Ubuntu 16.04 Django Installation and configuration

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2. sudo apt-get install python-pip
4. sudo apt-get install python-virtualenv # Installing the local Virtual Environment management tool
6. mkdir ~/django # Create a directory
8. CD ~/Django
10. virtualenv venv # under the ~/django directory, create a venv virtual environment
12. SOURCE Venv/bin/activate # Open Virtual Environment
14. Pip install Django # using the PIP tool to install Django online
16. mkdir ~/workplace # Create working directory
18. CD ~/Workplace
20. Django-admin.py startproject HelloWorld # Create a Django project
22. CD ~/helloworld

The various files inside the Django creation project are described:

The following results are obtained under the project with the tree command:

Catalogue Description:

• HelloWorld: the container for the project.
• manage.py: a useful command-line tool that allows you to interact with the Django project in a variety of ways.
• helloworld/__init__.py: An empty file that tells Python that the directory is a python package.
• helloworld/settings.py: setup/configuration for this Django project.
• helloworld/urls.py: URL declaration for the Django project; A "directory" of Django-driven Web sites.
• helloworld/wsgi.py: a WSGI-compatible WEB server's portal to run your project.

Finally, enable the server:

Python manage.py runserver

Enter the URL of the prompt in the Linux browser and see the Web page, indicating success.

Additional notes:

PIP: is a tool to install the Python Index Pack (Pip is a-tool for installing Python packages from the Python package index)

Virtualenv: is a tool for creating a standalone Python environment (is a tools to create isolated Python environments)

(Usage scenario: Different projects require different versions, and different projects are developed or run on the same computer, which requires a separate virtual environment under each project).

Pip,virtulenv Related instructions: https://www.dabapps.com/blog/introduction-to-pip-and-virtualenv-python/

Ubuntu 16.04 Django Installation and configuration