Pankaj-Str/todo_list_form_view

Title: Building a Django Todo App

Summary:
we will guide you through the process of creating a Django Todo App. By following along, you'll learn how to set up a virtual environment, install Django, create a new project, handle static files and templates, create a todo app, define models, apply migrations, and more.

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Step 1: Setting Up Your Environment

1.1 Creating a Virtual Environment

python -m venv venv

Activate the virtual environment:

venv\scripts\activate  # For Windows
source venv/bin/activate  # For macOS and Linux

1.2 Installing Django

pip install django

Step 2: Creating Your Project

2.1 Starting a New Project

django-admin startproject todo_list

Step 3: Managing Static Files

3.1 Configuring Static Files

mkdir static

Update settings.py:

STATIC_URL = '/static/'
STATICFILES_DIRS = [BASE_DIR / 'static']

Step 4: Handling Templates

4.1 Creating Templates

mkdir templates

Define base.html in the templates directory.

4.2 Configuring Templates

Update settings.py:

'DIRS': [BASE_DIR / 'templates' ],

Step 5: Creating the Todo App

5.1 Setting Up the App

django-admin startapp todo

Add 'todo', to INSTALLED_APPS in settings.py.

5.2 Defining Views

Create a views.py file in the todo app:

from django.shortcuts import render

def home(request):
    return render(request, 'home.html')

5.3 Routing URLs

Define URL routes in urls.py:

from django.urls import path
from . import views

urlpatterns = [
    path('', views.home, name='home'),
]

Include the app's URLs in the project's urls.py:

path('', include('todo.urls'))

Step 6: Creating the Task Model

6.1 Defining the Model

Define the Task model in models.py:

from django.db import models
from django.contrib.auth.models import User

class Task(models.Model):
    title = models.CharField(max_length=255)
    description = models.TextField(null=True, blank=True)
    completed = models.BooleanField(default=False)
    created_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
    user = models.ForeignKey(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE, null=True, blank=True)
    
    def __str__(self):
        return self.title
    
    class Meta:
        ordering = ['completed']

6.2 Registering the Model in Admin

Register the Task model in admin.py:

from django.contrib import admin
from .models import Task

admin.site.register(Task)

6.3 Applying Migrations

python manage.py makemigrations
python manage.py migrate

6.4 Creating a Superuser

python manage.py createsuperuser

Step 7: Finalizing and Testing

Restart the Django server:

python manage.py runserver

Navigate to http://127.0.0.1:8000/ in your web browser.

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