Django-Mako-Plus¶

Routing Django to Mako since 2013

Documentation:	http://doconix.github.io/django-mako-plus/
Code:	https://github.com/doconix/django-mako-plus

Features¶

DMP adds convention-over-configuration to Django:

Uses standard Python in templates; no more weak-sauce Django templating.
Calls view functions by convention instead of listing every. single. page. in urls.py.
Converts parameters in the URL and loads model objects by convention.
Supports bundling of static files with tools like Webpack.
Automatically links .js and .css in your HTML documents (if not using bundlers).
Automatically injects context variables in the client-side Javascript namespace.
Provides Django-style signals.
Plays nicely with third party apps.
Extends Django’s redirecting with exception-based redirecting.
Supports language translations, class-based views, and collection of static files.
Includes a comprehensive test suite.

DMP doesn’t replace Django; it extends Django to make you more productive.

Quick Start¶

# install/upgrade django, mako, and DMP
pip3 install --upgrade django-mako-plus

# create a new project with a 'homepage' app
python3 -m django_mako_plus dmp_startproject mysite
cd mysite
python3 manage.py dmp_startapp homepage

# open mysite/settings.py and append 'homepage' to the INSTALLED_APPS list
INSTALLED_APPS = [
    ...
    'homepage',
]

# run initial migrations and run the server
python3 manage.py migrate
python3 manage.py runserver

# open a browser to http://localhost:8000/

# install/upgrade django, mako, and DMP
pip install --upgrade django-mako-plus

# create a new project with a 'homepage' app
python -m django_mako_plus dmp_startproject mysite
cd mysite
python manage.py dmp_startapp homepage

# open mysite/settings.py and append 'homepage' to the INSTALLED_APPS list
INSTALLED_APPS = [
    ...
    'homepage',
]

# run initial migrations and run the server
python manage.py migrate
python manage.py runserver

# open a browser to http://localhost:8000/

Contents¶

Compatability¶

DMP requires Python 3.4+ and Django 1.9+.

The first Django 2.0+ release was in December 2017.