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@@ -48,14 +48,21 @@ including database configuration, Django-specific options and
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application-specific settings.
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From the command line, ``cd`` into a directory where you'd like to store your
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-code, then run the following command:
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+code and create a new directory named ``djangotutorial``. (This directory name
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+doesn't matter to Django; you can rename it to anything you like.)
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.. console::
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- $ django-admin startproject mysite
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+ $ mkdir djangotutorial
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-This will create a ``mysite`` directory in your current directory. If it didn't
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-work, see :ref:`troubleshooting-django-admin`.
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+Then, run the following command to bootstrap a new Django project:
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+
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+.. console::
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+
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+ $ django-admin startproject mysite djangotutorial
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+
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+This will create a project called ``mysite`` inside the ``djangotutorial``
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+directory. If it didn't work, see :ref:`troubleshooting-django-admin`.
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.. note::
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@@ -68,7 +75,7 @@ Let's look at what :djadmin:`startproject` created:
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.. code-block:: text
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- mysite/
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+ djangotutorial/
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manage.py
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mysite/
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__init__.py
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@@ -79,14 +86,11 @@ Let's look at what :djadmin:`startproject` created:
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These files are:
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-* The outer :file:`mysite/` root directory is a container for your project. Its
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- name doesn't matter to Django; you can rename it to anything you like.
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-
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* :file:`manage.py`: A command-line utility that lets you interact with this
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Django project in various ways. You can read all the details about
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:file:`manage.py` in :doc:`/ref/django-admin`.
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-* The inner :file:`mysite/` directory is the actual Python package for your
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+* :file:`mysite/`: A directory that is the actual Python package for your
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project. Its name is the Python package name you'll need to use to import
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anything inside it (e.g. ``mysite.urls``).
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@@ -111,8 +115,8 @@ These files are:
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The development server
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======================
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-Let's verify your Django project works. Change into the outer :file:`mysite` directory, if
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-you haven't already, and run the following commands:
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+Let's verify your Django project works. Change into the :file:`djangotutorial`
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+directory, if you haven't already, and run the following commands:
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.. console::
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@@ -182,10 +186,8 @@ rather than creating directories.
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configuration and apps for a particular website. A project can contain
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multiple apps. An app can be in multiple projects.
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-Your apps can live anywhere on your :ref:`Python path <tut-searchpath>`. In
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-this tutorial, we'll create our poll app in the same directory as your
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-:file:`manage.py` file so that it can be imported as its own top-level module,
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-rather than a submodule of ``mysite``.
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+Your apps can live anywhere in your :ref:`Python path <tut-searchpath>`. In
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+this tutorial, we'll create our poll app inside the ``djangotutorial`` folder.
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To create your app, make sure you're in the same directory as :file:`manage.py`
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and type this command:
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