How can add "templates " and "statics" folder in Django 3.1 - django-2.0

Question

setting.py
from pathlib import Path
# Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
#TEMPLATES_DIR = path.join(BASE_DIR, 'templates') #it dosen't work
#STATICS_DIR = path.join(BASE_DIR, 'statics') #it also dosen't work
# Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/howto/deployment/checklist/
# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
SECRET_KEY = '0#nf#$8nm5jb0)meuq&j6kztt534#nhk)k&$zh=#emcxi7_7fo'
# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
DEBUG = True
ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
# Application definition
INSTALLED_APPS = [
'django.contrib.admin',
'django.contrib.auth',
'django.contrib.contenttypes',
'django.contrib.sessions',
'django.contrib.messages',
'django.contrib.staticfiles',
'musicianapp',
]
MIDDLEWARE = [
'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
]
ROOT_URLCONF = 'musicianList.urls'
TEMPLATES = [
{
'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
'DIRS': [TEMPLATES_DIR,],
'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',
],
},
},
]
WSGI_APPLICATION = 'musicianList.wsgi.application'
# Database
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/ref/settings/#databases
DATABASES = {
'default': {
'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
'NAME': BASE_DIR / 'db.sqlite3',
}
}
# Password validation
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
{
'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator',
},
{
'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator',
},
{
'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.CommonPasswordValidator',
},
{
'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.NumericPasswordValidator',
},
]
# Internationalization
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/topics/i18n/
LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
USE_I18N = True
USE_L10N = True
USE_TZ = True
# Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/howto/static-files/
STATIC_URL = '/static/'
STATICFILES_DIRS = [
STATICS_DIR,
]
Please consern on the top and 3rd top line where is the main difference from Djago2.7 version
In Djnago2.7 where imported os as below,
import os
# Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)
BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
and I used the below code for connecting templates and statics forlder
TEMPLATES_DIR =os.path.join(BASE_DIR,"templates")
STATICS_DIR =os.path.join(BASE_DIR,"statics")
But there is differece in form Djnago 3.1 from pathlib imported Path given below,
from pathlib import Path
# Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
and the os techinques dosen't works as below
TEMPLATES_DIR =os.path.join(BASE_DIR,"templates")
STATICS_DIR =os.path.join(BASE_DIR,"statics")
How can I make connection with templates and statics folder, need help.
Note: I create templates and statics folders in main projects where already presented manage.py and db.sqlite3 file. below the screenshot of my projects direction,

Answer 1

If you look at the top of the settings.py file, you'll see BASE_DIR is using pathlib:
BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
Because of this, you no longer need os to join the paths, you can simply do:
STATICS_DIR = BASE_DIR / "statics"
This is new in 3.1 - you can read about it in the release notes here: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/releases/3.1/

Answer 2

I would also recommend https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/howto/overriding-templates/, but if nothing happens then it should be the Refactoring problem especially when using PyCharm. So, you need to revert your changes. It worked for me.