Project Setup Instructions

Follow these steps to get the project up and running on your local machine.

Prerequisites

Ensure you have Python 3 installed on your system. You can download it from python.org.

Clone the Repository

Clone the project repository to your local machine. Replace REPO_URL with the actual repository URL:
```
git clone REPO_URL
```

Navigate to Project Directory

cd articles Create a Virtual Environment

Set up a Python virtual environment for the project. This creates an isolated environment for Python projects which can have their own dependencies, irrespective of what dependencies every other project has.

python3 -m venv venv Activate the Virtual Environment

source venv/bin/activate On Windows, the command is slightly different:

.\venv\Scripts\activate Install Django

Install Django using pip. This will install the latest version of Django:

pip install django pip install django==5.0.2

Run the Development Server

Start the Django development server:

python manage.py runserver