HKV Django Training

Getting started

1. Make sure VirtualEnv and PIP are installed.

2. Create a virtual environment:

   virtualenv env

3. Activate the environment:

   venv\Scripts\activate.bat

4. Install requirements from `requirements.txt`:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

5. Create a database:

   python manage.py syncdb

6. Run the development server:

   python manage.py runserver

7. Open the app in the browser at http://127.0.0.1:8000/

Preparatory material

• Crash into Python
• Writing your first Django app (tutorial)
• Getting started with Django

Summaries

• Day 1
• Day 2

Reference material

• Hitchhiker's Guide to Python
• Two Scoops of Django
• Official Django documentation
• Official Python documentation