Web Development with Django Tutorial

Welcome to the Django tutorial! Django is a high-level Python web framework that enables rapid development of secure and maintainable websites. This video tutorial will guide you through the basics of setting up a Django project and building a simple web application.

Introduction to Django
Setting Up Django
Creating a Simple Django App
Modeling Data with Django
Creating Views and Templates
Running the Development Server
Further Reading

Introduction to Django

Django is an open-source web framework that follows the model-view-template (MVT) architectural pattern. It encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. Django is used by many high-traffic sites such as Pinterest, Instagram, and Mozilla.

Setting Up Django

Before you start, make sure you have Python installed on your system. You can download it from python.org.

Install Django using pip:
```
pip install django
```
Create a new Django project:
```
django-admin startproject myproject
```
Navigate to the project directory:
```
cd myproject
```

Creating a Simple Django App

To create a new app within your project, use the following command:

python manage.py startapp myapp

This will create a new directory with the name myapp containing the basic structure of a Django app.

Modeling Data with Django

Django uses models to define the data structure of your application. In myapp/models.py, define a new model like this:

from django.db import models

class MyModel(models.Model):
    name = models.CharField(max_length=100)

Run the following command to create the database tables:

python manage.py makemigrations
python manage.py migrate

Creating Views and Templates

Views are functions that handle the logic of your web application. In myapp/views.py, create a new view like this:

from django.shortcuts import render

def my_view(request):
    return render(request, 'myapp/my_template.html')

In myapp/templates/myapp/my_template.html, create a simple template:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>My Page</title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1>Welcome to my Django app!</h1>
</body>
</html>

Running the Development Server

To run the development server, use the following command:

python manage.py runserver

Open your web browser and go to http://127.0.0.1:8000/ to see your Django app in action!