Author: John Au-Yeung

Sometimes, we want to set the time zone in Python Django.

In this article, we’ll look at how to set the time zone in Python Django.

How to set the time zone in Python Django?

To set the time zone in Python Django, we can set the TIME_ZONE setting in settings.py.

For instance, we write

TIME_ZONE = 'Europe/Amsterdam'

to set TIME_ZONE to the time zone we want in settings.py.

We can get the list of valid time zones from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones.

Conclusion

To set the time zone in Python Django, we can set the TIME_ZONE setting in settings.py.

Sometimes, we want to filter on foreign key properties with Python Django.

In this article, we’ll look at how to filter on foreign key properties with Python Django.

How to filter on foreign key properties with Python Django?

To filter on foreign key properties with Python Django, we call filter with an argument with the name that includes the foreign key field name,

For instance, we write

Asset.objects.filter( project__name__contains="Foo" )

to call filter with the project table’s name field property including the string 'Foo'.

Conclusion

To filter on foreign key properties with Python Django, we call filter with an argument with the name that includes the foreign key field name,

Sometimes, we want to fix 404 error with accessing static files with Python Django.

In this article, we’ll look at how to fix 404 error with accessing static files with Python Django.

How to fix 404 error with accessing static files with Python Django?

To fix 404 error with accessing static files with Python Django, we can add our static file folder to STATICFILES_DIRS in settings.py.

For instance, we write

import os.path

STATIC_ROOT = ''

STATIC_URL = '/static/'

STATICFILES_DIRS = ( os.path.join('static'), )

to set STATICFILES_DIRS to a tuple with the static file path in our project.

Conclusion

To fix 404 error with accessing static files with Python Django, we can add our static file folder to STATICFILES_DIRS in settings.py.

Sometimes, we want to add a user to a group in Python Django.

In this article, we’ll look at how to add a user to a group in Python Django.

How to add a user to a group in Python Django?

To add a user to a group in Python Django, we can use the add method.

For instance, we write

from django.contrib.auth.models import Group

my_group = Group.objects.get(name='my_group_name') 
my_group.user_set.add(your_user)

to get the group with the given name with Group.objects.get.

And then we call user_set.add on the returned group with the user to add the user to the group.

Conclusion

To add a user to a group in Python Django, we can use the add method.

Sometimes, we want to receive JSON data using HTTP POST request in Python Django.

In this article, we’ll look at how to receive JSON data using HTTP POST request in Python Django.

How to receive JSON data using HTTP POST request in Python Django?

To receive JSON data using HTTP POST request in Python Django, we can use the request.body property in our view.

For instance, we write

received_json_data=json.loads(request.body)

to call json.oads with request.body to parse the JSON request body into a dictionary.

Conclusion

To receive JSON data using HTTP POST request in Python Django, we can use the request.body property in our view.