]views.py
def index(request):
now = datetime.datetime.now()
return render(request, "christmas/index.html", {
"christmas": now.month == 12 and now.day == 25
})index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Is It Christmas?</title>
</head>
<body>
{% if christmas %}
<h1>YES</h1>
{% else %}
<h1>NO</h1>
{% endif %}
</body>
</html>