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1.

Current Time Display

Description: Create a web page that displays the current date and time.

Key Concepts:

• URL routing
• Views
• Templates
• Python’s datetime module
Features:

• Display formatted current date and time.


• Optionally, update the time dynamically using JavaScript for real-time updates.

1. views.py (in timeapp):

This le will de ne the view to get the current time.

from django.http import HttpResponse

from django.shortcuts import render

import datetime

def current_time(request):

now = datetime.datetime.now() # Get the current date and time

return render(request, 'timeapp/current_time.html', {'current_time': now})


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2. urls.py (in timeapp):

De ne the URL pattern for the time display page.

from django.urls import path

from . import views

urlpatterns = [

path('time/', views.current_time, name='current_time'),

3. urls.py (in project folder):

Include the app’s URLs in the project’s main URL con guration.

from django.contrib import admin


from django.urls import path, include

urlpatterns = [
path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
path('', include('timeapp.urls')), # Include timeapp
URLs
]

4. current_time.html (in templates/timeapp/):

Create the HTML template that displays the current time. Optionally, use JavaScript to update the
time dynamically.

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html lang="en">

<head>

<meta charset="UTF-8">

<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">

<title>Current Time</title>

<!-- Bootstrap CDN -->


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<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0-alpha1/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css"
rel="stylesheet" integrity="sha384-GLhlTQ8iRABdZLl6O3oVMWSktQOp6b7In1Zl3/
Jr59b6EGGoI1fFkwKwP9k9a2 " crossorigin="anonymous">

</head>

<body>

<div class="container text-center mt-5">

<h1 class="display-4">Current Date and Time</h1>

<p class="lead">{{ current_time }}</p>

</div>

</body>

</html>

5. Run the Server:

Once everything is set up, you can run the Django server:

python manage.py runserver

Visit http://127.0.0.1:8000/time/ in your browser to see the current date and time
displayed, styled with Bootstrap.
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