Python Django E‑commerce Project Tutorial with Installation Guide

This article shares a Python + Django e‑commerce mini‑project that is ideal for self‑learners who want to practice web development and overcome the typical hurdles of building a shopping site.

Main Features

Account registration and login.

Home page carousel, product categories, and hot‑selling items.

Product list and search functionality.

User order history, shipping address management, and recent browsing.

Shopping cart addition and checkout process.

Environment

Python 2.7

Django 1.11

MySQL 5.7.22

Project Setup and Installation

1. Install the Python environment (the tutorial uses Python 2.x; you can later adapt to Python 3.x).

2. Install required packages:

<code>pip install -r requirements.txt</code>

3. Install MySQL 5.7 and create the codedq database.

<code>mysql -u root -p</code>
<code>Enter password:</code>
<code>mysql> create database codedq;</code>

4. Modify the project configuration (settings.py) to match your database credentials:

<code># settings.py
DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql',
        'NAME': 'codedq',
        'USER': 'root',
        'PASSWORD': '123456',
        'HOST': 'localhost',
        'PORT': '3306',
    }
}
</code>

5. Create database tables:

<code># Generate migration files
python manage.py makemigrations
# Apply migrations to create tables
python manage.py migrate</code>

6. Start the project:

<code>python manage.py runserver</code>

After the server starts, open a browser and visit http://127.0.0.1:8000 to see the application.

Project Screenshots

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