How to Create a Project in Django

A Django project is the main folder structure for a web application, containing settings, URLs, and apps. It sets up the environment for development.

Steps to create apps in Django

Before creating a Django project, ensure that a virtual environment is set up and Django is installed within it.

Step 1: Create the Project

Once the environment is activated and Django is available, a new project can be created using:

django-admin startproject projectName

This will create a new folder named projectName.

Change into your project directory:

cd projectName

Step 2: Create a View

Inside your project folder (where settings.py and urls.py are located), create a new file named views.py. and add the following code to views.py:

from django.http import HttpResponse

def hello_geeks(request):
    return HttpResponse("Hello Geeks")

This simple view returns the string "Hello Geeks" when accessed.

Step 3: Configure URLs

In the urls.py file inside the project folder (projectName/urls.py) and modify it as follows:

1. Import view at the top:

from projectName.views import hello_geeks

2. Add a URL pattern inside the urlpatterns list to link view:

from django.urls import path
from projectName.views import hello_geeks

urlpatterns = [
    path('geek/', hello_geeks),
]

This routes any request to /geek/ to the hello_geeks view.

After following these steps, file structure should look like this:

Step 4: Run the Development Server

Ensure the virtual environment is activated, then start the Django development server:

python manage.py runserver

In web browse, visit:

http://127.0.0.1:8000/geek/

The message "Hello Geeks" should be displayed.

Related Post:

• Django Basics
• Python Virtual Environment