Django Module 2 — Project & App Structure

📘 Django Tutorial – Module 2

Topic: Django Project & App Structure

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🎯 Learning Objectives

• Understand Django project vs app
• Create a Django app
• Explore Django folder structure
• Register app in settings

🔹 What is a Django Project?

A Django project is the entire web application. It contains settings, URLs, and configuration.

🔹 What is a Django App?

A Django app is a module that performs a specific function (e.g., blog, accounts, attendance).

🔹 Step 1: Create Django App

python manage.py startapp blog
  

🔹 Step 2: Project Structure

mysite/
│
├── blog/
│   ├── admin.py
│   ├── apps.py
│   ├── models.py
│   ├── tests.py
│   └── views.py
│
├── mysite/
│   ├── settings.py
│   ├── urls.py
│   └── wsgi.py
│
└── manage.py
  

🔹 Step 3: Register App in settings.py

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    'blog',
    'django.contrib.admin',
    'django.contrib.auth',
    'django.contrib.contenttypes',
    'django.contrib.sessions',
    'django.contrib.messages',
    'django.contrib.staticfiles',
]
  

🔹 Step 4: Run Server Again

python manage.py runserver
  

🧪 Student Practice

• Create another app named pages
• Add it to INSTALLED_APPS
• Observe the folder structure

❓ Viva / Exam Questions

1. What is the difference between Django project and app?
2. Why do we add apps to INSTALLED_APPS?
3. What is the role of manage.py?

🎓 Classroom Tip Keep Module 1 & Module 2 HTML files open Let students copy commands directly Ask them to explain project structure verbally