Python Django Tutorial: Full-Featured Web App Part 8 - User Profile and Picture

In this Python Django Tutorial, we will be creating a user profile that extends the built-in Django User model. We will then use this user profile to store profile pictures for each user. We will also be learning how to set the MEDIA_ROOT, MEDIA_URL, and also make our static files accessible through our URL patterns. Finally, we will create a receiver function for a Django signal that will make sure our profiles are created when a user first registers. Let's get started...

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[HarmenHoek]

Quick heads up for 14:00. os is not imported by default in my case, as BASE_DIR uses pathlib instead of os.
Add the extra line manually:
import os

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[congcuongnguyen]

0:22 - profile model, one to one relationship
3:06 - image field
3:47 - __str__ method
4:56 - migration
5:44 - install Pillow
6:36 - add profile to admin page
9:06 - interact with profile on shell
12:41 - setting media root, media url
18:22 - profile template
20:57 - add media route into project url pattern
24:38 - upload default.jpg
26:20 - django signals
32:10 - import signals into ready function of apps.py

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[Eddyyc]

i found that putting the picture of who displayed the comment looks much nicer, so in the home.html right above the post.author if we add the line <img src="{{ post.author.profile.image.url }}" width="30" height="30"> the post section looks a bit nicer, i am new at this but thanks to Corey i was able to understand some concepts.

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[jaycel]

Firstly, Great tutorial Corey! Simply the best! For those of you having issues where the profile isn't saving or the default image isn't showing up, please make sure to tab properly. In the apps.py file in the users directory, please make sure that 'def ready(self):...' isn't on the same column as 'class UserConfig(AppConfig). Tab appropriately. Hopefully, this helps someone. God Bless!

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[StevenTse]

thankyou Corey, great vid great work! btw, for those struggling on default picture, create a profile for your user (without adding picture), because you need to create profile for the user in order to add default picture to the profile.

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I think up to this far, my love for Django is as strong as the tutor....such amazing work. God bless you.

[scphr]

For those not getting a profile pic to load around the 25:30 mark, make sure you're putting the default.jpg into the project_name/media folder, and not in the folder. I didn't listen to Corey closely enough, but he mentions this specifically, although it seems minorly counterintuitive.

[landolabrum]

DEFINATELY THE BEST DJANGO TUT I've seen! thanks!