Install Django, and set up the Django environment

Django is one of the popular and most used framework which is written in python and we can use it to build web applications, using django almost every type of web applications can be built quickly and efficiently either it is light weight or typical server driven site. In this article we are going to learn how to install Django and the Django's environment set up.

Installation
First of all you need to Install Django, Before getting it into your use. It's not that super hard to install it, we only need Python Pip, Pip is literally Python package manager, whenever it comes to downloading the Python packages we have to use Pip. To install Django you only have to write following command in your terminal of command prompt.

pip install Django

Pip will install Django for you in an instant, you only have to wait for it if it takes that long for installation. By the way if Pip is not working on your system, read the following blog to fix it. That will help you fix Pip.

Fix Pip

Creating Django project: Once Django is installed, you can go with Django project. Creating django project is not that hard, you only and only have to run the following command in terminal of your file directory where you want to create your project. Your project will be ready in an instant after using following command.

django-admin startproject project_name

At the place of "Project_name" you can write any name of your project that are going to work on.

Django app:

Django projects are made up of one or more apps. You can create a new app within your project by running the following command:

python manage.py startapp app_name

Replace `app_name` with the name you want for your app.

Define models:

Models in Django represent the structure and behavior of your data. Open the `models.py` file inside your app directory and define your models using Django's model classes and fields.

Create database tables:

Django provides a command called `migrate` that creates database tables based on your models. Run the following command to apply any pending migrations:

python manage.py migrate

Create views:

Views in Django handle the logic for processing requests and returning responses. Open the `views.py` file inside your app directory and define your views by creating Python functions or classes.

Define URLs:

URLs in Django map specific URLs to views. Create a `urls.py` file inside your app directory and define the URL patterns by associating them with the corresponding views.

Run the development server:

You can start the Django development server to test your application locally by running the following command:

python manage.py runserver

This will start the server, and you can access your application by navigating to `http://localhost:8000` in your web browser.

Build your application:

Now that your project is set up, you can continue building your application by implementing some additional views, templates, and static files based on your specific requirements.

This is just a basic overview that how we can use Django and setup a basic environment of Django framework. Django provides many other features and functionalities, such as authentication, forms, and template rendering.