What is the path for TEMPLATE_DIRS in django settings.py when using virtualenv

Question

I am using virtualenv and I want to know what the TEMPLATE_DIRS in settings.py should be, for example if I make a templates folder in the root of my project folder.

Answer 1

TEMPLATE_DIRS deprecated This setting is deprecated since Django version 1.8.

deprecated

""" settings.py """

TEMPLATE_DIRS = (
    os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'templates/'),
)

correct

""" settings.py """

TEMPLATES = [
    {
        'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
        'DIRS': [ os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'templates') ],
        'APP_DIRS': True,
        ...
    },
]