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I am new to Django and just follow the Django official document, but here is a problem.
I create a new Django project with
Django 1.8.2 + PyCharm 4.5.1 + Python 3.4.3 + Windows 8.1
- mysite
- main
- migrations
__init__.py
__init__.py
admin.py
models.py
tests.py
views.py
- mysite
__init__.py
settings.py
urls.py
wsgi.py
- templates
hello.html
db.sqlite3
manage.py
most of these are created automatically, which i modified are as follows:
templates/hello.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<head lang="en">
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Django test</title>
</head>
hello world!
</body>
</html>
mysite/urls.py
from django.conf.urls import include, url
from django.contrib import admin
from main.views import hello
urlpatterns = [
url(r'^admin/', include(admin.site.urls)),
url(r'^hello/$', hello),
main/views.py
from django.shortcuts import render_to_response
def hello(request):
return render_to_response('hello.html', locals())
and click run and visit localhost:8080, here are results:
TemplateDoesNotExist at /hello/
hello.html
Request Method: GET
Request URL: http://127.0.0.1:8000/hello/
Django Version: 1.8.2
Exception Type: TemplateDoesNotExist
Exception Value:
hello.html
Exception Location: C:\Python34\lib\site-packages\django\template\loader.py in get_template, line 46
Python Executable: C:\Python34\python.exe
Python Version: 3.4.3
Python Path:
['C:\\Users\\kant\\Desktop\\code\\PycharmProjects\\mysite',
'C:\\Users\\kant\\Desktop\\code\\PycharmProjects\\mysite',
'C:\\Windows\\SYSTEM32\\python34.zip',
'C:\\Python34\\DLLs',
'C:\\Python34\\lib',
'C:\\Python34',
'C:\\Python34\\lib\\site-packages']
if I change the views.py as
from django.http import HttpResponse
def hello(request):
return HttpResponse("hello world")
it runs correctly.
I think it may caused by the template path, here is the settings.py, generated automatically without modification：
Django settings for mysite project.
Generated by 'django-admin startproject' using Django 1.8.2.
For more information on this file, see
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/topics/settings/
For the full list of settings and their values, see
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/ref/settings/
# Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)
import os
BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
# Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/howto/deployment/checklist/
# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
SECRET_KEY = 'p(fs&6e2kg6d3%0txc+9o=(!*8fzt8w5l6neuqer*m9qictsl$'
# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
DEBUG = True
ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
# Application definition
INSTALLED_APPS = (
'django.contrib.admin',
'django.contrib.auth',
'django.contrib.contenttypes',
'django.contrib.sessions',
'django.contrib.messages',
'django.contrib.staticfiles',
'main',
MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
'django.contrib.auth.middleware.SessionAuthenticationMiddleware',
'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
ROOT_URLCONF = 'mysite.urls'
TEMPLATES = [
'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
'DIRS': [],
'APP_DIRS': True,
'OPTIONS': {
'context_processors': [
'django.template.context_processors.debug',
'django.template.context_processors.request',
'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
WSGI_APPLICATION = 'mysite.wsgi.application'
# Database
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/ref/settings/#databases
DATABASES = {
'default': {
'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'db.sqlite3'),
# Internationalization
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/topics/i18n/
LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
USE_I18N = True
USE_L10N = True
USE_TZ = True
# Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/howto/static-files/
STATIC_URL = '/static/'
TEMPLATE_DIRS = (
os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'templates'),
This is how you set up template directories in Django 1.7.x and below. In Django 1.8.x, change your TEMPLATES [] to read like this:
TEMPLATES = [
'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
'DIRS': [
os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'templates'),
'APP_DIRS': True,
'OPTIONS': {
'context_processors': [
'django.template.context_processors.debug',
'django.template.context_processors.request',
'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
Thank you for being so thorough with your question. Good luck!
If you want to access templates inside <project>/templates then you have to specify DIRS inside TEMPLATES
TEMPLATES = [
'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
'DIRS': [os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'templates'),],
'APP_DIRS': True,
'OPTIONS': {
'context_processors': [
'django.template.context_processors.debug',
'django.template.context_processors.request',
'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
'DIRS': [
os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ''),
views.py
return render(request, "", {})
example :
return render(request, "pages/template/home.html", {})
Much easier solution inside your template folder make another folder and name it your app name so your file tree should look something like this:
- mysite
- main
- migrations
__init__.py
__init__.py
admin.py
models.py
tests.py
views.py
- mysite
__init__.py
settings.py
urls.py
wsgi.py
- templates
-mysite
hello.html
db.sqlite3
manage.py
I had the same error but didn't know what is causing it.. I realized I had not added my app to the list of Django installed apps list. Prevously it was as:
INSTALLED_APPS = [
'django.contrib.admin',
'django.contrib.auth',
'django.contrib.contenttypes',
'django.contrib.sessions',
'django.contrib.messages',
'django.contrib.staticfiles',
And now I have added my app then it looks like
INSTALLED_APPS = [
'django.contrib.admin',
'django.contrib.auth',
'django.contrib.contenttypes',
'django.contrib.sessions',
'django.contrib.messages',
'django.contrib.staticfiles',
'main',
'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
'DIRS': [
os.path.join( BASE_DIR ,'projectname/templates/')
],`enter code here`
'APP_DIRS': True,
'OPTIONS': {
'context_processors': [
'django.template.context_processors.debug',
'django.template.context_processors.request',
'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
from django.conf.urls import include, url
from django.contrib import admin
from main.views import hello # this is the error
urlpatterns = [
url(r'^admin/', include(admin.site.urls)),
url(r'^hello/$', hello), # bad bad bad
you have to import urls.py of your app main
and you are import views
change your code like this
urls.py #in folder mysite/
from django.conf.urls import path, include, url
from django.contrib import admin
from . import views ##add this line
urlpatterns = [
url(r'^admin/', include(admin.site.urls)),
url('main/', include(main.urls), name='main'), ## add this line
you have to create a new file in your app main
named
urls.py #in folder main/
from django.urls.conf import path
from . import views
app_name = 'main'
urlpatterns = [
path('', views.hello, name="hello"),
the last file you created in the main folder
say to your project to have urls on main app
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