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Python Django Basics Model Administration Django's Admin

David Welsh
David Welsh
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Posted by David Welsh
David Welsh
9,298 Points

Django run server from personal computer and general information

I am about 1/3 through the Django basics course and I'm pretty confused about everything. I'm not really sure what the end goal is as I follow along with the code. Is the goal to eventually put a HTML and CSS created page onto the web by creating all of the necessary databases?

Also, I am trying to follow along with the code on my computer, using JetBrains' PyCharm, while still running some of the script in the command prompt, as Kenneth does. However, I am having issues with the 'python manage.py runserver' command. When Kenneth does this in workspaces, it opens a url tab in a browser that displays his output, however, when I run it I get about 5 lines of code that gives me a timestamp, the http address, and a statement that says, "Quit Server with CTRL-BREAK". Any info how I can get the output Kenneth sees?

Thank you, I feel a bit frustrated with this and am considering heading over to more front-end development. However, I love Python and was hoping to master all Treehouse had to offer in this language before moving on. Should I stick with it, and do you think if I gut out this first Django course, the rest will begin falling in place and eventually make some sense?

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Henrik Christensen
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Henrik Christensen
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Henrik Christensen
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Henrik Christensen
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 38,322 Points

All beginning is tough, but it will be rewarding if you stick with it (won't become a django-master over night :P ) - you could also try out the Flask track instead (micro-framework).

About the python manage.py runserver. Do you (when you get those lines) open a tab in your browser and enter localhost:8000?

David Welsh
David Welsh
9,298 Points
David Welsh
David Welsh
9,298 Points

Henrik,

thanks for the support. I ran the local host in a server (copied/pasted it into the browser) and it populated. I guess I assumed at the time it would auto-populate. I found another website that went over the same things Kenneth went over, but for designing a blog, and it definitely made more sense to me seeing it again. I'm definitely feeling better about this course, but I think I might start it over again just to solidify the foundations. I appreciate it.