Render a html file in Django

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I read the document about django tutorial. Now I want to read my html and display it. So I start a project and start a app myapp_page. The folder structure is blow.

I render my html file in the views. There is "Hello world" in this html file.

I set the path in the urls.py.

And I add the folder path in the settings.py.

But the html didn't show in the 127.0.0.1:8000/myapp_page/

How to display my custom html file?

How does the django manage the path?

I am confuse.

I know it's been 5 years later but remember to add "return" to your render line in views.py otherwise you will get "ValueError at '<path>'. So the line should be "return render(request, 'myapp_page.html')" — Oom_Ben
– Oom_Ben, Commented Sep 17 at 9:14

Hisham___Pak · Accepted Answer · 2020-05-11 14:50:01Z

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Rename your template directory to templates change it in settings.py too, this is optional.

In views.py change the line to return render(request, 'myapp_page.html')

Note the return function added.

You do not need to specify templates/ dir again because Django knows it and starts looking from its (directory's root)

answered May 11, 2020 at 14:50

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Hou ZeYu Over a year ago

Thanks, if I want to define the "template" folder, is it possible?

Hisham___Pak Over a year ago

Yes, you can change it to template. I suggested it because docs refer them and by default Django in apps sees templates directory. If the solution works please consider accepting it.

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