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Django 4 By Example

You're reading from   Django 4 By Example Build powerful and reliable Python web applications from scratch

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801813051
Length 766 pages
Edition 4th Edition
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Antonio Melé Antonio Melé
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Preface 1. Building a Blog Application FREE CHAPTER 2. Enhancing Your Blog with Advanced Features 3. Extending Your Blog Application 4. Building a Social Website 5. Implementing Social Authentication 6. Sharing Content on Your Website 7. Tracking User Actions 8. Building an Online Shop 9. Managing Payments and Orders 10. Extending Your Shop 11. Adding Internationalization to Your Shop 12. Building an E-Learning Platform 13. Creating a Content Management System 14. Rendering and Caching Content 15. Building an API 16. Building a Chat Server 17. Going Live 18. Other Books You May Enjoy
19. Index

Setting up the e-learning project

Your final practical project will be an e-learning platform. First, create a virtual environment for your new project within the env/ directory with the following command:

python -m venv env/educa

If you are using Linux or macOS, run the following command to activate your virtual environment:

source env/educa/bin/activate

If you are using Windows, use the following command instead:

.\env\educa\Scripts\activate

Install Django in your virtual environment with the following command:

pip install Django~=4.1.0

You are going to manage image uploads in your project, so you also need to install Pillow with the following command:

pip install Pillow==9.2.0

Create a new project using the following command:

django-admin startproject educa

Enter the new educa directory and create a new application using the following commands:

cd educa
django-admin startapp courses

Edit the settings.py file of the...

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