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  ✅ Full Django Setup Guide 1. Install Prerequisites Make sure Python and pip are installed. Install Python (3.8+ recommended) python --version # or python3 --version If not installed, download from: https://www.python.org/downloads/ 2. Set Up a Virtual Environment mkdir my_django_project && cd my_django_project python -m venv env # Activate the environment # Windows: env\Scripts\activate # macOS/Linux: source env/bin/activate 3. Install Django pip install django django-admin --version 4. Create Django Project django-admin startproject project_name cd project_name Run server: python manage.py runserver Visit: http://127.0.0.1:8000 5. Create an App python manage.py startapp core 6. Register the App Edit config/settings.py : INSTALLED_APPS = [ ... 'core', ] 7. Create a Basic View In core/views.py : from django.http import HttpResponse def home(request): return HttpResponse("Hello, Django!") Create core/urls.py : from ...