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Python Django Basics Django Templates Static Assets

Thananjaya Chakravarthy
Thananjaya Chakravarthy
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Posted by Thananjaya Chakravarthy
Thananjaya Chakravarthy
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How to remember those big import statements.?

Can i have whats stands for what..like what is meant by 'contrib' and so,.. why do we need to use such import statements..

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Chris Howell
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Generally you dont memorize bigger imports. Usually you find the ones you need while looking through the documentation for something like Django. Django is a package that consists of many different modules. Contrib is one of those modules.

If you look at the GitHub Repo for Django - Contrib you can see all the modules that live under contrib within the Django Package.

You use imports like this so you dont have to "re-invent the wheel". Basically so you can re-use code that has already been written and tested. This is why they call Python a "batteries included" language because the community writes and submits their own packages for people like you to reuse. :)