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CodeMash 2012 Django Precompiler
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Step 1: Creating a virtualized Python environment
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    $ virtualenv django-precompiler
    $ cd django-precompiler
    $ source bin/activate
    $ git init src
    $ cd src


Step 2: Starting a new project
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Student creates requirements.txt

    $ pip install -r requirements.txt

    $ django-admin.py startproject codemash .
    $ chmod +x manage.py
    $ ./manage.py runserver

yay, django default page!


Step 3: Hello Codemash!
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now let's setup a template

    $ mkdir codemash/templates

Student creates codemash/templates/index.html show very, very barebones HTML on the slide

edit codemash/settings.py
- import os
- add PROJECT_DIR
- update TEMPLATE_DIRS

edit codemash/urls.py

yay, Hello Codemash!

## tag: 1.hello


Step 3: Getting ready for a bigger project
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Student create a base.html

Student modifies index.html to inherit from base.html