Django project

Creating virtual env with pipenv

• create Folder, cd to it,
• pip3 install pipenv
• pipenv shell - to activate it inside the Project folder
• exit or Ctrl D to deactivate

Installing Django

• pipenv install django - make sure you are in the project folder
• django-admin startproject DjangoProject .
• ls to see if the django files have been created, go to: 127.0.0.1:8000

Configuring Django

• python manage.py runserver - to start Django server
• control C to quit
• python manage.py startapp hello - start Django app within the project
• settings.py - add hello app to INSTALLED_APPS list
• view.py - create view for target URL - def view as a function
• urls.py - add path to urlpaterns list

Create todo app with Django

• python manage.py startapp todo
• add app in the settings.py
• create a func in todo\views.py (import HttpResponse)
• add path in urlpatters for the view
• create templates folder and .html file in there
• add it to views
• add [os.path.join(BASE_DIR,'templates')], to TEMPLATES/DIRS in settings.py
• create TodoItem class in models.py
• migrate class to the database:
  • python manage.py makemigrations - creates migration file
  • python manage.py migrate - changing config of our db - adding todo model
  • python manage.py shell - storing objects in the database: from todo.models import TodoItem a = TodoItem(content='todo item AA') a.save() b = TodoItem(content='todo item B') c = TodoItem(content='todo item C') b.save() c.save() all_todo_items = TodoItem.objects.all() all_todo_items[1].content
  • edit views.py import TodoItem from .models , retriev all todo items from the db, add third argument to the render func - add all_todo_items to todo.html template - assign name all_items to it
  • edit todo.html add for loop to loop through all_items
  • add input form to the todo.html
  • create a new todo item in views.py
  • add a path in the urls.py
  • Add delete button in the todo.html - inside the for loop (for each item)