my-django-starter 0.1.2

A starter kit to quickly scaffold Django projects.

🛠️ my-django-starter

A command-line utility for scaffolding and launching Django projects with a complete, modular, and automated setup pipeline.

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🚀 Overview

my-django-starter is a developer-friendly tool that automates the initial setup of Django projects. It handles everything from virtual environment creation to Django installation, project scaffolding, app setup, settings configuration, and server execution — all in one seamless command-line flow.

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📦 Features

• 📁 Creates a new Django project and apps
• ⚙️ Sets up virtual environments automatically
• 🧪 Detects your OS and adjusts commands accordingly
• 📝 Configures settings, media files, environment variables
• 📄 Generates requirements.txt
• 📄 Manages environement variables
• 🧙 Renders a stylish home page template
• 👤 Creates a superuser for the admin dashboard
• 🚀 Launches the development server instantly

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🔧 How It Works

The tool works through a step-based pipeline system:

Each setup task is a separate module:

• Banner() – Displays a welcome banner
• OSDetector() – Detects the operating system
• VirtualEnvCreator() – Creates a Python virtual environment
• DjangoInstaller() – Installs Django via pip
• ProjectCreator() – Scaffolds a new Django project
• AppCreator() – Adds one or more Django apps
• SettingsModifier() – Updates project settings
• EnvManager() – Creates and populates a .env file
• RequirementsGenerator() – Freezes dependencies
• HomePageRenderer() – Adds a responsive landing page
• MediaFileHandler() – Configures media/static paths
• MigrationManager() – Applies database migrations
• AdminSetup() – Creates an admin superuser
• ServerRunner() – Launches the Django development server

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⚙️ Usage

$ pip install my-django-starter

$ mydjango

It will:

1. Create a new virtual environment
2. Install Django
3. Scaffold your project and apps
4. Configure everything (settings, env, admin)
5. Launch your Django server

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📜 License

MIT License