How can I use media templates in Django?

How can I use media templates in Django?

In Django, you can use media templates to manage and serve media files like images and videos. You typically define a media URL in your settings and use the {{ MEDIA_URL }} template tag to reference these files in your templates.

Can you show me an example of how to set this up?

Sure! First, in your settings.py, set MEDIA_URL = '/media/' and MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'media/'). Then, in your template, you can use <img src='{{ MEDIA_URL }}your_image.jpg' alt='My Image'> to display an image.

What if I want to upload files through a form?

You can create a form with a FileField or ImageField, and in your view, handle the uploaded file by saving it to the MEDIA_ROOT. Make sure to include enctype='multipart/form-data' in your form tag.

How do I serve media files in development?

In development, you can serve media files by adding a URL pattern in your urls.py: urlpatterns += static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT).