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Getting Started with Django
python3 --versionIf Python is not installed, continue to the next step, else skip to point 2.
sudo apt updatesudo apt install software-properties-commonsudo apt install python3.8python3 --versionsudo apt install -y python3-pipsudo apt install -y python3-venvpython3 -m venv <virtual_enviornment_name>source <virtual_enviornment_name>/bin/activateYour command prompt will now be prefixed with the name of your environment:
(virtual_enviornment_name) raghu:~/Projectspython3This will open a python shell for you.
Congratulations your virtual environment has been created, let's create our first Django app.
django-admin --versionIf Django is not installed, continue to the next step, else skip to step 3.3.
sudo apt install python3-djangodjango-admin startproject <project_name>This command would have created a folder with your project name. Navigate to the folder using the "cd" command.
Inside the folder you will see the file "manage.py", a key file in Django projects.
Run the following command to migrate the database(Django uses SQLite by default) and sync your changes.
Run the following command to migrate the database(Django uses SQLite by default) and sync your changes.
python3 manage.py migrateThis will create some migrations and extra files, which we will discuss in the upcoming blogs.
For now you can start your webserver using the following command:
python3 manage.py runserverIn the terminal you will see the development server starting at http://127.0.0.1:8000/
You can open the same URL in the browser to see your project
In this blog we learned about how to setup a Django Application.
In the upcoming blogs we will learn to create a fully functional application.
In the upcoming blogs we will learn to create a fully functional application.
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