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Django·Django from project to API

Setup and project structure

Create a virtual environment, start a project and understand apps.

Intermediate 12 min read Lesson 1 of 300 Challenge included
What you will be able to do
  • Use a virtual environment per project.
  • Create a project with django-admin startproject.
  • Create apps with manage.py startapp.
  • Keep secrets in environment variables.

In plain English

A Django project is a container for settings and URLs; an app is a reusable feature. Keep each app focused. Start with a virtual environment so dependencies stay reproducible.

terminalTerminal
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install django
django-admin startproject config .
python manage.py startapp lessons
Your turn

Create an app

Easy

Write the command that creates a Django app named courses.

BASH · starter
python manage.py
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What is the difference between a project and an app?

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