# settings.py
DATABASES = {
'default': {
'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
'NAME': BASE_DIR / "db.sqlite3",
}
}
- The
DATABASES
setting in the Django settings file is a dictionary that defines the database configuration. - The key
'default'
indicates that this configuration is the default database for the Django project. - The
'ENGINE'
key specifies the database engine to use. In this case, it's set to 'django.db.backends.sqlite3'
, indicating the use of the SQLite database engine. - The
'NAME'
key specifies the name of the database file. BASE_DIR
is a variable that represents the base directory of the Django project, and / "db.sqlite3"
specifies the relative path to the SQLite database file.
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