Matplotlib for Python Developers - Second Edition

Django environment setup

Sensitive environment variables, such as Django's SECRET_KEY (https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.0/ref/settings/#std:setting-SECRET_KEY), should be kept in a private file that is excluded from version control software. For simplicity, we can just use the sample from the project template:

cd srccp crypto_stats/settings/local.sample.env crypto_stats/settings/local.env

Next, we can use manage.py to create a default SQLite database and the superuser:

python manage.py migratepython manage.py createsuperuser

The migrate command initializes the database models, including user authentication, admin, user profiles, user sessions, content types, and thumbnails.

The createsuperuser command will ask you a series of questions ...