ToDo webapp using Django
Django is a high-level Python Web framework-based web framework that allows rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. today we will create a todo app created to understand the basics of Django. In this web app, one can create notes like Google Keep or Evernote.
Modules required: Django
Basic setup
Step 1: Start a project with the following command
django-admin startproject todo_site
Step 2: Change the directory to todo_site.
cd todo_site
To check whether the server is running or not go to a
Let’s create an app now
Step 3: Create an app with the following command.
python manage.py startapp todo
The directory structure should look like this:
Step 4: Now add the todo app in your todo_site in settings.py
Step 5: Edit urls.py file in todo_site
Python3
from django.contrib import adminfrom django.urls import pathfrom todo import viewsurlpatterns = [ #####################home_page########################################### path('', views.index, name="todo"), ####################give id no. item_id name or item_id=i.id ############ # pass item_id as primary key to remove that the todo with given id path('del/<str:item_id>', views.remove, name="del"), ######################################################################## path('admin/', admin.site.urls),] |
Step 6: Edit models.py in todo
Python3
from django.db import modelsfrom django.utils import timezoneclass Todo(models.Model): title = models.CharField(max_length=100) details = models.TextField() date = models.DateTimeField(default=timezone.now) def __str__(self): return self.title |
Step 7: Edit views.py in todo
Python3
from django.shortcuts import render, redirectfrom django.contrib import messages# import todo form and modelsfrom .forms import TodoFormfrom .models import Todo###############################################def index(request): item_list = Todo.objects.order_by("-date") if request.method == "POST": form = TodoForm(request.POST) if form.is_valid(): form.save() return redirect('todo') form = TodoForm() page = { "forms": form, "list": item_list, "title": "TODO LIST", } return render(request, 'todo/index.html', page)### function to remove item, it receive todo item_id as primary key from url ##def remove(request, item_id): item = Todo.objects.get(id=item_id) item.delete() messages.info(request, "item removed !!!") return redirect('todo') |
Step 8: Now create a forms.py in todo
Python3
from django import formsfrom .models import Todoclass TodoForm(forms.ModelForm): class Meta: model = Todo fields = "__all__" |
Step 9: Register models to admin
Step 10: Create templates/todo/index.html
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en" dir="ltr"><head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>{{title}}</title> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css"> <!--style--> <style> .card { box-shadow: 0 4px 8px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5), 0 6px 20px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.39); background: lightpink; margin-bottom : 5%; border-radius: 25px; padding : 2%; overflow: auto; resize: both; text-overflow: ellipsis; } .card:hover{ background: lightblue; } .submit_form{ text-align: center; padding: 3%; background: pink; border-radius: 25px; box-shadow: 0 4px 8px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.4), 0 6px 20px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.36); } </style></head><body class="container-fluid"> {% if messages %} {% for message in messages %} <div class="alert alert-info"> <strong>{{message}}</strong> </div> {% endfor %} {% endif %} <center class="row"> <h1><i>__TODO LIST__</i></h1> <hr /> </center> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-8"> {% for i in list %} <div class="card"> <center><b>{{i.title}}</b></center> <hr/> {{i.date}} <hr/> {{i.details}} <br /> <br /> <form action="/del/{{i.id}}" method="POST" style=" padding-right: 4%; padding-bottom: 3%;"> {% csrf_token %} <button value="remove" type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" style="float: right;"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-trash"></span> remove</button> </form> </div> {% endfor%} </div> <div class="col-md-1"> </div> <div class="col-md-3" > <div class="submit_form"> <form method="POST"> {% csrf_token %} {{forms}} <center> <input type="submit" class="btn btn-default" value="submit" /> </center> </form> </div> </div></div></body></html> |
Step 11: Migrations Files to the Database
python manage.py makemigrations python manage.py migrate
Step 12: Start the server by typing the following command in the terminal
python manage.py runserver
Output:
Open the web browser and enter http://127.0.0.1:8000/ as the URL.
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