Django TemplateDoesNotExist Error on Windows machine
So, here is the fully explained Django TemplateDoesNotExist error with solution.
Removing below piece of code from settings.py file.
Directory stucture like :
mysites/
manage.py
mysites/
__init__.py
settings.py
urls.py
wsgi.py
#settings.py
...
TEMPLATES = [
{
'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
'DIRS': [''],
'APP_DIRS': True,
'OPTIONS': {
'context_processors': [
'django.template.context_processors.debug',
'django.template.context_processors.request',
'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
],
},
},
]
...
Add this : ‘DIRS’: [r’C:/Users/thispc/django_projects/templates’], Line number 4th.
Change :
TEMPLATES = [
{
'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
'DIRS': [r'C:/Users/thispc/django_projects/templates'],
'APP_DIRS': True,
'OPTIONS': {
'context_processors': [
'django.template.context_processors.debug',
'django.template.context_processors.request',
'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
],
},
},
]