Django path to templates folder in settings.py

Question

I am newly learning Django and was following the Learn Django 1.11 Tutorial.

Here is my current project tree:

├── manage.py
├── muypicky
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── old_settings.py
│   ├── settings
│   │   ├── base.py      # Contains the settings (like shown in the tutorial)
│   │   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── urls.py
│   └── wsgi.py
├── requirements.txt
├── restaurants
└── templates           # Templates Folder
└── index.html

I am trying to add the path to the tempelates folder in the settings folder. But the error shown

django.template.loaders.filesystem.Loader: .../muypicky/tempelates/index.html (Source does not exist)

Current setting.py file

TEMPLATES = [{
  'DIRS': [os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'tempelates')], 
  },]

Looking at the error, the file path is wrong because it goes into /muypicky/tempelates which is incorrect. So how do I get to root folder and then into tempelates folder with the given file tree in setting.py (base.py).

Any further queries, just ask and many thanks in anticipation.

It would probably help if you were consistent in your own names. Do you mean `Templates` or `Tempelates`? — Maximilian Burszley, Aug 25 '17 at 21:59
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15411164/django-templates-folders — JustDanyul, Aug 25 '17 at 22:02

Papouche Guinslyzinho · Answer 1 · 2021-04-09T04:29:45.247

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You have probably misspelled the name because the directory is called templates but your settings.py is looking for templates

├── manage.py
...
└── templates           # Templates Folder
└── index.html

but in your settings you stated templates

TEMPLATES = [{
  'DIRS': [os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'templates')], 
  },]

That's why Djagno can't find the file

.../muypicky/templates/index.html (Source does not exist)

edited Apr 09 '21 at 04:29

answered Aug 25 '17 at 22:18

Papouche Guinslyzinho

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Still doesn't work. Even after fixing the spelling error, I still get '''muypicky/templates/index.html (Source does not exist)'''. I think it's more to do with the BASE_DIR in base.py whis is like this: '''BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))''' – ByWaleed Aug 26 '17 at 19:25
Also to note, when I add the exact path on my system to the templates folder, it does work, which is why I think it's my BASE_DIR causing the issue. – ByWaleed Aug 26 '17 at 19:31
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Haha, your fix to include his misspelt templates is both humourous and helpful. – Peter Chaula Nov 08 '20 at 18:51

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 27 '17 at 10:47

I have the same project tree and in TEMPLATES I put :

TEMPLATES = [
{
    'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
    'DIRS': ['templates'],
    'APP_DIRS': True,
    'OPTIONS': {
        'context_processors': [
            'django.template.context_processors.debug',
            'django.template.context_processors.request',
            'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
            'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
            'django.template.context_processors.media',
        ],
    },
},

]

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 14 '20 at 12:25

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Typo. Change 'tempelates' to 'templates'.

answered Nov 14 '20 at 12:25

hawkinside_out

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Django path to templates folder in settings.py

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