Django-firstProject

Welcome to Django-firstProject, a personal repository documenting my learning journey with Django. This project serves as a collection of notes and examples to help me understand the basics of Django development. Although this isn't a fully functional application, it encompasses the fundamental concepts of Django I have explored so far.

Overview

This repository covers my learning milestones in Django, including starting a server, defining models, working with templates, configuring URLs, and exploring relationships and forms. Below is a breakdown of the topics I learned:

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Topics Covered

1. Start a Django Server

• Set up a virtual environment and installed Django.
• Ran the default development server using python manage.py runserver.

2. Creating Our First Views

• Learned about the concept of views and created basic functions in views.py to display responses.

3. Adding Templates

• Used Django's template engine to create HTML files for rendering dynamic content.

4. Adding CSS and JavaScript

• Integrated static files like CSS and JavaScript into the project by configuring STATICFILES_DIRS and linking them in templates.

5. Jinja Templates App in Django

• Explored Jinja2 syntax to include dynamic data in templates and loop through objects in views.

6. Tailwind to Django

• Integrated Tailwind CSS with Django to style templates using utility-first CSS classes.

7. Enable the Admin Panel in Django

• Activated Django's powerful admin interface by enabling and customizing the admin.py file for model management.

8. Defining a Model

• Learned to define models in models.py for database representation and structure.

9. Adding Data to the Database

• Used Django's ORM and admin interface to add sample data to the database.

10. Creating a View to Display the Data

• Displayed database content dynamically in templates using queries and context variables.

11. Get Data in the Template

• Utilized template tags to fetch and display data, such as looping over objects or accessing attributes.

12. Adding Description to the Model and Details Page

• Enhanced models by adding descriptions and created detail pages for individual objects.

13. Adding a Details View

• Added dedicated views to handle the display of detailed information about specific objects.

14. Configuring the urls.py File

• Learned to configure urls.py to define paths for routing between views and templates.

15. Relationships and Forms in Django

• Explored database relationships, including foreign keys and many-to-many relationships, and implemented forms for user input.

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x
• Django

Installation

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/pythoneer-sp/Django-firstProject.git