How do I set up Jupyter/IPython Notebook for Django?

Question

I have been using the method described in this post for setting up IPython Notebook to play nicely with Django. The gist of the method is to create an IPython extension whic

Answer 1

The following does work for me using win10, Python 3.5, Django 1.10:

• Install Python with the Anaconda distribution so Jupyter will be installed as well

• Install Django and install django-extensions:

  pip install Django
  
  pip install django-extensions
  

• Start a new Django project. You have to do that in that part of your tree of directories which can be accessed by Jupyter later.

  django-admin startproject _myDjangoProject_
  

• Start Jypter

• navigate Jupyter to the directory myDjangoProject and enter the first/top myDjangoProject-directory
• Start within the first/top myDjangoProject-directory a new Jupyter noteboke: new --> Django Shell-Plus

• enter and run the following piece of code :

  import os
  os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "myDjangoProject.settings")
  import django
  django.setup()
  

• Note that this piece of code is the same as in manage.py, and note that "myDjangoProject.settings" points to myDjangoProject/settings.py

• Now you can start with examples, e.g.:

  from django.template import Template, Context
  
  template = Template('The name of this project is {{ projectName }}')
  context = Context({'projectName': 'MyJypyterDjangoSite'})
  template.render(context)