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https://github.com/beebus/hello-world-django

"Hello World" Django application using Windows 10 command line and the GitHub.com website interface.
https://github.com/beebus/hello-world-django

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"Hello World" Django application using Windows 10 command line and the GitHub.com website interface.

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# hello-world-django

I used a Windows 10 environment command line and GitHub.com to create a "Hello World" Django application using the website URLs listed below.



https://djangoforbeginners.com/hello-world/


https://docs.python.org/3/library/venv.html


https://packaging.python.org/guides/installing-using-pip-and-virtual-environments/



In the Cortana search box, type in “cmd” then click “Run as administrator”.



Navigate to your project folder by using:


C:\> cd (folder name)


C:\> dir/w (to list the directory contents… similar to ls in Mac/Linux terminal.
The /w switch causes the contents to be listed in several columns, wider, rather than in one long list.)



Windows:


1.	Navigate to project folder.


2.	C:\> virtualenv venv	(it seems like this command only needs to be done once per command prompt session)


If this command doesn’t work, you probably need to install virtualenv by running the following command:


C:\> py -m pip install –user virtualenv



If “virtualenv venv” continues to not work, try this one:



C:\> py -m venv env



3.	C:\> venv\scripts\activate	(same for this)



If you used “py -m venv env” in the previous step, use this command instead:



C:\> .\env\Scripts\activate



You should see something like this:



 



I went ahead and added a .gitignore file to my project directory that contained the following:



.DS_Store


node_modules


.tmp


npm-debug.log


wisdompets/db.sqlite3


__pycache__/


*.py[cod]



Here is what I have so far in my project folder:



 

The env folder that you see what automatically created by the command “py -m venv env”.


Then the command “.\env\Scripts\activate” told it to use that folder.



Now, keep in mind that we will not be committing this folder to GitHub because of:



 

which it says on the website, https://packaging.python.org/guides/installing-using-pip-and-virtual-environments/



so we will add this folder to the .gitignore file:



I think we just add a new line “env” or “env/”



.DS_Store


node_modules


.tmp


npm-debug.log


wisdompets/db.sqlite3


__pycache__/


*.py[cod]


env



Back in the cmd window, in the virtual environment, install Django using pip:



C:\> pip install django~=3.1.0



 



C:\> cd env\scripts


C:\> python.exe -m pip install –upgrade pip



 



C:\> python.exe django-admin.py startproject config D:\LinkedIn_Learning\Python\hello_world_django


C:\> cd ..


C:\> cd ..


C:\> dir/w



 



So it looks like when I initially tried to run “django-admin startproject config .” it was trying to use a different python.exe instead of the virtual environment’s python.exe.


I’ll have to look into how this is corrected later.


I bet this is easier on a Mac or Linux in terminal.



C:\> python manage.py runserver



 



Then go to http://127.0.0.1:8000/ in the browser.



 



CTRL-Pause/Break causes the server to stop, and returns you to a prompt in the cmd window.



(env) C:\> git –version


If this is not recognized, then you’ll probably need to go to https://git-scm.com/download/win to download Git for Windows.



After installing, you’ll need to close the cmd window and reopen it (in admin mode).


Navigate again to your project folder.


Activate the virtual environment:


C:\> .\env\Scripts\activate


C:\> git –version



 



C:\> git config –global user.name “name”


C:\> git config –global user.email “email address”


C:\> git init



Go to GitHub.com and create an empty repo. I’m calling mine “hello-world-django”.



C:\> git add .


C:\> git commit -m “first commit”


C:\> git branch -M master


C:\> git remote add origin https://github.com/beebus/hello-world-django.git


C:\> git push -u origin master