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There are several modern alternatives to requirements.txt for Python dependency management: This will create a pyproject.toml [tool.poetry]name = “django-nextjs-starter”version = “0.1.0”description = “”authors = [“Your Name your.email@example.com“] [tool.poetry.dependencies]python = “^3.9”django = “^4.2.7”djangorestframework = “^3.14.0”django-cors-headers = “^4.3.0” [tool.poetry.dev-dependencies]pytest = “^7.4.0” [build-system]requires = [“poetry-core>=1.0.0”]build-backend = “poetry.core.masonry.api” For your Django project, I recommend Poetry because: To install dependencies […]

requirements.txt is a file that lists all Python packages (dependencies) required for your Django project to run. It’s crucial for: Let’s create a requirements.txt for your project: source venv/bin/activatepip freeze > requirements.txt This will create a file like this: requirements.txtasgiref==3.7.2Django==4.2.7django-cors-headers==4.3.0djangorestframework==3.14.0pytz==2023.3.post1sqlparse==0.4.4 To install these dependencies in a new environment: pip install -r requirements.txt Best practices: Here are the common commands you’ll use

The venv folder is a Python virtual environment that contains: Other developers can then recreate the environment using: This approach ensures better collaboration and cleaner version control.

Virtual environments in Django (and Python in general) are important for several key reasons: Another team member can recreate the exact same environment: This ensures everyone is working with the same package versions and configurations, making development and deployment more reliable and predictable.

Additional useful commands: Remember that the Django server needs to be running alongside your Next.js frontend for the full-stack application to work properly.