$ python manage.py validate
checks whether the models’ syntax and logic are correct or not.
Aug 022009
A project is an instance of a set of Django apps.
The project is associated with a setting file (settings.py).
$ python manage.py shell
enables the Python interpreter to run with the correct Django settings.
Execute it under your project directory where
settings.py
exists.
Do not use the same path for
MEDIA_URL
and
ADMIN_MEDIA_PREFIX
———
e.g.,
MEDIA_URL = ‘/media/’
ADMIN_MEDIA_PREFIX = ‘/media/’
This will not work.
Jul 292009
If you got the above error,
check if ‘templatetags’ directory has
__init__.py file or not.
Use
object_list.count
———-
e.g.,
{%if not bookmark_list.count %}
<h2> There is no post in your bookmark.</h2>
{%endif%}
Jul 252009
You may see
pass
in some admin.py files.
The pass statement tells that we don’t want to customize anything in this subclass.
Jul 082009
Download django tar.gz file (1.0.2 final)
untar
> python setup.py install
> copy /django/bin/django-admin.py to some system path, e.g., c:\python25\
Jul 022009
After you created your models, you need to tell django to use it.
To let django know that, you need to add your model name at INSTALLED_APPS in settings.py.
e.g.,
———
INSTALLED_APPS = (
‘django.contrib.auth’,
‘django.contrib.contenttypes’,
‘django.contrib.sessions’,
‘django.contrib.sites’,
‘django.contrib.admin’,
‘myblogsite.myblogapp’,
)
Jul 022009
Model
maps to a single database table.
Model
is about your data.
Model contains
1. fields
2. methods
Model is similar to the concept of class in other object-oriented programming.
