⚡ Python Django Crypto

Python-Django app to fetch and display crypto currency prices from the Coingecko cryptocurrency API
Code from a tutorial by Pyplane - see 👏 Inspiration below
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Coingecko cryptocurrency API supplied crypto currency information in JSON format. It is free and does not require an API key
Bootstrap starter template used in templates/base.html

Install Python
Install pip
Install Django by typing pip install Django
Run django-admin startproject crypto_proj to create a new project ref. docs
Open crypto_proj in VS Code
Run python manage.py startapp positions to create Python module
Add code
Run pip freeze to see list of modules installed. Ref. Docs
Run python manage.py makemigrations for changes to models etc.
Run python manage.py migrate to migrate the migration files.
To add a superuser run python manage.py createsuperuser --username=joe --email=joe@example.com Ref. Docs and log into admin panel
Run python manage.py runserver to run server on port 8000. A refresh is needed after any code changes

Status: Incomplete: paused at video 3 - 4.05 while I check Homebrew for Windows - video only shows Mac version
To-do: check if chocolatey package manager can replace Homebrew which is not for Windows