Django-Project

Django-Project#

1. What is django_project here?#

django_project is just a folder I created to organize my work; it is not a Django project. The real Django project is mysite.

django_project is NOT a Django thing.

It is simply a folder I created.

Think of it as a workspace / container / root directory for everything related to this project.

Big picture

There are 3 different levels here:

django_project   ← My folder (workspace / root)
├── djenv        ← Python virtual environment
└── mysite       ← Django project (created by Django)

Only mysite is a real Django project.

1️⃣ django_project/ (top-level folder)#

This is:

  • My personal project folder

  • Created by me, not Django

  • Holds everything related to this work

Purpose:

  • Keep venv

  • Keep Django code

  • Keep future files (docs, notes, scripts)

You could name it anything:

  • django_project

  • django_learning

  • contents_blog

  • sherullah_django

Django does not care about this folder name.

2️⃣ djenv/ (virtual environment)#

This folder contains:

  • Python executable

  • pip

  • Django installation

  • All Python packages

Why it lives here:

  • Project isolation

  • Clean system Python

  • Easy deletion (rm -rf djenv)

3️⃣ mysite/ (actual Django project)#

This is created by:

django-admin startproject mysite

Inside mysite/:

mysite/
├── manage.py
└── mysite/
   ├── settings.py
   ├── urls.py
   ├── asgi.py
   └── wsgi.py

THIS is the real Django project.

Important clarification

Name

What it really is

django_project

Not Django, just a folder

djenv

Python virtual environment

mysite

Django project

myapp

Django app

Simple analogy (real life)

Think of it like this:

  • 🏠 django_project → Your house

  • 🧰 djenv → Your toolbox

  • 🏗 mysite → The building you’re constructing

  • 🧱 myapp → Rooms inside the building

Practical: Creating This Django Project#

Now that you understand what each folder means,

let’s create the same structure step by step using real commands.

Before creating a Django project, your system must have Python installed.

Why Python is required

  • Django is written in Python

  • Django runs on top of Python

  • All Django commands use Python internally

No Python = No Django

Check if Python is already installed

macOS / Linux

python3 --version

Windows

python --version

Expected output:

Python 3.10.x

Django officially supports Python 3.x

Python 2 is not supported

Then place all commands here:

mkdir django_project
cd django_project

python3 -m venv djenv
source djenv/bin/activate

pip install django
django-admin startproject mysite
cd mysite
python manage.py startapp myapp

Install PostgreSQL driver for Django

pip install "psycopg[binary]"
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