First Django-powered page

1. create a project site

2. create a views.py  file by linux command: $ touch views.py

3. edit views.py file: $ pico views.py

    After editing the file:

control + O to save

control +X to exit editing

from django.http import HttpResponse

def hello(request):
    return HttpResponse("Hello world")

request is a default instance in view function. No matter use it or not, the function must have 1 request instance

from django.conf.urls.defaults import patterns, include, url
from mysite.views import hello

urlpatterns = patterns('',
    url(r'^hello/$', hello),
)

views.py should be placed in the same folder as urls.py

4. view the file: $ cat views.py

How django process a request:

1. A request comes in to /hello/.
2. Django determines the root URLconf by looking at the ROOT_URLCONF setting.
3. Django looks at all of the URLpatterns in the URLconf for the first one that matches /hello/.
4. If it finds a match, it calls the associated view function.
5. The view function returns an HttpResponse.
6. Django converts the HttpResponse to the proper HTTP response, which results in a Web page.