Stu Sesh with Miloo Pictures: Django Episode 15 | Produced by MENVCE

Welcome to our tutorial on Django – Stu Sesh with Miloo Pictures [S01.E15] | Prod. MENVCE! In this tutorial, we will cover all the steps needed to create a Django project that showcases Miloo Pictures.

Before we begin, make sure you have Django installed on your machine. If not, you can install it using the following command:

pip install django

Now, let’s start by creating a new Django project. Open your terminal and run the following command:

django-admin startproject miloo_pictures

This will create a new directory called miloo_pictures with the necessary files and folders for a Django project. Navigate to this directory by running:

cd miloo_pictures

Next, let’s create a new Django app within our project. Run the following command:

python manage.py startapp pictures

This will create a new directory called pictures with the necessary files and folders for a Django app.

Now, let’s configure our project settings. Open the miloo_pictures/settings.py file and add pictures to the INSTALLED_APPS list:

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    ...
    'pictures',
]

Next, let’s define our models. Create a new file called models.py within the pictures directory and add the following code:

from django.db import models

class Picture(models.Model):
    title = models.CharField(max_length=100)
    image = models.ImageField(upload_to='images/')
    created_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)

    def __str__(self):
        return self.title

Don’t forget to run migrations to create the database tables for our models. Run the following commands:

python manage.py makemigrations
python manage.py migrate

Next, let’s create a serializer for our model. Create a new file called serializers.py within the pictures directory and add the following code:

from rest_framework import serializers
from .models import Picture

class PictureSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        model = Picture
        fields = '__all__'

Now, let’s create our views. Create a new file called views.py within the pictures directory and add the following code:

from rest_framework import viewsets
from .models import Picture
from .serializers import PictureSerializer

class PictureViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
    queryset = Picture.objects.all()
    serializer_class = PictureSerializer

Finally, let’s define our URLs. Open the miloo_pictures/urls.py file and add the following code:

from django.urls import path, include
from rest_framework.routers import DefaultRouter
from pictures import views

router = DefaultRouter()
router.register(r'pictures', views.PictureViewSet)

urlpatterns = [
    path('', include(router.urls)),
]

And that’s it! You have now created a Django project that showcases Miloo Pictures. You can now run the development server by running the following command:

python manage.py runserver

Visit http://127.0.0.1:8000/pictures/ in your browser to see the list of pictures. You can also use tools like Postman to test your API endpoints.

I hope you found this tutorial helpful. Happy coding!