Tips on virtual environment:

• Create a location to save virtual environments and use activate to launch. For example:

mkdir ~/.virtualenvs
python3 -m venv ~/.virtualenvs/djangodev
source ~/.virtualenvs/djangodev/bin/activate
(djangodev): pip3 install Django

• Check install by starting the python interpreter and importing django as in the following example (from a MacOS system):

(djangodev): python3
Python 3.7.2 (default, Feb 12 2019, 08:16:38)
[Clang 10.0.0 (clang-1000.11.45.5)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import django

Note:

I had to add this additional line to top-level mysite/urls.py:

• from django.conf.urls import include

as per this advice: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34471102/python-nameerror-name-include-is-not-defined

Below are the tutorial links by The Net Ninja for Django and Python which I found useful:
+ Django framework - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-FTlQ7Djqc
+ Python tutorials - https://goo.gl/xD2AvX
+ Course files - https://github.com/iamshaunjp/django-...
+ Django docs - https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/
cc. [~aloraine], Narendra Kumar Vankayala, Sai Charan Reddy Vallapureddy, Srishtee Marotkar

Installation on Windows environment:
1. Install Python 3.x.x ( usually called Python 3) version from https://www.python.org/downloads/
2. Set the environment variable of python so that we can access python from anywhere through the command line — https://superuser.com/questions/143119/how-do-i-add-python-to-the-windows-path
To Check if python is set as system variable :
a. Open command line from anywhere
b. Type python
If you get the interpreter python is set as a system variable

• Starting with Python 3.4 "pip" (Python Package Manager) which is useful to install python packages on the fly using command line interface comes with the Python installers by default*
  To check if pip is installed or not (Type pip in the command line after you set the environment variable correctly by following step 2 )
  If you get an error : Follow the instructions given in the link – https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installing/

Setting up the virtual environment is useful to ensure versions of python packages are relevant to our application as python packages are installed across the system.
Different applications might use different versions of python. To avoid this we will use virtual environment to avoid this ambiguity
To install the virutal environment in Windows:
1. pip install virutalenv
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To Create a virtual environment:
1. virtualenv "environmentName"
Time to activate the virtual environment:
1. cd environmentName\Scripts\
2. activate
You will see the command line environment changed to your "environmentName "

To install Django in your virtual environment
1. pip install Django
To check if Django is installed or not
Type the following in the command line
1. python
You will get the python interpreter Type the following step 2 and 3 in the interpreter
2. import django
3. django.VERSION
If you get the version similar to this (2.1.7, 'final', 0) - You are done

Move to your working directory and can start working on it with this virtual environment set up

Helpful Django video tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmljXZIypDc&list=PL-osiE80TeTtoQCKZ03TU5fNfx2UY6U4p

Useful tutorial to ease the development+deployment process (How to connect aws-ec2 with PyCharm Professional):

https://minhoryang.github.io/en/posts/connect-aws-ec2-instance-with-pycharm-professional/

Very useful tutorial to learn Django framework.

Also this one can be really helpful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5mRW0jo-U4

Explains everything you would want to know.

Found two fairly bulky tutorials discussing some of the major fundamentals and main points of Django usage and development, with the first including a few example projects:

https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/django-tutorial/

https://youtu.be/OTmQOjsl0eg

Good explanation of URLs and paths at https://youtu.be/OTmQOjsl0eg?t=1824 in Django Tutorial for Beginners | Full Course
Explains templates well, also.

Please view the following video to learn more about Django Model:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KqhBkMv7aM

Excellent tutorial, very straightforward and easy to follow steps. Also got help from the tutorials mentioned in the previous comments. Moving it to first level review.