Django: Getting Started Transcripts
Chapter: Your First Django App
Lecture: Intro
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Alright, let's get going with your first Django project. This chapter will introduce you to the main concepts of Django.
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I'll start by showing you how to use pip to install the Django framework,
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then you'll use the Django admin command that comes with the framework to create a new project with your very own Django project in place,
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you'll use its built in development server to see the default content. Then you'll write some code. I'm a traditionalist.
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Where better to start than with Hello World, and of course it is considered good practice to write tests whenever you code.
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Every chapter in this course will include a section on testing, showing you just how to write automated tests that goes with what you've learned.
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This chapter will highlight the key testing concepts in Django and how they're built on top of Pythons Unit Test Library.
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Django has been around for more than 15 years now and as you might imagine with that kind of history, there are lots of versions out there.
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Each version of Django is tied to a number of Python versions. I'm going to be demonstrating using Python 3.10 and Django 4.0.2.
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Very little of what I'm going to be showing you will need these versions. So if you're on a slightly older build, that shouldn't be a problem.
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Django 4.0's minimum, Python version is Python 3.8. So if you're going to use Django 4.0 along with me, you'll need at least Python 3.8.
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You can probably get away with a version three of Django without seeing any differences.
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But I'll be using 4.0, and it's always a good idea when you're installing third party libraries in Python to use a virtual environment.
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Before continuing, you should set one up for yourself now.