Create a folder call static in your project directory and paste your JS files there.
On Tuesday, October 29, 2019, Jack Sundberg <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello again, > > I could use some help on loading static files in development mode. > Specifically, I'd like to tell Django to serve additional files that are > not explicitly loaded in the html with {% load static %}. My issue is > actually identical to this post > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/django-users/js$20files%7Csort:date/django-users/FEO0gy37dRw/WeU8GdK4DAAJ>, > where I could use some extra explanation on their suggested fix. To restate > the issue, I load a static javascript file within my myapp/index.html: > > {% load static %} > <script src="{% static 'myapp/myscript_1.js' %}"></script> > > The javascript file (myscript_1.js) references another javascript file > (myscript_2.js) as well as some other media (e.g. a number of *.png, *.css, > *.json files). However, Django doesn't serve these files because they are > not directly loaded in the html, and a 404 error is thrown when trying to > find myscript_2.js - along with the other files. How do I get Django to > serve these files as well? > > It looks like Django is searching for the files at http://127.0.0.1:8000/ > myapp/myscript_2.js. Could I forward this path to > http://127.0.0.1:8000/static/myapp/myscript_2.js? I'm trying to do this > with the following in my urls.py (in projects urls.py - not the myapp > urls.py): > > from django.conf import settings > from django.conf.urls.static import static > urlpatterns += static(path=settings.STATIC_URL, document_root=settings. > STATIC_ROOT) > > and in my settings.py: > > STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static') > STATIC_URL = /static/ > > This isn't working for me though, and I think I'm using the static() > function incorrectly. Could someone offer some guidance on how to set this > up for development testing? > > Thanks in advance, > Jack > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/django-users/9de51c2c-4dca-454a-8057-db9c0e8c8b37%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/9de51c2c-4dca-454a-8057-db9c0e8c8b37%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/CAMLYDLEoNsQG56uYjBsw_BQawK4zD7gb7rYOsft_YF96paniQA%40mail.gmail.com.
