Django is a high-level Python-based Web Framework that allows rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. It is also called batteries included framework because Django provides built-in features for everything including Django Admin Interface, default database SQLlite3, etc. Today we will create a Joke app in Django.
Installation
pip3 install django pip3 install pyjokes
Basic Setup
Start a project by the following command
django-admim startproject jokeapp
Change the directory to joke app
cd jokeapp
Start the server- Start the server by typing the following command in the terminal –
python manage.py runserver
To check whether the server is running or not go to a web browser and enter http://127.0.0.1:8000/ as URL.
Create the main App
python manage.py startapp main
Goto main/ folder by doing: cd main and create a folder with index.html file: templates/main/index.html
Open the project folder using a text editor. The directory structure should look like this :
Now add the main app in your jokeapp in settings.py.
Edit the urls.py in jokeapp
Python3
from django.contrib import adminfrom django.urls import path, includeurlpatterns = [ path('admin/', admin.site.urls), path("", include("main.urls")),] |
Create new urls.py in your main app (jokeapp/main/)
Python3
from django.urls import pathfrom .views import *urlpatterns = [ path("", home, name="home"),] |
Edit views.py in the main
Python3
from django.shortcuts import render,HttpResponseimport pyjokes# Create your views here.def home(request): joke=pyjokes.get_joke() return render(request,"main/index.html",{"joke":joke}) |
Create new templates folder inside the main inside that create another folder main and create the new file index.html. (main/templates/main/index.html)
index.html
HTML
<html> <head> <title>Home Page</title> </head><body><h3>{{joke}}</h3></body></html> |
Output:
Now you can run the server to see your joke app
python manage.py runserver
