Why can't i edit css files and also use css in django templates?

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So i decided to deploy my first django app with appfog, created app in appfog, downloaded the source code so as to use their project structure, made the necessary changes and updated. It all went smoothly untill i did python manage.py collectstatic this collected all the staticfiles, but i cannot make changes to the static files,cannot use css in the templates. i just don't get why. in my settings.py

ROOT_PATH = os.path.dirname(__file__)
STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(ROOT_PATH, 'static')
STATIC_DIR = /absolute/path/to/static

in urls.py

url(r'^static/(?P<path>.*)$', 'django.views.static.serve', {'document_root': settings.STATIC_ROOT}),

my project structure looks like this,basically structure from appfog

-env
-.afignore
-settings.py
-templates
-static
-app1

How do i fix this?

hey @catherine, am not getting what you mean..am confused by that statement..`` — Suziemac Tani, Mar 28 '13 at 07:37
now i understand...but it is smart to mess around with django files, coz staticfiles is a django directory right.. — Suziemac Tani, Mar 28 '13 at 07:53

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 28 '13 at 08:22

When you run python manage.py collectstatic it will create static folder which copy the files inside staticfiles folder, right?

If you want to make changes don't try to change it in your static folder. Just change the files inside your staticfiles folder. After that, run python manage.py collectstatic to make an updates in your static folder.

Why can't i edit css files and also use css in django templates?

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