To develop an independent app for Django that can be used in other Django projects, you can follow the steps outlined in the official Django documentation. Here is a brief summary of the process:
- Create a new Django app using the startapp command.
- Define the models, views, and templates for your app.
- Add the app to the INSTALLED_APPS list in your project’s settings.py file.
- Test your app to ensure that it works as expected.
- Package your app using Python’s setuptools package.
- Publish your app to the Python Package Index (PyPI) or another package repository.
Once you have packaged your app, you can use it in other Django projects by installing it using pip. You can also share your app with others by publishing it to PyPI or another package repository.
For example in a specific case, you want to develop a blog app for Django, you can use the existing Django packages available on the internet. You can also create your own blog app by following the steps mentioned above. Once you have created your blog app, you can package it and use it in your other web application projects.