This is a barebones implementation of the Tic-Tac-Toe game using the Django framework. The web application allows users to create start a new game, join an open game, and play together on a board until one of the players wins or the game end in a tie.
My idea with this exercise is to learn Django and practice Python along the way. The end result does not look fancy, but it does its job :) It even uses some HTMX here and there to implement the interactive bits of the game.
The code is heavily based on the official Django tutorial for Django 5.0 and the Mozilla Django Tutorial for the authentication part.
- User authentication and authorization
- HTMX requests
- Django templates
- Django testing framework
You need python (at least 3.10) and pipenv in your system. Open a terminal and from the project directory run the following command:
pipenv installThis should install all dependencies. After that you have to prepare the database:
python game/manage.py migrateAnd then create a superuser:
python game/manage.py createsuperuserYou can now start the server:
python game/manage.py runserverAnd log in with your super user credentials in the admin area, usually at http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/ (look at the output of runserver to know the exact address and port where the server is running).
In the admin area you can create a couple of users. After that you can log out and enter the game web site at http://127.0.0.1:8000/tictactoe. Log in with one of the users you have created and create a couple of boards.
Log out and log in again as a different user. Join the boards you have just created with the first user.
You can also open two different browsers and log in on each one with a different user. You can play on both browsers and see how the board automatically updates! :)
All the code that is not part of any library (like HTMX) is part of the public domain. The software is offered "as is", without any guarantee.