This Django Tutorial lesson is for a beginner. Read the short notes, run each example, then change one name or number and run it again.
Django is a Python framework for sites that need pages, forms, and a database. A route maps a path to a function or a class.
This page cannot start a Django project. The example is the shape of a small route table.
Example 1: Start here
On your machine, django-admin startproject mysite creates the project folders.
routes = {"/courses/": "course_list", "/courses/python/": "course_detail"} # a dictionary; each key has one value
print(routes["/courses/python/"])
Example 2: Map a path
Django Tutorial connects a web path to a name. The dictionary is the same idea as a Django route table.
routes = {"/courses/": "course_list", "/learn/": "Django Tutorial"} # a dictionary; each key has one value
print(routes["/learn/"])
Example 3: Pick a missing path
A missing path should not crash the page. get returns the fallback text instead.
routes = {"/courses/": "course_list"} # a dictionary; each key has one value
print(routes.get("/missing/", "not found")) # the fallback is used when the key is missing
Example 4: Build a small context
A Django view often sends a dictionary of values to the template. This is that dictionary.
context = {"title": "Django Tutorial", "seats": 21} # a dictionary; each key has one value
print(context["title"], context["seats"]) # a comma prints each value, with a space between
On your machine, django-admin startproject mysite creates the project folders.
