Django Module #1 – Introduction & Setup (HTML with Copy Button)

📘 Django Tutorial – Module 1

Topic: Introduction & Environment Setup

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🎯 Learning Objectives

• Understand what Django is
• Install Django
• Create virtual environment
• Run first Django server

🔹 Step 1: Create Virtual Environment

python -m venv venv
venv\Scripts\activate
  

🔹 Step 2: Install Django

pip install django
  

🔹 Step 3: Verify Django Installation

django-admin --version
  

🔹 Step 4: Create Django Project

django-admin startproject mysite
cd mysite
python manage.py runserver
  

🌐 Output

Open browser and visit:

http://127.0.0.1:8000/
  

🧪 Student Practice

• Change server port to 9000
• Stop and restart the server

❓ Viva Questions

1. What is Django?
2. Why do we use virtual environment?
3. What is the purpose of manage.py?