Best forum/group/site for worldly, modern Django questions?
December 9, 2022 7:33 PM Subscribe
I have a bit of a crush on the web framework Django, and am learning and coding in it currently, although I have a ways to go. I'm coding on PythonAnywhere.com, and trying to figure out if the Django debugger (the one that loads stuff in the browser) can work with that system. Where is the best place to ask Django/hosting questions like this?
This isn't about my specific question today; it's more about learning where people who are coding in Django in 2022.
I found a Reddit group called learningdjango, and the help stuff on PythonAnywhere, but my specific curiousity isn't popping up obviously. Before I do a deep dive any one place, or sign up for an account -- does anyone just know where the answerers that might fit my profile [of questions] hang out?
My example question isn't really technical/coding, but vendor/configuration/setup stuff. I'll probably have technical/coding questions eventually, but really the coding part is easier for me than sifting through hosting providers and configuring various things.
(This question is about asking questions -- I'm interested in the specific thing I mentioned above the fold, too (setting up the debugger), if anyone knows.)
This isn't about my specific question today; it's more about learning where people who are coding in Django in 2022.
I found a Reddit group called learningdjango, and the help stuff on PythonAnywhere, but my specific curiousity isn't popping up obviously. Before I do a deep dive any one place, or sign up for an account -- does anyone just know where the answerers that might fit my profile [of questions] hang out?
My example question isn't really technical/coding, but vendor/configuration/setup stuff. I'll probably have technical/coding questions eventually, but really the coding part is easier for me than sifting through hosting providers and configuring various things.
(This question is about asking questions -- I'm interested in the specific thing I mentioned above the fold, too (setting up the debugger), if anyone knows.)
There's also the r/django subreddit which is more general than r/djangolearning but also has a lot of crossover (a lot of new people asking quite simple questions, as well as occasional more complicated ones).
There are at least two Discords (official, unofficial) but I haven't spent any time on either, so not sure how they compare.
posted by fabius at 6:04 AM on December 10, 2022
There are at least two Discords (official, unofficial) but I haven't spent any time on either, so not sure how they compare.
posted by fabius at 6:04 AM on December 10, 2022
Tangentially, it would be good to be clearer what you mean by:
the Django debugger (the one that loads stuff in the browser)
The development server? Django debug toolbar? Something else? You probably don't want to be running either of those on your live site, if it is one of them.
posted by fabius at 6:08 AM on December 10, 2022 [1 favorite]
the Django debugger (the one that loads stuff in the browser)
The development server? Django debug toolbar? Something else? You probably don't want to be running either of those on your live site, if it is one of them.
posted by fabius at 6:08 AM on December 10, 2022 [1 favorite]
FYI - Django CMS (and the Slack mentioned above) is separate from Django itself.
I'm not familiar with pythonanywhere.com; I would start with installing/running python locally unless there's a reason you can't do that.
posted by sriracha at 7:12 AM on December 10, 2022
I'm not familiar with pythonanywhere.com; I would start with installing/running python locally unless there's a reason you can't do that.
posted by sriracha at 7:12 AM on December 10, 2022
Response by poster: Sorry - I meant the Django debug toolbar. Not gonna run it on a live site; PythonAnywhere seems like a good option for trying out new ideas and learning.
(I tried to get it set up a while ago, then moved on when it didn't work right away.)
posted by amtho at 7:20 AM on December 10, 2022
(I tried to get it set up a while ago, then moved on when it didn't work right away.)
posted by amtho at 7:20 AM on December 10, 2022
Response by poster: sriracha - If I could focus on just learning Python and Django (and architecting and designing my projects), and not on setting up a web server and programming environment on my local machine (which may migrate soon anyway, and which is using an older and non-unix OS for good reasons), I think that would be a huge boon.
posted by amtho at 7:23 AM on December 10, 2022
posted by amtho at 7:23 AM on December 10, 2022
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Good luck!
posted by alana at 8:04 PM on December 9, 2022