Creating a Django project - Practice Exercises

Challenge - 5 Problems

📝 Syntax

intermediate

What is the correct command to create a new Django project named 'myapp'?

Choose the command that correctly creates a new Django project called myapp.

A django-admin newproject myapp

B django-admin createproject myapp

C django-admin startproject myapp

D django-admin initproject myapp

💡 Hint

The official Django command to start a project uses the word 'startproject'.

The correct command to create a new Django project is 'django-admin startproject '. Other options are invalid commands.

❓ component_behavior

intermediate

What happens when you run 'python manage.py runserver' inside a Django project?

Select the correct description of what the command python manage.py runserver does inside a Django project directory.

A Compiles Django templates into static HTML files.

B Starts a local web server to serve the Django application for development.

C Creates a new Django app inside the project.

D Deploys the Django project to a live production server.

💡 Hint

Think about what you need to do to see your Django site in a browser during development.

The 'runserver' command launches a lightweight web server on your local machine to test your Django app during development. It does not create apps, compile templates, or deploy to production.

🔧 Debug

advanced

Why does this command fail? django-admin startproject myproject .

You run the command django-admin startproject myproject . inside an existing directory but get an error. What is the most likely cause?

A The current directory is not empty, so Django refuses to create the project here.

B The dot (.) at the end is invalid syntax for this command.

C You must run the command outside any directory to create a project.

D The project name cannot be 'myproject' because it conflicts with a Python module.

💡 Hint

Django expects an empty directory or a new directory for the project files.

When you use a dot (.) to create the project in the current directory, Django requires that directory to be empty. If it contains files, the command fails to avoid overwriting.

❓ state_output

advanced

After creating a Django project, what files are generated inside the project directory?

You run django-admin startproject mysite. Which of the following lists the files and folders you will find inside the mysite directory?

A An apps folder with all Django apps pre-created

B Only a manage.py file and a templates folder

C A single mysite.py file with all settings and URLs

D manage.py file and a subdirectory named mysite containing __init__.py, settings.py, urls.py, and wsgi.py

💡 Hint

Think about the default structure Django creates for a new project.

Django creates a manage.py file at the root and a subdirectory named after the project containing core files like settings.py and urls.py.

🧠 Conceptual

expert

What is the purpose of the 'manage.py' file in a Django project?

Choose the best explanation of what the manage.py file does in a Django project.

A It is a command-line utility that lets you interact with the Django project for tasks like running the server and migrations.

B It compiles static files like CSS and JavaScript for deployment.

C It stores the database configuration and credentials.

D It contains the main application logic and routes HTTP requests.

💡 Hint

Think about how you run commands like 'runserver' or 'migrate' in Django.

The manage.py file is a script that wraps Django commands to manage the project, such as starting the server, applying migrations, and creating apps.