Django Not Reflecting Updates to Javascript Files?

Question

I have javascript files in my static folder. Django finds and loads them perfectly fine, so I don\'t think there is anything wrong with my configuration of the

Answer 1

Since you are editing JavaScript files and watching for the changes in the browser I assume you are actively developing your Django app and probably using Django's development runserver. There is a better solution than clearing the browser cache and refreshing. If you run a watcher utility that supports the livereload protocol then your browser will automatically refresh whenever you change any static file.

The django-livereload-server python package provides a spiffy solution. Install it:

$ pip install django-livereload-server

Add 'livereload.middleware.LiveReloadScript' to MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES in settings.py.

Then run

$ ./manage.py livereload

before starting the runserver.

More documentation can be found at the django-livereload-server github site