Template Error in Django - django

Question

In my blog folder as shown here in screen shot has the accounts folder
I then proceed to next page from home page to my signin page in accounts folder
I get the Following Error
Can someone please Help me
Here is the settings.py file
"""
Django settings for luckdrum project.
Generated by 'django-admin startproject' using Django 1.8.4.
For more information on this file, see
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/topics/settings/
For the full list of settings and their values, see
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/ref/settings/
"""
# Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)
import os
BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
# Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/howto/deployment/checklist/
# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
SECRET_KEY = 'q^6oh!prd$jt*#sz##&n(i5$etxv-13-pr+%x9_0y$#7$tnfq('
# 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',
'blog',
)
MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
'django.contrib.auth.middleware.SessionAuthenticationMiddleware',
'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
)
ROOT_URLCONF = 'luckdrum.urls'
TEMPLATES = [
{
'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
'DIRS': [],
'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 = 'luckdrum.wsgi.application'
TEMPLATE_DIRS=('/home/usman/Django Project/django-black/luckdrum/blog/templates/',
'/home/usman/Django Project/django-black/luckdrum/blog/accounts/',
)
LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = '/'
# Database
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/ref/settings/#databases
DATABASES = {
'default': {
'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'db.sqlite3'),
}
}
# Internationalization
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/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/1.8/howto/static-files/
#STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static')
STATIC_URL = '/static/'
STATICFILES_DIRS = [ os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static'), ]
TEMPLATE_DEBUG =True
ERROR CONSOLE OUTPUT:
Internal Server Error: /accounts/signin.html/
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py", line 149, in get_response
response = self.process_exception_by_middleware(e, request)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py", line 147, in get_response
response = wrapped_callback(request, *callback_args, **callback_kwargs)
File "/home/usman/Django Project/django-black/luckdrum/blog/views.py", line 27, in login
return render_to_response('accounts/signin.html')
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/shortcuts.py", line 39, in render_to_response
content = loader.render_to_string(template_name, context, using=using)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/template/loader.py", line 96, in render_to_string
template = get_template(template_name, using=using)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/template/loader.py", line 43, in get_template
raise TemplateDoesNotExist(template_name, chain=chain)
TemplateDoesNotExist: accounts/signin.html
[13/Dec/2015 07:06:07] "GET /accounts/signin.html/ HTTP/1.1" 500 75747

Answer 1

Move the template files from the accounts folder to the template folder and the static files to the appropriate static folder. Django only looks for templates files in the folder named templates.
Also change the original render_to_response to render_to_response('signin.html')