Creating a project using Django, a high-level Python web framework, can be a streamlined, efficient process. Django allows developers to write quick yet efficient codes by providing a plethora of robust programming features. In order to create a project in Django, Python must be installed because Django is a framework of Python.
Before getting started, ensure Python (at least version 3.6) and Pip (a Python package installer) are installed on your system. Django can be installed using Pip with the command:
```
pip install django
```
This command will install the latest version of Django (source: Django documentation, www.djangoproject.com).
After the successful installation of Django, the next step is to create a project. This is done with the command:
```
django-admin startproject django_example
```
Here, “django\_example” is the name of the project (source: Django documentation). This will create a new directory with the project name.
The new project directory will contain several automatically generated files which include manage.py, a command line utility for administrative tasks, and a subdirectory (also named after your project) which includes the actual project code.
Before running the server, navigate to the base directory of the project with the command:
```
cd django_example
```
You can now start the server with the command:
```
python manage.py runserver
```
This command will start a development server at http://127.0.0.1:8000/ by default. You can verify this by visiting this URL in a web browser.
Now that your project is set up and the server is running, you can create an application within your project. An application is a module designed to do a specific task within a project. To create a new application, use the following command:
```
python manage.py startapp demo
```
‘myapp’ is the name of the app.
The above steps provide a basic way to create a project using Django. Depending on what you want to accomplish with your project, there may be other things to explore, such as setting up a database, creating models in Django, creating views, setting up URLs, and utilizing Django’s admin functionality.
For further information, it is recommended to refer to Django documentation (www.djangoproject.com), Mozilla’s Django Guide, or various online tutorials and guidebooks, such as Django for Beginners by William S. Vincent (https://djangoforbeginners.com/). This documentation provides extensive and detailed instructions on how to work with Django, and can provide more specific guidance.
