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Guide to build your first Django web app to display Hello World!

Your first Django app !

This is the code for my video : https://youtu.be/fbUdzqtlfo8

Step 1 - Make sure you have installed Python

You can download python from here : https://www.python.org/downloads/

Step 2 - Installing Django

To install Django, open up your command prompt and type :

pip install django

Step 3 - Create a new project

Create a new Django project by typing :

django-admin startproject myfirstproject

Where myfirstproject is your project name.

Step 4 - Run your project !

To start the local server and run the project, type :

cd myfirstproject
python manage.py runserver

Now open your web browser and go to http://127.0.0.1:8000 to see your project in action! To stop the server press Ctrl+c

Step 5 - Make a new app

A Django project can have any number of apps. To make a new app:

python manage.py startapp myapp

Where myapp is your app name.

Now you are ready to start writing Django code!

Watch the video https://youtu.be/fbUdzqtlfo8 to see how you can add a new URL and define a new view, to make your app display Hello World!