Create a shopify app with django

Here, we will see how we can create a basic shopify app with django.

1. Install Django and the Django Shopify Auth package:

pip install django
pip install django-shopify-auth

2. Create a django project and install apps. I will not go through the full process. You can go through this link for the basics: “https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.1/intro/tutorial01/”

3. Add the shopify_auth and shopify_app apps to your Django project's INSTALLED_APPS list in the settings.py file:

INSTALLED_APPS = [    ...    'shopify_auth',    'shopify_app',]

4. Set the SHOPIFY_APP_NAME and SHOPIFY_APP_API_KEY settings in your settings.py file. The SHOPIFY_APP_NAME should be the name of your app as it will appear in the Shopify App Store, and the SHOPIFY_APP_API_KEY is the API key that you will use to authenticate your app with Shopify.

5. Include the shopify_auth.urls and shopify_app.urls URL patterns in your Django project's urls.py file:

urlpatterns = [
    ...
    path('shopify_auth/', include('shopify_auth.urls')),
    path('shopify_app/', include('shopify_app.urls')),
]

6. Run the following Django management commands to create the required database tables:

python manage.py migrate
python manage.py createsuperuser

7. Create a new private app in your Shopify store’s developer dashboard. Set the app’s Redirection URL to the login URL of the shopify_auth app (e.g. http://localhost:8000/shopify_auth/login).

8. Set the SHOPIFY_APP_API_SECRET setting in your settings.py file to the API secret provided by your private app.

9. Start the Django development server and visit the login URL of the shopify_auth app (e.g. http://localhost:8000/shopify_auth/login) to begin the authentication process.

That’s it! You should now have a basic Shopify app running on Django. You can use the Django Shopify Auth package to handle the authentication process and the Django Shopify App package to access the Shopify API and build out the functionality of your app.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions.