Hi Gary,
> ├── archive
> │ ├── archive
> │ │ ├── __init__.py
> │ │ ├── settings.py
> │ │ ├── urls.py
> │ │ └── wsgi.py
> │ ├── home
> │ │ ├── __init__.py
> │ │ ├── static
> │ │ │ ├── home.css
> │ ├── manage.py
In your first example, "home" is an app (not a project) that has some static
files. "archive" is your project.
Your "home" app doesn't follow the recommended filesystem structure, though.
You should do this:
archive/
home/
__init__.py
static/
home/
home.css
Note that there is no need to have an __init__.py file in any of your static
dirs.
In your second example:
> ├── archive
> │ ├── archive
> │ │ ├── __init__.py
> │ │ ├── settings.py
> │ │ ├── urls.py
> │ │ └── wsgi.py
> │ ├── home
> │ ├── static
> | | |___home
> │ │ ├── home.css
> │ │ ├── images
you have what I would call a "global" static files directory. Files from
this directory will only be found if you configure that directory in your
settings:
STATICFILES_DIRS = (
os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "static"),
)
This is because that directory is not part of any app that is listed in
INSTALLED_APPS.
BASE_DIR is the top-level "archive" directory, by the way (the first
"archive" in the tree).
I hope this helps.
Because this gets asked so often, I am trying to to sump it up here:
https://fleschenberg.net/django-staticfiles/
I'd love to hear your feedback about this article, i.e. if it clarifies
things for you, or how to improve it.
--
René Fleschenberg
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