This will install Django on your machine.

    pip install django

Create your repository folder then run:

    django-admin startproject myproject

1. manage.py: Runs commands for the project
2. [projectname]/init.py: Tells python that the folder contains python code (also called dunder init)
3. [projectname]/wsgi.py | asgi.py: Provides hooks for webservers such as Apache, Nginx, etc
4. [projectname]/settings.py: Configures the Django project
5. [projectname]/urls.py: Routes web requests based on URL

Navigate to your project path where manage.py exists, then run:

    python manage.py runserver

This command will also create a SqLite database for your project.

• A component in a Django project
• Each app fits a specific purpose e.g. Blog, Forum, Wiki etc
• A folder with a set of python files

To create an app in your Django project, navigate to your project folder then run where your manage.py is:

    python manage.py startapp myapp

Add your app name in settings.py in your main project folder.

App's folder structure

URL Patterns (routes user's request to its relevant view) --> Views uses Models (logics, db communications, etc) --> Templates (Response contents)

To run migration commands navigate to your main project folder where manage.py is, then run:

    python manage.py makemigrations # to create a new migration
    python manage.py showmigrations # to see your migrations
    python manage.py migrate # to apply your migrations
    python manage.py migrate <appname> <number> # to move to an specific migration

Add your model to your admin.py file, then create your super user by running:

    from .models import Pet

    # Register your models here.
    @admin.register(Pet)
    class Admin(admin.ModelAdmin):
        pass

    python3 manage.py createsuperuser

• {{ variable }} e.g.

    <h3>{{ pet.name }}</h3>

• {% tag %} e.g. for loop

    {% for pet in pets %}
        <li>{{ pet.name }}</li>
    {% endfor %}

• {{ variable|filter }} e.g. datetime output formatting

    <h3>{{ pet.name|capfirst }}</h3>

• some template tags doesn't have end tags e.g.

    {% url 'home' %} #output is /
    {% url 'pet_detail' pet.id %} #output /myapp/1/