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TemplateDoesNotExist: missing template in app

7 Dec 2025

1 min read

python django errors

TemplateDoesNotExist: missing template in app

$ python manage.py runserver
...
TemplateDoesNotExist: blog/index.html

Why this happens

Template path isn’t inside configured TEMPLATES['DIRS'] or app directories disabled.

Fix

Enable app dirs and put templates under app/templates/app/.

Wrong code

TEMPLATES = [{
  'APP_DIRS': False,
  'DIRS': [],
}]

Fixed code

TEMPLATES = [{
  'APP_DIRS': True,
  'DIRS': [BASE_DIR / 'templates'],
}]