To get the most out of this book

• You must possess a good working knowledge of Python.
• You should be comfortable with HTML and JavaScript.
• It is recommended that you go through parts 1 to 3 of the tutorial in the official Django documentation at https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/intro/tutorial01/.

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from django.contrib import admin
from .models import Post 
admin.site.register(Post) 

When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:

INSTALLED_APPS = [
'django.contrib.admin',
'django.contrib.auth',
'django.contrib.contenttypes',
'django.contrib.sessions',
'django.contrib.messages',
'django.contrib.staticfiles',
'blog.apps.BlogConfig',
]

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python manage.py runserver

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