How Do You Create a New Django Project?

To create a new Django project, follow these steps:

Install Django: Before starting a new project, install Python on your system. Then, open your terminal or command prompt and install Django using pip like this:
```
 Copy codepip install django
```
Create the Django project: Once Django is installed, navigate to the directory where you want to create your project and run the following command:
```
 Copy codedjango-admin startproject projectname
```
Replace "projectname" with the desired name for your Django project. This command will create a new directory with the same name, containing the basic structure of your Django project.
Project structure: After running the above command, you'll have a project directory named "projectname." Inside this directory, you will find the following files and folders:
```
 markdownCopy codeprojectname/
 ├── manage.py
 └── projectname/
     ├── __init__.py
     ├── asgi.py
     ├── settings.py
     ├── urls.py
     └── wsgi.py
```
Here's a brief overview of these files:
- manage.py: A command-line utility that lets you interact with your project. It runs development servers, executes management commands, and more.
- projectname/: This is the main project package containing settings and configurations for your project.
- __init__.py: An empty file that designates this directory as a Python package.
- asgi.py: ASGI (Asynchronous Server Gateway Interface) configuration for running Django with asynchronous features.
- settings.py: Contains project settings, such as database configurations, installed apps, middleware, etc.
- urls.py: Defines the URL patterns for your project, mapping URLs to views.
- wsgi.py: WSGI (Web Server Gateway Interface) configuration for running Django on WSGI servers.
Database setup (optional): Django uses an SQLite database by default. If you want to use a different database, modify the settings.py file to update the DATABASES setting with the required credentials.
Run the development server: To test if your project was created successfully, run the following command:
```
 bashCopy codecd projectname
 python manage.py runserver
```
This will start the development server on the default address http://127.0.0.1:8000/. You can access this address in your web browser to see the default Django welcome page.

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Congratulations! You've created a new Django project and are ready to build your web application.