Django & pip

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10+ installed
• An existing Django project (or create one with django-admin startproject myproject)
• Claudette installed and running

Configuration

Create a .claudette.json in your project root:

{
  "scripts": {
    "setup": "python -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate && pip install -r requirements.txt && python manage.py migrate"
  },
  "instructions": "This is a Django project. Use Python 3.12+ with type hints. Run tests with pytest."
}

This setup script will:

1. Create a Python virtual environment in .venv
2. Activate it
3. Install dependencies from requirements.txt
4. Run database migrations

Add to Claudette

1. Open Claudette and click + Add Repo
2. Select your Django project directory
3. Create a new workspace — the setup script runs automatically

Example Prompts

Try these to get started:

“Add a REST API endpoint at /api/posts/ that lists all blog posts with pagination”

“Create a custom management command that seeds the database with test data”

“Add user authentication with login, logout, and registration views”

Tips

• If you use Poetry instead of pip, change the setup to: poetry install && poetry run python manage.py migrate
• Add your .env file to the repo root so it’s available in all worktrees, or symlink it: ln -s "$HOME/.env.myproject" .env