Static files in development in Django - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to add static files URL pattern in development.

Django

from django.conf import settings
from django.conf.urls.static import static

urlpatterns = [
    # your url patterns here
] + static(settings.STATIC_URL, document_root=[1])

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Asettings.MEDIA_ROOT

Bsettings.STATIC_ROOT

Csettings.TEMPLATES

Dsettings.BASE_DIR

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using MEDIA_ROOT instead of STATIC_ROOT

Forgetting to import static from django.conf.urls.static

In development, static files are served from settings.STATIC_ROOT using static() helper.

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medium

Complete the setting to enable static files serving in development.

Django

DEBUG = [1]

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ATrue

B0

CFalse

DNone

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Common Mistakes

Setting DEBUG to False during development

Confusing DEBUG with other settings

Static files are served automatically by Django only when DEBUG is True.

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hard

Fix the error in the static files URL pattern code.

Django

from django.conf.urls.static import static
from django.conf import settings

urlpatterns += static(settings.STATIC_URL, document_root=[1])

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Asettings.BASE_DIR

Bsettings.MEDIA_ROOT

Csettings.STATIC_ROOT

Dsettings.TEMPLATES_DIR

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using MEDIA_ROOT instead of STATIC_ROOT

Not importing static or settings properly

The document_root must point to STATIC_ROOT for static files, not MEDIA_ROOT or others.

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hard

Fill both blanks to create a dictionary comprehension for static files sizes.

Django

sizes = {file: os.path.getsize([1]) for file in os.listdir([2])}

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Aos.path.join('static', file)

Bos.path.join(settings.STATIC_ROOT, file)

Csettings.STATIC_ROOT

D'static'

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Using string 'static' instead of STATIC_ROOT

Not joining directory and file name for getsize

To get file sizes, join the static root path with each file name and list files from STATIC_ROOT.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to filter static files by size greater than 1024 bytes.

Django

large_files = {file: size for file, size in sizes.items() if size [1] [2]

path = [3]

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A>

B1024

Csettings.STATIC_ROOT

D<

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Using < instead of > for filtering

Using wrong size value

Setting path to wrong directory

The code filters files with size greater than 1024 bytes and sets path to STATIC_ROOT.