Django Journey

15APR2025

python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:80 for LAN access

python manage.py flush   to restart DB from scratch.

pip -V    will confirm if you in the venv

02APR2025

Probably better to use . foldername, while ensuring ,gitignore has this.

python -m venv .venv
.venv\Scripts\activate
pip install django

22FEB2025

python -m venv env
env\Scripts\activate
pip install django

deactivate
env\Scripts\activate

13FEB2025

python manage.py makemigrations

and then

python manage.py migrate

python manage.py createsuperuser   

python manage.py changepassword <user_name>

06FEB2025

Use the setup instructions for creating a github project in website first, then clone it locally.

Now you have C:\Source\github\bendecko\projectname\

Navigate to that folder and run django-admin startproject longtermreviews .     (note .)

This creates the standard structure:

Where my_site is projectname (master) and blog,reviews,user,login etc is module/app level.  We don't have blog yet.  To get it, run:

python manage.py startapp user  - Creates "user" application

31JAN2025

Consider Jinja2 as templating language. maybe be that render engine parameter...

30JAN2025

Create Project

from command-line where you want the project to appear:

django-admin startproject <projectname>

django-admin startproject leaveflickr
cd leaveflickr
django-admin startapp photos

Virtual Environment

from command-line where you want the venv to appear:

python -m venv jafri

pip install django

then cd into ./Scripts and "activate" using the batch file.

PIP

pip list  - show all packages

pip freeze > requirements.txt    - 

Run Project

python manage.py runserver

manage.py

python manage.py startapp user  - Creates "user" application

23AUG2024

https://medium.com/jina-ai/building-an-ai-powered-pdf-search-engine-with-python-part-1-9102654e6ea1

File Uploads:

From Max's course.   Interestingly he creates/uses a "profile" app in Django.

https://www.udemy.com/course/python-django-the-practical-guide/learn/lecture/26399314#overview

request.FILES["image"] in view contains files collection.

from form definition:

<form action="/profiles" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
    { csrf_token }
    <input type="file" name="image" />
    <button>upload</button>
</form>

In the view look for chunk.

This will be replaced by dropzone upload in longtermreviews