Hi, Go through this quick start tutorial and understand. You can do this. It is very easy.
https://www.django-rest-framework.org/tutorial/quickstart/ Thanks and Regards J. Ranga Bharath Cell: 9110334114 On Wed, 31 May 2023, 2:16 pm DieHardMan 300, <[email protected]> wrote: > I'd like to give some advice before start your Django journey and Django > project configurations > ---------- Before Start Django ---------- > 1. master Python "class" bacause you might use django class-based view a > lot, learn "decorator" and standard library "datetime" and "re" > 2. choose "Python version" for your django project, I recommend Python > 3.10 or 3.11. You should check current installed Python version > in your terminal --> py --version > ** if you use Unix OS like MacOS or Linux, type "python3" instead of "py" > 3. I highly recommend create virtual environment for each django project, > install virtualenv with pip > windows cmd --> py -m pip install virtualenv > then --> py -m virtualenv app-env > macos terminal --> python3 -m pip install virtualenv > then --> python3 -m virtualenv app-env > 4. activate virtual environment you just created > windows cmd --> app-env\Scripts\activate.bat or > app-env\Scripts\activate > macos terminal --> source/bin/activate > to stop virtualenv just type --> deactivate > 5. install django latest version via pip (you must activate virtualenv > first) > --> py -m pip install django > ---------- Start Django ---------- > 1. start new django project (don't forget to activate virtualenv first) > --> django-admin startproject my-app > 2. go inside project folder and create "requirements.txt" and type all > requirement library for your project > --- requirements.txt --- > django >= 4.2.0, < 4.3.0 > wheel >= 0.4.0 > ipython >= 8.11.0 # python shell for django project > python-decouple >= 3.7.0 # for hiding sensitive data in settings.py > before uploading to git > setuptools >= 67.7.0 > psycopg >= 3.0.0 # postgresql database driver. if > you use django 4.1 or lower you must install psycopg2 instead of psycopg > mysqlclient => 2.1.1 # mysql database driver. if you > already use postgresql you don't need this > 3. install specified dependencies > --> py -m pip install -r requirements.txt > for upgrade your dependencies --> py -m pip install --upgrade -r > requirements.txt > by doing this you have more control to your project dependencies > for example if you specified "django >= 4.2.0, < 4.3.0" it will > upgrade django between 4.2.0 to 4.2.* but never 4.3.0 > 4. in your main project directory it will have 3 files now > my-app, manage.py and requirements.txt > 5. open "settings.py" in "my-app" > first thing you need to be cautious is SECRET_KEY constant. You must > never lose it or expose this to public that's why "python-decouple" library > needed > for more information https://pypi.org/project/python-decouple/ > 6. in DATABASE section change it to your database > --- for postgresql --- > DATABASES = { > 'default': { > DATABASE_ENGINE='django.db.backends.postgresql' > DATABASE_NAME='mydatabase' > DATABASE_USER='root' > DATABASE_PASSWORD='' > DATABASE_HOST='localhost' > DATABASE_PORT='5432' > } > } > --- for mysql --- > DATABASES = { > 'default': { > ALLOWED_HOSTS='localhost' > DATABASE_ENGINE='django.db.backends.mysql' > DATABASE_NAME='mydatabase' > DATABASE_USER='root' > DATABASE_PASSWORD='' > DATABASE_HOST='localhost' > DATABASE_PORT='3306' > } > add your "user" and "password", both database port above are default port > though > 7. start your first database migrate > --> py manage.py migrate > > Now go for Django Tutorial --> https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/ > I hope this help you avoid some problems in the future. > > ในวันที่ วันอังคารที่ 30 พฤษภาคม ค.ศ. 2023 เวลา 21 นาฬิกา 56 นาที 14 > วินาที UTC+7 Veronica Ndemo เขียนว่า: > >> Hi guys I need help.I am just getting started in using Django and I would >> love to get guidance on how to go about the Django framework > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/8f7da283-844b-4fd3-aa73-324a5ada7d7cn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/8f7da283-844b-4fd3-aa73-324a5ada7d7cn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/CAK5m316NYXbxJXg0skFM79dKANbqKq%2BnL-eMayU9w9qFtNHzSg%40mail.gmail.com.
