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Django Polls Simplified — Introducing the Django Admin

This is a continuation:

Django Polls Simplified - Playing with the Database API

Developer Advice:

Site visitors don’t intend to use the admin. It’s for site managers.

Make sure you activate your development environment.

Creating an admin user

First, we’ll need to create a user to log in to the admin site. Run the following command:

python manage.py createsuperuser

Enter your desired username and press enter.

You will then be prompted to provide your desired email address.

The final step is to enter your password. You will be asked to enter your password twice, the second time as a confirmation of the first.

Start the development server