Hi, you're welcome. Easy install is usually in C:\Python27\Scripts
you can go there from within cmd.exe and run "easy_install.exe ipython" It should work. On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 7:56 PM, JJ Zolper <[email protected]> wrote: > Tim, > > I had a confirmation from William that I installed Django but you said > iPython would be helpful and since I don't remember much Python I was > hoping to make that work. > > Thanks so much for taking the time to help me get started you're a > life saver! : ) > > JJ > > On Nov 24, 11:56 pm, Timothy Makobu <[email protected]> > wrote: > > - Install setup toolshttp://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools/0.6c11 > > - Go to the command line (cmd.exe) and type > > - easy_install django > > - easy_install ipython (not needed by django, but very useful, as > you > > will see when you come to running "python manage.py shell" > > > > That's all! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 3:59 AM, JJ Zolper <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Okay just so everyone knows! > > > > > I was able to extract the .tar file and I now see the files. > > > > > In order to import these files correctly should I place these files in > the > > > install directory of Python 2.7 and then attempt the commands? > > > > > Or is the location of Django just arbitrary can I place it wherever I > like > > > and then work from the Python prompt? > > > > > JJ > > > > > On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 11:58 AM, Ivo Brodien <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> windows users have extracted your command will look like this: ....... > > >> to execute the .tar file. > > > > >> as tom mentioned, you have to use 7zip two times. > > > > >> the tar file is another archive (like .zip, .gz ) which you have to > > >> decompress and then you have the django directory and you can go on > with > > >> the tutorial. > > > > >> On Nov 24, 2011, at 17:55 , JJ Zolper wrote: > > > > >> JoeLinux, > > > > >> Oh interesting. It seems the 64 bit version is sort of unclear. Any > > >> help there? > > > > >> Would I be able to install my Python is well with a smaller command? I > > >> am back at ground zero because I had to adjust the Python version back > > >> to 2.5 so Django would agree. > > > > >> I am interested just not sure how to work the 64 bit version. > > > > >> Thanks! > > > > >> JJ > > > > >> On Nov 24, 11:40 am, Joey Espinosa <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> If you install the "setuptools" package (http://goo.gl/UjFh), then > all > > >> you > > > > >> have to do to install Django (or any other Python library) is this: > > > > >> easy_install django > > > > >> And it will handle the rest. Just a suggestion. > > > > >> -- > > > > >> Joey "JoeLinux" Espinosa > > > > >> Software Developerhttp://about.me/joelinux > > > > >> On Nov 24, 2011 10:37 AM, "Tom Evans" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > >> On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 5:00 AM, JJ Zolper <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> Hello, > > > > >> I am new to Django! I was able to download and install: Python 2.7.2 > > > > >> x86 64 on my Windows 7 64 bit machine. I think that is all that I will > > > > >> need to execute the command line? > > > > >> I installed Python to C:/Python27 as the program intended. > > > > >> I then downloaded: Django-1.3.1.tar.gz file and was try to figure > > > > >> where to go to next. I used the 7 zip to extract it to: > > > > >> Django-1.3.1.tar. But I wasn't sure the next steps. I opened the > > > > >> Python cmd prompt. I typed the command in: tar xzvf Django-*.tar.gz. > > > > >> But I got errors about the portion "xzvf" I feel that the directories > > > > >> are not set up correctly. Do I need to adjust my command for the > > > > >> directory because I already tried that. > > > > >> I would really appreciate a step through that would get me all set up > > > > >> with the baseline. I am interested to moving on from to the more in > > > > >> depth chapters. I tried hard to understand the input from the comments > > > > >> on the page but I was unable to find anything that gave me any sense > > > > >> of direction on how to place the Django files. > > > > >> Thanks! > > > > >> JJ > > > > >> PS. sorry this is available and I didn't see it in the new booklet. > > > > >> tar.gz is a gzipped (.gz) tape archive (.tar) file. 7zip should be > > > > >> able to gunzip it and extract the files from the archive - it might > > > > >> require two steps. > > > > >> The 'tar xzvf…' command is how one extracts a tar.gz under unix/linux > > > > >> from the OS command line - not the python command line. As the docs > > > > >> say, you can download and install bsdtar in windows, in which case the > > > > >> OS command would be 'bsdtar zxvf …'. > > > > >> This is the second time this week someone has had issues extracting a > > > > >> tgz on windows - any chance that django could be packaged up in a more > > > > >> Windows friendly zip file format in addition to tgz? > > > > >> Cheers > > > > >> Tom > > > > >>https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.3/topics/install/#installing-an-o. > .. > > > > >> -- > > > > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > > >> "Django users" group. > > > > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > >> [email protected]. > > > > >> For more options, visit this group at > > > > >>http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > > > >> -- > > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > >> "Django users" group. > > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > >> [email protected]. > > >> For more options, visit this group at > > >>http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > > > >> -- > > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > >> "Django users" group. > > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > >> [email protected]. > > >> For more options, visit this group at > > >>http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "Django users" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. 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