Django Tutorial: Polls App

An attempt to strengthen my Django skills.

The tutorial being followed are the lecture slides for Web App Development that are nearly the same as Django Tutorial.

Using this Repository

Since this repository uses a virtual environment with specific packages, it is essential to activate it specifically.

Virtual Environment

If you haven’t already created a virtual environment, you can do so using either of the following:

• Anaconda Prompt

  $ conda create -n polls python=3.8.0

• Python (Windows)

  $ python -m venv polls

• Python (macOS / Linux)

  $ python3 -m venv polls

You can then activate the environment once created.

• Anaconda Prompt

  $ conda activate polls

• Python (Windows)

  $ .\polls\Scripts\activate

• Python (macOS / Linux)

  $ source polls/bin/activate

This project uses Anaconda Prompt specifically as instructed.

Installing packages

A requirements.txt file mentions all the packages along with their versions used for this project. You can install them using:

$ pip install -r requirements.txt

Running the App

The main Python file is manage.py. The app can be run using

$ python manage.py runserver

and then use a browser to go to http://127.0.0.1:8000/polls/