August 16, 2022
It is very useful to append hash at the end of static files name such as js/css to prevent situation when website visitors after update still have old version of the file in browser cache.
Django have built-in tool which automatically add hash to the all static files of Django project on python manage.py collectstatic
You need just to add this line to the settings.py file
STATICFILES_STORAGE = 'django.contrib.staticfiles.storage.ManifestStaticFilesStorage' That’s all.
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August 16, 2022
Starting using PyCharm IDE for Django development you migt face with issue that default output of the PyCharm “Run Configuration” or “Services” panes colored by red regardless is it error or info line.
You need to add this file colored_logger.py to the app directory (same directory where settings.py stored) and import it inside the settings.py file
import app.colored_logger Your output will become
August 16, 2022
If you stil not use environment variables to configure your Django application - dont wait, do it! I’ll tell you efficient way to use environment variables in the Django’s settings.py file which allows you to set environment variables via the server environment and in the .env file for local development.
Installation # You need to install python-decouple package from PyPi. pip pip install python-decouple poetry poetry add python-decouple pipenv pipenv install python-decouple Usage in settings.
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August 15, 2022
Django ORM very well designed to use multiple relational databases (regardless engine) in single project.
To start using two databases in Django project you need to configure connection to all of them in the settings.py file.
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August 14, 2022
Sometimes when you using same database by different applications it is a good (or required) to separate tables between apps to avoid any conflicts. In this case you can find useful django-database-prefix library available on PyPi
Installation # pip pip install django-database-prefix poetry poetry add django-database-prefix pipenv pipenv install django-database-prefix After package installation you need to add it to the your project’s settings.py file on first place.
'django_database_prefix', 'django.contrib.admin', 'django.contrib.auth', 'django.
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