/Todo-List

A Django Todo List Project

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Todo-List

A Django Todo List Tutorial by Pretty Printed

Requirments

Installation on Linux

  • Follow the guide here on how to clone or fork a repo

  • Follow the guide here on how to create virtualenv

  • To create a normal virtualenv (example myvenv) and activate it (see Code below).

    sudo apt-get install python-virtualenv

virtualenv --python=python3.6.3 myvenv

source myvenv/bin/activate

(myvenv) $ pip install -r requirements.txt

(myvenv) $ python manage.py makemigrations

(myvenv) $ python manage.py migrate

(myvenv) $ python manage.py runserver

  • Copy the IP address provided once your server has completed building the site. (It will say something like >> Serving at 127.0.0.1....).

  • Open the address in the browser

  • Don't forget to Change ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['127.0.0.1'] in settings.py

  • Note: It is important that when you create your virtualenv, do not create it in the same folder as the code you downloaded.

Installation on Windows

  • Follow the guide here on how to clone or fork a repo

  • Follow the guide here on how to create virtualenv

  • To create a normal virtualenv (example myvenv) and activate it (see Code below).

    1. Create main project folder with name of your choice (eg. Todo List)

2. Create second folder in the root or main folder called #TodoList and clone #(git clone url) the project into that folder.

2. Open the command prompt and navigate the project folder (Todo List)

3. virtualenv TodoList-env   # Create a virtual environment for the project with it's own packages.

4. TodoList-env\Scripts\activate    # Move into the virtual environment folder and activate the environment.

5. cd ..   # move back into main project folder.

6. cd TodoList    # Move into second (TodoList) folder.

7. pip install -r requirements.txt  # install the requirements.

8. python manage.py migrate   # Migrate the data into the database.

9. python manage.py runserver   # Run the server.

NOTE: You can use any text editor or IDE of your choice.

  • Copy the IP address provided once your server has completed building the site. (It will say something like >> Serving at 127.0.0.1....).

  • Open the address in the browser

  • Don't forget to Change ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['127.0.0.1'] in settings.py

  • Note: It is important that when you create your virtualenv, do not create it in the same folder as the code you downloaded.