Django Guide

Django Tips & Tricks

pip install django==<version> - installs specified version of django
django-admin --version - returns the installed version of django
django-admin startproject <project name> . - creates a django folder in the current working directory.
python manage.py runserver <port number> - starts the django app on specified port number
django application by default runs on port no 8000, http://localhost:8000
db.sqlite3 file will be created automatically for the first time when we run the python manage.py runserver command.
return HttpResponse(<response>, status=<code>) - we can also pass status code along with response to HttpResponse method.
we can directly specify templates folder in TEMPLATE list for DIRS key as a list, instead of specifying absolute path using os module
{% extends "base.html" %} - extends a html component
{% include "footer.html" %} - includes a html component
python manage.py makemigrations - generates pseudo sqlcode/object under migration folder within app
python manage.py sqlmigrate <appname> <filename> - generates sql code from pseudo code/object
python manage.py migrates - creates a sql tables in db.

STATIC_URL = '/static/'
STATIC_ROOT = BASE_DIR/'static'
STATICFILES_DIRs = [
    'greatkart/static
]

python manage.py collectstatic - collects/copies static files to static folder under root directory under admin folder
{% static '<path to file>' %} - to access a static file in django.

specifying directly templates under DIRS in TEMPLATES list instead of abs path using os.path.join() method
why admin folder is getting created while using python manage.py collectstatic and contents of admin are different from input