• Python 3 +
• Visual Studio Code (IDE)
• PostgreSQL
• Table Plus or pgAdmin 4

• Upon python installation, ensure that it is added to PATH

• Create a folder named YourProjectName

• Open Visual Studio Code and install the Django extension

• Navigate to the project directory in Visual Studio Code and open a terminal

• Enter:" pip install django " then restart the terminal

• Enter:" django-admin startproject YourProjectName "

• Make sure you are in the same directory or use " cd YourProjectName " if you created a folder before using the django-admin command

• Enter:" python manage.py startapp YourAppName "

• To test the server, run:" python manage.py runserver "

• Create a templates folder in the parent directory (same directory with your manage.py)

• Create an index.html

• To connect your app to django, navigate to your YourProjectName(Your Main folder) -> YourProjectName(Project Folder) -> settings.py

• In there, go to the INSTALLED APPS [] and add " 'YourAppName' "

• In the TEMPLATES [], add " 'templates' "

• In the same directory, go to urls.py and add " include " in the django.urls import

• Add the code:" path('',include('YourAppName.urls')), "

Your code should look like this:

from django.contrib import admin
from django.urls import path, include

urlpatterns = [
    path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
    path('', include('webapp.urls')),
]

• Now, copy the urls.py and add that to your YourAppName folder
• In that file, remove the admin import and the content of the urlpatterns like this:

from django.urls import path

urlpatterns = [

]

• Configure your PostgreSQL management studio
• Create a database and take note of its name
• Create a terminal and pip install psycopg2 (for postgreSQL adapter)
• Also pip install django-environ (for .env)
• Create a .env file beside your settings.py and fill it with it like this (no single quotes):

SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key (can be seen in settings.py)
DB_NAME=your_db_name
DB_USER=your_db_user
DB_PASSWORD=your_password
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_PORT=5432

• Add this .env file to your gitignore if you are using git

Your settings.py should look like this:

#settings.py

import environ
env = environ.Env()
environ.Env.read_env()

...some of the default code

# Your secret key
SECRET_KEY = env("SECRET_KEY")

...some of the default code

DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
        'NAME': env("DB_NAME"),
        'USER': env("DB_USER"),
        'PASSWORD': env("DB_PASSWORD"),
        'HOST': env("DB_HOST"),
        'PORT': env("DB_PORT"),
    }
}

• Get back to YourAppName folder and go to models.py and create your model (without ID)
• Open a terminal and make sure you are in the correct directory that contains manage.py or use " cd YourProjectName "
• Run the migrations by entering:" python manage.py makemigrations "
• Also enter:" python manage.py migrate "
• Check your database

• For more information, visit this link

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Django is a high-level Python web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. Thanks for checking it out.

All documentation is in the "docs" directory and online at https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/. If you're just getting started, here's how we recommend you read the docs:

• First, read docs/intro/install.txt for instructions on installing Django.

• Next, work through the tutorials in order (docs/intro/tutorial01.txt, docs/intro/tutorial02.txt, etc.).

• If you want to set up an actual deployment server, read docs/howto/deployment/index.txt for instructions.

• You'll probably want to read through the topical guides (in docs/topics) next; from there you can jump to the HOWTOs (in docs/howto) for specific problems, and check out the reference (docs/ref) for gory details.

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