This repository contains a simple project that follows the official Django REST Framework tutorial. It's intended as a learning resource to understand the fundamentals of building APIs using Django and the Django REST Framework (DRF).

• Django project setup with REST framework integration
• Basic CRUD API for code snippets
• Token-based authentication
• Permissions and ownership logic
• DRF's browsable API for interactive exploration

django-rest-tutorial/ 
├── manage.py 
├── snippets/ # Contains models, serializers, views, URLs 
├── tutorial/ # Project settings and configuration 
└── requirements.txt

To get the project up and running locally:

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/lorainemg/django-rest-tutorial.git
cd django-rest-tutorial

2. Create and activate a virtual environment

python -m venv env
source env/bin/activate  # On Windows: env\Scripts\activate

3. Install dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Apply migrations

python manage.py migrate

5. Create a superuser (optional)

python manage.py createsuperuser

6. Run the development server

python manage.py runserver

Access the API at: http://localhost:8000/

• Django REST Framework
• Official DRF Tutorial