{"id":312,"date":"2023-05-03T17:14:02","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T11:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itllive.com\/knowledgebase\/?p=312"},"modified":"2023-05-03T17:23:49","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T11:23:49","slug":"django-environment-setup-basics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itllive.com\/knowledgebase\/2023\/05\/03\/django-environment-setup-basics\/","title":{"rendered":"Django Environment Setup Basics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Download & Install Python:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Download and install the latest Python version for Windows from https:\/\/www.python.org\/downloads.<\/p>\n

Open Command Prompt and run following command to check if Python was installed properly.
\n> python --version<\/code><\/p>\n

It will show the version information if working properly.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Install PIP:<\/strong><\/p>\n

PIP is a package manager for Python packages, or modules. If you have Python version 3.4 or later, PIP is included by default. Check PIP version with the following command.
\n> pip --version<\/code><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Install IDE (VS Code):<\/strong><\/p>\n

Download & install VS Code from Microsoft and install Python<\/strong> extension by Microsoft in it.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Project Directory Setup:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Create a directory named PYTHON in a drive other than C. Literally this is an optional setup but helps organize your job.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Create a Directory for your Django Project:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Navigate to PYTHON directory from Command Prompt and run the following command to create a directory for your new Django project.
\n> cd D:\\PYTHON
\n> D:\\PYTHON> mkdir helloworld
\n> D:\\PYTHON> cd helloworld
\n> D:\\PYTHON\\helloworld><\/code><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Install Virtual Environment:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Install virtual environment for django in your project. Here .venv will be your virtual environment directory which you will be calling later.
\n> python -m venv .venv<\/code>
\nNow activate the virtual environment with below command.
\n> .venv\\Scripts\\Activate.ps1<\/code>
\nIf activated, you will see something like below.
\n(.venv) PS D:\\PYTHON\\helloworld><\/code>
\nInstall Django:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Run the following command to install Django in your project helloworld.
\n(.venv) PS D:\\PYTHON\\helloworld> pip install Django<\/code>
\nCreate a Django Project:<\/strong>
\n(.venv) PS D:\\PYTHON\\helloworld> django-admin startproject helloworldproject .<\/code><\/p>\n

Here the ending dot (.) is particularly important because without that, django will create another helloworldproject directory inside the original helloworldproject directory.<\/p>\n

Well, at this stage you will be able to find the following files created inside the helloworldproject directory.<\/p>\n

helloworld\/\r\n\u2502   \u251c\u2500\u2500 helloworldproject\/\r\n\u2502   \u2502   \u251c\u2500\u2500 __init__.py\r\n\u2502   \u2502   \u251c\u2500\u2500 settings.py\r\n\u2502   \u2502   \u251c\u2500\u2500 urls.py\r\n\u2502   \u2502   \u2514\u2500\u2500 wsgi.py\r\n\u2502   \u2502\r\n\u2502   \u2514\u2500\u2500 manage.py\r\n\u2502\r\n\u2514\u2500\u2500 .venv\/\r\n\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
Start the Development Server:<\/strong><\/p>\n
Once your file structure is set up, you can now start the server and check that your set up was successful. In the console, run the following command:<\/p>\n
> python manage.py runserver<\/code><\/pre>\n
Then, in your browser go to localhost:8000, and you should see the following:<\/p>\n
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