How to install Django

Setup

What you need for a basic dev environment:

• Python 2.7.x or 3.4.x
• easy_install and Pip
• Git
• virtualenv
• Django
• Database (SQLite, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.)
• Text editor (Sublime, vim, Komodo, gedit, Pycharm)

Note: This tutorial utilizes Python version 2.7.8.

Installation instructions are slightly different depending on whether you’re installing a distribution-specific package,
downloading the latest official release, or fetching the latest development version.

It’s easy, no matter which way you choose.

Installing an official release with pip

This is the recommended way to install Django.

Install pip. The easiest is to use the standalone pip installer. If your distribution already has pip installed, you might need to update it if it’s outdated. If it’s outdated, you’ll know because installation won’t work.

Take a look at virtualenv and virtualenvwrapper. These tools provide isolated Python environments, which are more practical than installing packages systemwide. They also allow installing packages without administrator privileges. The contributing tutorial walks through how to create a virtualenv on Python 3.

mkvirtualenv mysite

workon mysite

pip install --upgrade pip

After you’ve created and activated a virtual environment, enter the command pip install django at the shell prompt.

django-admin startproject mysite

python manage.py migrate

python manage.py createsuperuser

python manage.py runserver

http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/

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Setup

What you need for a basic dev environment:

• Python 2.7.x or 3.4.x
• easy_install and Pip
• Git
• virtualenv
• Django
• Database (SQLite, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.)
• Text editor (Sublime, vim, Komodo, gedit, Pycharm)

Note: This tutorial utilizes Python version 2.7.8.

Installation instructions are slightly different depending on whether you’re installing a distribution-specific package,
downloading the latest official release, or fetching the latest development version.

It’s easy, no matter which way you choose.

Installing an official release with pip

This is the recommended way to install Django.

Install pip. The easiest is to use the standalone pip installer. If your distribution already has pip installed, you might need to update it if it’s outdated. If it’s outdated, you’ll know because installation won’t work.

Take a look at virtualenv and virtualenvwrapper. These tools provide isolated Python environments, which are more practical than installing packages systemwide. They also allow installing packages without administrator privileges. The contributing tutorial walks through how to create a virtualenv on Python 3.

After you’ve created and activated a virtual environment, enter the command pip install Django at the shell prompt.