A step-by-step guide to building a simple news application with Django.
Prepared for training sessions of Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) and the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting (NICAR).
Before you can begin, your computer needs Python, Django, and a database. This tutorial assumes you installed them using an all-in-one Bitnami “stack.”
Unless you can handle that on your own, pick a getting started guide:
Once you have your Django stack installed, you’re ready to start building. Pick one of our tutorials and follow along.