REST framework tutorial

Source code for the Django REST framework tutorial.

Setup Instructions

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8 or higher
• pip (Python package manager)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone <repository-url>
cd rest-framework-tutorial

2. Create a virtual environment:

python -m venv venv

3. Activate the virtual environment:

# On Windows
venv\Scripts\activate

# On macOS/Linux
source venv/bin/activate

4. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

5. Run database migrations:

python manage.py migrate

6. Create a superuser (optional):

python manage.py createsuperuser

7. Start the development server:

python manage.py runserver

The API will be available at http://127.0.0.1:8000/