Re: general problems with installing downloaded django apps

2008-11-18 Thread Karen Tracey
On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 9:28 AM, webcomm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Nov 16, 6:45 pm, Steve Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > webcommwrote: > > > > [yet again at the top of the message, so I have yet again moved the > > response down to where it reads logically ...] > > > > Steve, > re:

Re: general problems with installing downloaded django apps

2008-11-18 Thread webcomm
On Nov 16, 6:45 pm, Steve Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > webcommwrote: > > [yet again at the top of the message, so I have yet again moved the > response down to where it reads logically ...] > Steve, re: top-posting, I am using the web interface for Google groups, which seems to encourage

Re: general problems with installing downloaded django apps

2008-11-16 Thread Steve Holden
webcomm wrote: [yet again at the top of the message, so I have yet again moved the response down to where it reads logically ...] > On Nov 16, 2:35 pm, Steve Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> webcomm wrote: >> >> [Please don't top-post ... I've moved your answer down] >> >>> On Nov 16, 1:01

Re: general problems with installing downloaded django apps

2008-11-16 Thread webcomm
Thanks Steve. That moves me forward. I'll read about module packages in my python book. I think what I'm discovering is that I've gotten somewhat deep into Django without really understanding some of the underlying python concepts. What is the point of setup.py files, if they are not really

Re: general problems with installing downloaded django apps

2008-11-16 Thread Steve Holden
webcomm wrote: [Please don't top-post ... I've moved your answer down] > On Nov 16, 1:01 pm, Steve Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> webcomm wrote: >>> Maybe I'm starting to get the idea... can apps be installed anywhere, >>> as long as they are on the python path? Are there any restrictions

Re: general problems with installing downloaded django apps

2008-11-16 Thread webcomm
Hmm. I've created several apps using the startapp command, but I don't see any references to those apps when I print sys.path. Does something happen behind the scenes when I use the startapp command that isn't visible when I print sys.path? If so, why not run the startapp command for all apps?

Re: general problems with installing downloaded django apps

2008-11-16 Thread Steve Holden
webcomm wrote: > Maybe I'm starting to get the idea... can apps be installed anywhere, > as long as they are on the python path? Are there any restrictions at > all with respect to where apps are installed? You've got it. There are no restriction (by Django) on where apps are installed, as long

Re: general problems with installing downloaded django apps

2008-11-16 Thread webcomm
Maybe I'm starting to get the idea... can apps be installed anywhere, as long as they are on the python path? Are there any restrictions at all with respect to where apps are installed? -Ryan --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are

general problems with installing downloaded django apps

2008-11-16 Thread webcomm
I am fairly new to python and Django. I have no problem setting up my own apps by following the tutorial. However, I *always* have problems setting up someone else's apps. I think I've tried installing 5 apps that I've downloaded from code.google.com and elsewhere, and have been unsuccessful