Python / Django commands (unix)

Run these commands on the terminal.

Create a virtual environment first with the below-given command.

note:- the dot at the end means the current directory.

virtualenv -p python3 . 

Now activate the environment.

source bin/activate

To deactivate –

source bin/dactivate

Use these commands to check what all stuff has been installed in your virtual environment.

pip freeze

To install any package – 

pip install django==3.0.5

To create the project – 

django-admin.py startproject my_project .

To Run the server

python3 manage.py runserver

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Next is to create an app, the command is –

python3 manage.py startapp my_app

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To make a migration file

python manage.py makemigrations

To migrate to the database

python manage.py migrate

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MODELS –

• Models in python are a class which represent a table in a database
• Each type of data we have (e.g Articles, Users) is represented by its own model
• Each model maps to a single table in a database

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ORM commands –

from Articles2.models import Articles

Articles.save()

Articles.objects.all()

Articles.title

Articles.objects.all()[0].title

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Admin page –

Reset the admin portal password.

First, create a new user

python3 manage.py createsuperuser

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