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edge - a rapid, cutting-edge Django project skeleton. More screenshots below:
- Python 2.7 and 3.4 support - the same codebase works on the latest Python versions
- Django 1.7 support - e.g. no south dependency
- Sign-ups and Log-ins - Basic user registration, log-ins, forgot password etc. using crispy forms
- User Profiles - extendible user profile with great defaults like profile picture
- Bootstrap bundled - Themed Bootstrap 3 based home page and admin out of the box
- Clean start - Based on Django 1.7 project structure
- Secrets Secure - Picks SECRET_KEY from environment as a best practice
- Minimal dependencies - Only essential packages listed in requirements.txt not all recommended ones
Warning: Software is currently beta and bleeding edge.
- Django programmers are not designers. They need a better starting point say, with Bootstrap.
- Writing code for signup, login and user profiles seems repetitive in every project.
- Many project skeletons contain numerous recommended packages making them bloated.
- None of the project skeletons were Python 3 and Django 1.7 compatible at the time of creating the project.
- Simpler and less annoying user authentication for rapid prototyping
- Better layout (a subjective preference) that is intuitive to use.
More details in this blog post
- django-environ - By default, settings has environment specific information. This package helps you define such variables in the environment which is more secure.
- django-authtools - Custom user model and class based auth views.
- django-crispy-forms - Provides the Sign-in and Sign-up forms.
- django-braces - Essential set of mixins used for the included views
- django-admin-bootstrapped - Added Bootstrap 3 theme to the admin
- easy-thumbnails - (optional) for profile picture thumbnails.
Skip the next set of commands if you already know how to create a virtual environment. Here is how to create a new virtual environment in Python 3.4 using the built-in venv library:
$ python3.4 -m venv py34env
$ . py34env/bin/activate
Check if Django is installed. It is needed for django-admin command to work.
$ pip install -U django
Use the following commands but change my_proj (at end of first command and other places) to the name of your project:
$ django-admin.py startproject --template=https://github.com/arocks/edge/archive/master.zip --extension=py,md,html,env my_proj
$ cd my_proj
$ pip install -r requirements.txt
$ cd src
$ python manage.py migrate
$ python manage.py createsuperuser
On Windows, you might want to install the requirements file using wheels (especially if you don't have a C compiler) using the following command instead:
$ pip install --use-wheel -r requirements.txt
On some Linux systems, Pillow will not install unless you install a C compiler:
$ sudo apt-get install python3-dev python3-setuptools
Now, you are all set. Adding a new app say polls would be like:
$ python manage.py startapp polls
Please raise an issue on the Github project page if you notice any bugs and would like to request features.
edge - a rapid, cutting-edge Django project skeleton. More screenshots below:
- Python 2.7 and 3.4 support - the same codebase works on the latest Python versions
- Django 1.7 support - e.g. no south dependency
- Sign-ups and Log-ins - Basic user registration, log-ins, forgot password etc. using crispy forms
- User Profiles - extendible user profile with great defaults like profile picture
- Bootstrap bundled - Themed Bootstrap 3 based home page and admin out of the box
- Clean start - Based on Django 1.7 project structure
- Secrets Secure - Picks SECRET_KEY from environment as a best practice
- Minimal dependencies - Only essential packages listed in requirements.txt not all recommended ones
Warning: Software is currently beta and bleeding edge.
- Django programmers are not designers. They need a better starting point say, with Bootstrap.
- Writing code for signup, login and user profiles seems repetitive in every project.
- Many project skeletons contain numerous recommended packages making them bloated.
- None of the project skeletons were Python 3 and Django 1.7 compatible at the time of creating the project.
- Simpler and less annoying user authentication for rapid prototyping
- Better layout (a subjective preference) that is intuitive to use.
More details in this blog post
- django-environ - By default, settings has environment specific information. This package helps you define such variables in the environment which is more secure.
- django-authtools - Custom user model and class based auth views.
- django-crispy-forms - Provides the Sign-in and Sign-up forms.
- django-braces - Essential set of mixins used for the included views
- django-admin-bootstrapped - Added Bootstrap 3 theme to the admin
- easy-thumbnails - (optional) for profile picture thumbnails.
Skip the next set of commands if you already know how to create a virtual environment. Here is how to create a new virtual environment in Python 3.4 using the built-in venv library:
$ python3.4 -m venv py34env
$ . py34env/bin/activate
Check if Django is installed. It is needed for django-admin command to work.
$ pip install -U django
Use the following commands but change my_proj (at end of first command and other places) to the name of your project:
$ django-admin.py startproject --template=https://github.com/arocks/edge/archive/master.zip --extension=py,md,html,env my_proj
$ cd my_proj
$ pip install -r requirements.txt
$ cd src
$ python manage.py migrate
$ python manage.py createsuperuser
On Windows, you might want to install the requirements file using wheels (especially if you don't have a C compiler) using the following command instead:
$ pip install --use-wheel -r requirements.txt
On some Linux systems, Pillow will not install unless you install a C compiler:
$ sudo apt-get install python3-dev python3-setuptools
Now, you are all set. Adding a new app say polls would be like:
$ python manage.py startapp polls
Please raise an issue on the Github project page if you notice any bugs and would like to request features.