a simple Django project that uses a model to store book information, including the book name,
author, title, and description. We will then display the list of books in an HTML page using a for
loop.
Steps:
1. Create the Book Model.
2. Set Up the View to Retrieve Books.
3. Create a Template to Display the Books.
4. Con gure URL Routing.
1. models.py (in your app, e.g., booksapp):
De ne the Book model with elds for name, author, title, and description.
from django.db import models
class Book(models.Model):
book_name = models.CharField(max_length=255)
author = models.CharField(max_length=255)
title = models.CharField(max_length=255)
description = models.TextField()
def __str__(self):
return self.title
2. Create the Database Table:
Run the following commands to create the database table for the Book model:
python manage.py makemigrations
python manage.py migrate
views.py (in your app):
Create a view that retrieves all books from the database.
from django.shortcuts import render
from .models import Book
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def book_list(request):
books = Book.objects.all() # Retrieve all books from the database
return render(request, 'booksapp/book_list.html', {'books': books})
urls.py (in your app):
Set up the URL pattern for the book list view.
from django.urls import path
from . import views
urlpatterns = [
path('books/', views.book_list, name='book_list'),
]
6. book_list.html (in templates/booksapp/):
Create an HTML template to display the list of books.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Book List</title>
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css"
rel="stylesheet">
</head>
<body>
<div class="container mt-5">
<h1 class="text-center">Book List</h1>
<ul class="list-group mt-3">
{% for book in books %}
<li class="list-group-item">
<h5>{{ book.title }}</h5>
<p><strong>Author:</strong> {{ book.author }}</p>
<p><strong>Description:</strong> {{ book.description }}</p>
</li>
{% empty %}
<li class="list-group-item">No books available.</li>
{% endfor %}
</ul>
</div>
</body>
</html>
7. Add Sample Data:
You can use Django's admin panel or the Django shell to add sample book data. To do this via the
shell:
python manage.py shell
from booksapp.models import Book
# Create some sample books
Book.objects.create(book_name="Book One", author="Author A", title="First Book",
description="This is the rst book.")
Book.objects.create(book_name="Book Two", author="Author B", title="Second Book",
description="This is the second book.")
8. Run the Server:
Run the Django server to view the book list.
python manage.py runserver
fi
