Setting up your CS50W Wiki project on GitHub Codespaces

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Once you have uploaded the distribution code for your CS50W Wiki project onto Codespace, you will need to set up your environment. The next steps are:

1. Install Python (if not already installed):

– Check if Python is installed by running python --version or python3 --version.
– If Python is not installed, you can install it using the package manager for your operating system. For example, on Ubuntu, you can use:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3
sudo apt install python3-venv

1. Create a Virtual Environment:

– It’s a good practice to create a virtual environment for your project to manage dependencies. You can do this using venv:

python3 -m venv venv

• Activate the virtual environment:

source venv/bin/activate

1. Install Django:

– With your virtual environment activated, you can install Django and other dependencies listed in the requirements.txt file:

pip install -r requirements.txt

1. Set Up the Project:

– Navigate to your project directory and apply migrations to set up the database:

python manage.py migrate

1. Run the Development Server:

– You can now run the development server to ensure everything is working correctly:

python manage.py runserver

1. Additional Setup:

– Depending on the specific requirements of your project, you might need to configure additional settings, such as setting up environment variables, configuring the database, or installing other dependencies.

Here’s a summary of the steps in order:

1. Install Python (if not installed).
2. Create and activate a virtual environment.
3. Install Django and other dependencies from requirements.txt.
4. Apply migrations to set up the database.
5. Run the development server.

Feel free to ask if you need more detailed guidance on any of these steps!

Does it mean that if I create requirements.txt file and include Django within that file, there is no need to run pip3 install Django command if pip install -r requirements.txt command run?

Yes, that’s correct. If you create a requirements.txt file and include Django within that file, you do not need to run the pip3 install Django command separately. Running the command pip install -r requirements.txt will install Django and any other dependencies listed in the requirements.txt file.

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