[Django] Add CSS files

I can't find any tutorial that specifically tells what how to add CSS files on Django project so after a long adventure and a lot of readings and trial and errors here how I did it:

1. open your settings.py and locate the MEDIA_ROOT and MEDIA_URL

MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, 'media')
MEDIA_URL = '/media/'

If you're wondering what is os.path.join and PROJECT_ROOT then I'll explain it.

On top of the file (settings.py) add the following code:

import os
PROJECT_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))

so based on the codes above, os.path.join and PROJECT_ROOT gets the current path where your project was located in your drive/server/etc.

The "media" is simple the folder where your css files will be saved.

moving on...

2. open your template. in my case my template name is base.html

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{{ MEDIA_URL }}css/style.css" />

3. open your urls.py. the one inside your project not on your app

from mysite import settings

urlpatterns += patterns('',
    url(r'(?:.*?/)?(?P(css)/.+)$', 'django.views.static.serve', {'document_root': settings.MEDIA_ROOT}),
)

The "mysite" is the name of the folder of your project. Remember that it's case sensitive. If your folder is "MySite" then it should be "from MySite import settings"


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that's it! if you experience some errors feel free to leave a comment. i might forget to include other settings or code because I'm still new to Django.

have a good day!