CREATING & UNDERSTANDING DJANGO PROJECT STRUCTURE

1. Create a Django Project

• Create a new Django project named new_project:

django-admin startproject new_project

• Get into the Project directory

cd new_project

2. Project-Level Files

manage.py

• • Entry point for Django commands such as runserver, migrate, and createsuperuser.

settings.py

• • Contains project configurations like database settings and installed apps.
  • Key sections:
    • INSTALLED_APPS: Lists all enabled Django apps.

• • • DATABASES: Defines database configurations.

urls.py

• • Defines URL patterns and routes them to views.
  • Example:

wsgi.py

• • Entry point for WSGI-compatible web servers to serve your project.

asgi.py

• • Entry point for ASGI-compatible web servers, supporting WebSockets and asynchronous tasks.

3. App-Level Files

Create a new app named home:

python manage.py startapp home

 

views.py

• • Contains the logic for processing requests and returning responses.
  • Example:

models.py

• • Defines the database structure using Python classes.
  • Example:

admin.py

• • Registers models to be managed via the Django Admin interface.
  • Example:

apps.py

• • Contains metadata for the app.

migrations/

• • Stores migration files to manage database schema changes.
  • Can be updated using inbuilt command makemigrations using manage.py.