title: django override admin template
body: <p>I am following <a href="https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/intro/tutorial02/">part 2 of the Django tutorial</a>. I am trying to override an admin template (<code>base_site.html</code>)</p>
  
  <p>I copied the file from the <code>django/contrib/admin/templates</code> to <code>mytemplates/admin/base_site.html</code></p>
  
  <p>I also updated settings.py:</p>
  
  <pre><code>#Base Directory
  BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
  
  #Template directories
  TEMPLATE_DIRS = (os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'mytemplates'),)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I tried putting the mytemplates folder in the root of the project folder as well as in the mysite folder with no luck. Any pointers would be great!</p>