Django Project Structure: Best Practices for Organizing Your Code

In Django, a project is a collection of settings, files, and apps that make up a full web application. When you create a new Django project, it will have a specific layout and file structure. Here is a general overview of the layout and file structure of a Django project:

1. The root folder of the project contains the main configuration files for the project, such as settings.py and urls.py. This folder also contains a subfolder called manage.py, which is used to run Django management commands.
2. The apps folder contains the different apps that make up the project. Each app is a self-contained package of code that performs a specific function within the project.
3. The static folder contains static assets such as CSS, JavaScript, and image files that are used by the templates.
4. The templates folder contains the HTML templates for the project. These templates define the user interface of the web application and are used to render the final output that is sent to the user’s web browser.
5. The media folder contains user-uploaded files such as images and documents.
6. The db.sqlite3 file is the default database file used by Django.

Django manages codes using the idea of Projects and Apps and presents them in a legible fashion. A Django project has one or more apps that work concurrently to create a seamless flow of the web application.

A real-world Django e-commerce site, for example, will include one app for user authentication, another for payments, and a third for item listing details: each will focus on a specific functionality.

In the following example, we’ve built a Project called “TechVidvan” and an App called “HelloWorld.”

This is a general overview of the layout and file structure of a Django project. The exact structure may vary depending on the specific requirements of your project and the way it is organized.

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