Simple ToDo App with Django

This repository contains a basic ToDo application built using Django. The app allows users to manage tasks with basic CRUD operations.

Installation

1. Install Python

If Python is not already installed on your system, you can download and install it from the official website: Python Downloads

2. Create a Virtual Environment

It's recommended to use a virtual environment to manage dependencies for Python projects. Open a terminal and run the following commands to create and activate a virtual environment:

# Create a virtual environment
python -m venv myenv

# Activate the virtual environment
# For Windows
myenv\Scripts\activate
# For macOS/Linux
source myenv/bin/activate

3. Install Django

With the virtual environment activated, install Django using pip:

pip install django

Basic Commands

Initializing a Django Project

To initialize a new Django project, run the following command:

django-admin startproject mytodoapp

Creating Django App

Navigate into the project directory and create a new Django app:

cd mytodoapp
django-admin startapp todo

Running Migrations

Django uses migrations to manage database schema changes. Run the following commands to apply migrations:

Navigate to the project directory

cd mytodoapp

Run migrations

python manage.py migrate

Running the Application

To run the Django development server and access the ToDo app, execute the following command:

python manage.py runserver

File Structure and Roles

manage.py

This is a command-line utility that lets you interact with Django project. It's used for various tasks such as running the development server, creating migrations, and more

mytodoapp/

This is the project directory created by the startproject command. It contains settings for the project, including database configuration, URL configurations, and other project-specific settings

todo/

This is the app directory created by the startapp command. It contains models, views, templates, and other components related to the ToDo app

models.py

Defines the data models for the ToDo app. Models represent database tables and their relationships

views.py

Contains view functions or classes that handle requests and generate responses. Views interact with models to fetch or modify data and render templates

urls.py

Defines URL patterns for the ToDo app. It maps URLs to view functions or classes

templates/

This directory contains HTML templates for the ToDo app. Templates are rendered with dynamic content using Django's template language

migrations/

This directory stores database migrations created by Django. Migrations track changes to the database schema over time