Bearblog Got Me Playing With Django
I'm running Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and following the instructions (with necessary modifications, like inputting "python3", rather than just "python") from Djangocentral's Building a Blog Application with Django.
I made it—with some frustrations—to the point where I started the blog app within my virtual environment. But I stopped when I realized that I should probably reinstall VSCode (or PyCharm, or...) before trying to edit settings.py.
My first assumption is that I could edit settings.py via the Terminal.
My second assumption is that, since my first assumption is an assumption—but also because I type like a drunk—maybe I shouldn't.
And ultimately, I don't need to. I have Bearblog, right?
But Bearblog is built in Django, and the simplicity of the whole thing just makes me want to try.
And after the past week, with a friend's community on fire just one county over, trhe distraction—even the frustration, given that it's over such a needless thing—is a very good thing to have.