Django 101 CRUD: Todo Project - Part 01 Setup

Django 101 Topics

We Cover these topics in our Django 101 Series

• Django Setup
• MVT Logic
• Models
• Views
• Templates
• Model Forms
• CRUD
• URL Routing

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Before we build the house, we need to make sure our primary power tool—Python—is ready to go. Think of Python as the engine of your car; without it, nothing moves.

Checking Requirements

• Action: Open your terminal or command prompt.
• Version Check: Ensure you have Python 3.10 or higher for the best compatibility with modern Django features.
• Documentation Link: Official Python Installation Guide

# Check if Python is installed
python --version

# Check if pip (Python package manager) is ready
pip --version

It is best practice to keep your project dependencies isolated. This ensures your To-Do app doesn’t conflict with other Python projects on your machine. Imagine if updating a tool for one project accidentally broke a completely different project—virtual environments prevent this "dependency chaos."

Why use venv?

• Isolation: Keeps the project's libraries separate from your global system.
• Consistency: Ensures every developer on the team uses the exact same version of Django.

# 1. Create the environment folder
python -m venv venv

# 2. Activate the environment
# Windows:
venv\Scripts\activate

# macOS/Linux:
source venv/bin/activate