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### Adding Static Files in Python Django - The Practical Guide (Lecture 42)

In this lecture, you will learn how to add static files to your Django project. Static files are files that do not change at runtime, such as CSS, JavaScript, and images.

To add static files to your Django project, you will first need to create a `static` directory in your project's root directory. Then, you will need to add the following line to your project's `settings.py` file:




```

python
STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static')


```



This line tells Django where to store your static files.

Once you have added the `STATIC_ROOT` setting, you can start adding your static files to the `static` directory.

To serve your static files, you will need to add the following line to your project's `urls.py` file:




```

python
from django.contrib.staticfiles.urls import staticfiles_urlpatterns

urlpatterns += staticfiles_urlpatterns()


```




This line tells Django to serve static files from the `STATIC_ROOT` directory.

Once you have added the `staticfiles_urlpatterns()` to your `urls.py` file, you can start serving your static files by running the following command:



```

python manage.py runserver


```




Now, you can access your static files by visiting the following URL in your web browser:




```

http://localhost:8000/static/( filename )


```




For example, to access the `index.html` file, you would visit the following URL:




```

http://localhost:8000/static/index.html


```




You can also add static files to your Django templates by using the `static` template tag. The `static` template tag takes the path to the static file as its argument. For example, to include the `index.css` file in your template, you would use the following code:




```

html
{% load static %}
( link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'index.css' %}" )


```




This will tell Django to include the `index.css` file in the rendered HTML.

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