[Django] Hello world

 Python    Django  

▌Introduction

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Django is a free and open-source web framework for Python.

We are going to install it and create a Hello world with Django.

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▌Environment

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▋Python 3.6.2

▋Django 1.11.5

▌Implement

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▋Install Django

Before installing Django, let’s create a virtual environment with venv.

$ mkdir Django $ cd Django $ python -m venv venv/ShopCart $ cd venv/ShopCart $ scripts\activate.bat

Then, lets install Django into the virtual environment.

$ python -m pip install Django

▋Create a new Django project

$ django-admin startproject shopcart

The project’s default files are as following.

▋__init__.py

This file maks Python treat the directory which has it as a module. It's the first file being loaded in a module, so we can run some codes when it's loaded.

▋settings.py

See the details on settings.py

For example, SECRET_KEY = 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' is described as following...

 (From django documentation)

▋urls.py

We can define Url Patterns in this file.

▋wsgi.py

An entry-point for WSGI-compatible web servers to serve your project. For more information on WSGI(Web Server Gateway Interface), see WIKI.

▋Start it

Use the following command to start the web server.

$ python shopcart\manage.py runserver

▌Github

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▌Reference

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