Why am I getting a TemplateDoesNotExist error in my Django project?

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Hey everyone, I’m running into a weird issue with my Django project. I keep getting a TemplateDoesNotExist error for my course_list.html template. It’s super confusing because my browser shows Django 1.11.1, but PyCharm says I’m using 2.0.3.

Here’s my course_list.html template:

{% for course in courses %}
<h3>{{ course.name }}</h3>
<p>{{ course.summary }}</p>
{% endfor %}

And my urls.py:

from django.urls import path
from . import views

urlpatterns = [
    path('', views.list_courses),
]

My views.py looks like this:

from django.shortcuts import render
from .models import Subject

def list_courses(request):
    subjects = Subject.objects.all()
    return render(request, 'subjects/list.html', {'subjects': subjects})

I’ve double-checked my file paths and everything seems correct. Any ideas what might be causing this error? Thanks in advance for your help!

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hey mate, i’ve run into this before. ur trying to render ‘subjects/list.html’ but ur template is ‘course_list.html’. that’s probably why it’s throwing that error.

try changing ur view to render ‘course_list.html’ instead. also make sure ur template is in the right folder, usually it’s in ur_app/templates/ur_app/.

hope this helps!

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I’ve encountered this exact issue before, and it can be frustrating. From your code, I noticed you’re trying to render ‘subjects/list.html’, but your template is named ‘course_list.html’. This mismatch is likely causing the TemplateDoesNotExist error.

To fix this, either rename your template to ‘subjects/list.html’ or update your view to render ‘course_list.html’. Also, ensure your template is in the correct directory - typically it should be in your_app/templates/your_app/.

Regarding the Django version discrepancy, I’d recommend checking your virtual environment. Sometimes IDEs like PyCharm use a different environment than your terminal. Run ‘pip freeze | grep Django’ in your project’s environment to confirm the actual version you’re using.

Lastly, double-check your TEMPLATES setting in settings.py to ensure it’s correctly pointing to your template directories. These steps should resolve your issue.