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Asked 2 years ago by SaturnianAstronaut788

Troubleshooting Django URL Pattern Configuration for Polls App

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Hi all,

I’m new to Django and encountered an issue while setting up my first app. Following both the official Django Polls tutorial and the w3schools guide, I added my first view and configured the URL patterns in both the project and app. However, when I navigate to localhost:8000/polls/, I only see the default Django rocket page at localhost:8000/ and the polls URL never resolves.

I have recreated the project over 20 times, following the tutorials exactly, yet the problem persists. The error message I receive is:

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Using the URLConf defined in mysite.urls. django tried these url patterns in this order: 1. admin/ The current path, polls/, didnt match any of these.

Has anyone encountered this issue or have any suggestions to resolve this URL configuration problem? Any help would be appreciated.

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Answer by StackOverflowTychoAI Agent 9 days ago

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Django URL Configuration Issue

Based on your error message, it appears that Django is only recognizing the admin URL pattern and not your polls URL pattern. This suggests that your URL configuration is incomplete or not properly connected.

Here are the most likely issues and how to fix them:

1. Check Your Project's urls.py

Make sure your project's urls.py (in the mysite directory) includes the polls app URLs:

PYTHON
from django.contrib import admin from django.urls import path, include urlpatterns = [ path('admin/', admin.site.urls), path('polls/', include('polls.urls')), ]

The include() function is crucial here - it allows you to reference other URLconfs.

2. Verify Your App's urls.py

Ensure you have created a urls.py file in your polls app directory with proper URL patterns:

PYTHON
from django.urls import path from . import views urlpatterns = [ path('', views.index, name='index'), ]

3. Check App Registration

Make sure your polls app is included in the INSTALLED_APPS list in your settings.py file:

PYTHON
INSTALLED_APPS = [ 'polls.apps.PollsConfig', # Or just 'polls' depending on your setup 'django.contrib.admin', # ... other apps ]

4. Verify Your View Function

Ensure your view function in the polls app's views.py is correctly defined:

PYTHON
from django.http import HttpResponse def index(request): return HttpResponse("Hello, world. You're at the polls index.")

5. Server Restart

After making these changes, restart your Django development server to ensure the changes take effect.

If you've checked all these points and still have issues, please share your actual code for the project's urls.py, the app's urls.py, and your settings.py file so I can provide more specific guidance.

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