I think that the install from the website instructions worked. Your code helped me understand what I needed to do. thanks!
On Jul 14, 6:04 am, Carl Karsten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok, getting somewhere. That is the dir that needs to know about django. > > Next we need to know where django is, and 'install' that into the > site-packages > dir. 'install' is just a link, .pth file or putting django directly in that > dir. I recommend the link. > > more details are > here:http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/install/#install-the-djang... > > if you still have problems, post the following: > 1. What version of django you want (official release, or development version.) > 2. Where the django code is > 3. what django references are currently in your site-packages dir. > > For #3, do ls -ld django* in your site-packages dir, like this: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ python -c "from distutils.sysconfig import > get_python_lib; print > get_python_lib()" > /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cd /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages$ ls -ld django* > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 36 2007-06-25 23:30 django -> > /home/carl/django/django-src/django/ > > Carl K > > surfwizz wrote: > > Sorry about that. Thanks for the tip on using copy/paste. Here's the > > result for that: > > new-host-3:~ wdavis$ python -c "from distutils.sysconfig import > > get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()" > > /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site- > > packages > > > On Jul 13, 6:49 pm, Carl Karsten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> you missed the -c > > >> guessing you need to figure out how to cut/paste into your terminal. I > >> think it > >> is action-v for paste, where action is the cloverleaf. > > >> Carl K > > >> surfwizz wrote: > >>> Here's what that looks like: > >>> new-host-3:~ wdavis$ python "from distutils.sysconfig import > >>> get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()" > >>> /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/Resources/Python.app/ > >>> Contents/MacOS/Python: can't open file 'from distutils.sysconfig > >>> import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()': [Errno 2] No such file > >>> or directory > >>> new-host-3:~ wdavis$ > >>> On Jul 13, 6:16 pm, Carl Karsten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>> run this command, show us what you get: > >>>> python -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print > >>>> get_python_lib()" > >>>> So like this: > >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ python -c "from distutils.sysconfig import > >>>> get_python_lib; print > >>>> get_python_lib()" > >>>> /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages > >>>> Carl K > >>>> surfwizz wrote: > >>>>> I could not find any folders at the lib location. To clarify how the > >>>>> IDLE thing went, I tried running sudo python setup.py, but it didn't > >>>>> work, so I opened setup.py in IDLE, Then went to 'run', in the > >>>>> menubar, and clicked 'run module'. It prompted me to save it, so I > >>>>> did. that was the whole python IDLE thing with this. > >>>>> On Jul 13, 3:40 am, "Dirk van Oosterbosch, IR labs" > >>>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>>> On 13-jul-2007, at 5:42, surfwizz wrote: > >>>>>>> I installed python fromwww.python.org, so the command prompt opens it > >>>>>>> into 2.5.1. That's what I tried to install django into. > >>>>>> Can you confirm that django is installed at this location? > >>>>>> /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site- > >>>>>> packages/django/ > >>>>>> (try 'locate django' in the Terminal to find out where all of django > >>>>>> is) > >>>>>>> [...] so I just ran setup.py in IDLE as a module. Is there a way > >>>>>>> to fix this, or get this install running properly? > >>>>>> What do you mean 'in IDLE as a module'? AFAIK the correct way to > >>>>>> install python packages is to run 'sudo python setup.py' from the > >>>>>> normal command line. Or did you do that? > >>>>>> best > >>>>>> dirk --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
