College Management System

Project Setup

• Install Django

pip install django

• Create django project CollegeManagementSystem

django-admin startproject CollegeManagementSystem

• Create django app Student

python manage.py startapp Student

• Create templates directory in CollegeManagementSystem project root directory

mkdir templates

• Create templates directory in student app root directory
• Add Student app in the CollegeManagementSystem/settings.py
• Add templates directory with project's base directory in CollegeManagementSystem/setting.py
• Initial project setup done
• Run the initial migration:

python manage.py migrate

• Run the server to check everything is working.

python manage.py runserver

Creating the Student Model

• In Student/models.py create Student model.
• Register Student model in Student/admin.py.
• Make migrations to the database

python manage.py makemigrations
python manage.py migrate

• Create superuser to get admin access

python manage.py createsuperuser

Creating the Views and URL patterns

• In Students/views/py create view functions.
• Create url patterns for each view in Student/urls.py.
• Add Student.urls to projects urls.py.
• Each URL endpoint works now, yet to implement CRUD.

First Read the Database

• Go to the admin site and create some students.
• Create base.html in project directory.
• Create list.html in Student/templates/student directory.

Creating New Students

• Create a forms.py file in Student app.
• Create Student form field in create.html.
• Create Student view function.

Update existing data

• Update edit_student function.
• Add edit.html in Student app.

Delete Student

• Update delete_student function.
• Add delete.html in Student app.