File Structure

Metronic Django comes with a flexible file structure that can be easily used for small to large scope projects. This section will explain the entire file structure and how to adapt it to your project.
File/Folder Description
starterkit The root folder that contains Metronic Django folder.
_keenthemes This is a Core Django for Keenthemes products.
libs Metronic library which is often used for common files, utility classes, imported dependencies
src The source folder which located the raw version of HTML templates. The assets will be used for assets bundling.
templatetags Template Tags are simple Python functions which accepts a 1 or more value, an optional argument, process those values and return a value to be displayed on the page.
tools The build tools for assets.
__init__.py The __init__.py files are required to make Python treat the directories as containing packages
asgi.py ASGI (Asynchronous Server Gateway Interface) provides an interface between async Python web servers and applications while it supports all the features provided by WSGI.
bootstrap.py Combine the necessary bits in the framework together to be able to process and handle the functionality thrown at the system.
settings.py settings.py is a core file in Django projects. It holds all the configuration values that your web app needs to work; database settings, logging configuration, where to find static files, API keys if you work with external APIs, and a bunch of other stuff.
urls.py It's where you define the mapping between URLs and views.
wsgi.py Django's primary deployment platform is WSGI, the Python standard for web servers and applications.
_locale Specify which parts of apps should be translated or formatted for local languages and cultures.
_templates Text document or a Python string marked-up using the Django template language.
auth Example auth HTML markup template files.
dashboards Example dashboard HTML markup template files.
layout Contains the base layout files.
partials Contains partial files.
assets An asset is typically a static file such as JS files, image files, CSS files. A bundle is when those files are then compressed together into a single file.
auths Example auth module and pages
dashboards Example dashboard module and pages
db.sqlite3 Generated database file.
manage.py Manage.py in Django is a command-line utility that works similar to the django-admin command.
.gitignore A gitignore file specifies intentionally untracked files that Git should ignore. Files already tracked by Git are not affected
documentation.html The documentation file.
README.md README file as a quick guide that gives a detailed description
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