Francesco and Daniel, This is an interesting problem with the tutorial! We will have to make sure that it's changed -- obviously the tutorial needs to be clearer!
Any suggestions you guys have about how/where we could insert some information that could make this clearer *please* point out where it'd be helpful or better yet write some words (community for-the-win! :) Daniel: in response to what you were saying about the location of `django-admin.py` being a hassle I remember when I was learning be concerned by this also! But turns out that nowadays actually I rarely use `django-admin.py` but usually in my set-up keep a copy of it at `~/code/bin/` with a bunch of other useful bits-and-pieces (though this approach is a bit out-dated with virtualenv). Besides starting a new whole project is a pretty big deal (compared to most dev work) and personally I think needing to find django-admin.py for it makes it seem as special as it is. --- Elena :) @elequ On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 7:29 PM, Francescos <serafini.france...@gmail.com>wrote: > Good good! > So, this means I was executing the wrong django-admin.py file. > Daniel, I'm curious about your question, too. Because I though that > activating virtualenv the path is automatically set to the specified > environment and then no need to include the right django-admin.py file into > some environment variable... > Anyway, maybe a solution for you is to put, possibly at the beginning, > your django-admin.py path into the PATH variable. > Elena we need you... :D > > Francesco > > On Thursday, November 8, 2012 3:26:36 AM UTC, Daniel wrote: >> >> Hi Elena, I actually had the exact same problem Francesco was having. I >> wasn't able to start a project, and then I tried your question. The cmd >> line went something like this: >> >> (env) path/to/directory/python env/Scripts/django-admin.py startproject >> newproject >> >> It worked! While I'm happy with the result, I'd like to keep projects in >> the root folder, and typing out the path to django-admin.py every time >> seems like quite a hassle. Is there a way to point to the file without >> having to specify its location? All the tutorials and such that I've seen >> online simply use the django-admin.py startproject (name) convention and it >> works fine. >> >> Dan >> >> On Monday, November 5, 2012 6:54:18 AM UTC-6, elena wrote: >>> >>> Hi Francesco, >>> >>> What happens when you try: >>> >>> $ cd C:\Python27\fra_env\ >>> >>> (or whatever the equivalent of this might be in the shell you are using) >>> >>> $ python Scripts\django-admin.py startproject mysite >>> >>> Regards, >>> Elena :) >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 1:19 AM, Francescos <serafini....@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Elena, >>>> >>>> Thanks for replying. >>>> I guess the PATH var is well set. In fact, if I hit python into >>>> cmd.exe and then import django everything work (I can print the django >>>> version, as well). >>>> So, Django is installed and reachable apparently. At this point I guess >>>> there is a problem in looking for the modules.. >>>> I also guess is important to consider that I am using >>>> virtualenv<http://www.virtualenv.org/en/latest/> that, >>>> once activated, it adds to the PATH this: >>>> C:\Python27\fran_env\Scriptswhere is located django-admin.py. This file is >>>> also located here: >>>> C:\Python27\fra_env\Lib\****site-packages\django\bin >>>> >>>> Francesco >>>> >>>> On Sunday, November 4, 2012 2:07:53 AM UTC, elena wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Francesco, >>>>> >>>>> What you're seeing is the most basic django/python error. It means >>>>> that your python can't find django from your current path. >>>>> >>>>> You should start by checking for the simple things. >>>>> >>>>> What happens when you try putting the following in your terminal?: >>>>> $ python >>>>> >>>>> and then: >>>>> >>> import django >>>>> >>>>> Also where is your django-admin.py file located? >>>>> >>>>> Elena :) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --- >>>>> Elena :) >>>>> @elequ >>>>> 04022 90172 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 6:24 AM, Francescos <serafini....@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello everyone, >>>>>> Following the django tut I've sat up all the installation and reached >>>>>> the step where I had to run the command: django-admin.py >>>>>> startproject mysite >>>>>> result: I receive the error specified in the subject. >>>>>> I installed virtualenv (as said >>>>>> here<http://www.pip-installer.org/en/latest/installing.html#installation-instructions>) >>>>>> and activate it before running the command django-admin.py >>>>>> startproject mysite. >>>>>> Any suggestion for this problem? Thanks everyone. >>>>>> Configuration: >>>>>> - Windows 7 & cmd.exe >>>>>> - Python2.7 >>>>>> - virtualenviroment at: C:\Python27\fra_env\ >>>>>> - PATH contains: C:\Python27\fra_env\****Scripts >>>>>> - django-admin.py is in C:\Python27\fra_env\Scripts AND >>>>>> C:\Python27\fra_env\Lib\**si**te-packages\django\bin >>>>>> >>>>>> I hope someone can help me! >>>>>> Francesco >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "Django users" group. >>>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ >>>>>> **ms**g/django-users/-/v_**l9HV306cIJ<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/django-users/-/v_l9HV306cIJ> >>>>>> . >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to django...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users...@** >>>>>> googlegroups.**com. >>>>>> >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >>>>>> group**/django-users?hl=en<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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/** >>>> msg/django-users/-/**kmyIAnk7cYcJ<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/django-users/-/kmyIAnk7cYcJ> >>>> . >>>> >>>> To post to this group, send email to django...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> django-users...@googlegroups.**com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >>>> group/django-users?hl=en<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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/django-users/-/-CfEO2H-RHsJ. > > To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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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