2013/5/15 vasya <volk.vasi...@gmail.com>
> Hi, Matthew > > First of all, please state what OS do you using? > I think its ubuntu because some kind of this problem I've alredy solved > some time ago: when I've need something like to add "djando-admin.py" to > my PATH. > > What you need to do is to delete your django install that you make from > easy_install and install django from package-manager that provide your > system. How to delete is described here: > https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/install/#remove-any-old-versions-of-django > > And how to install django depends from system to system... As I said > specify it. For ubuntu it is "apt-get install python-django". BTW > installing packages from packet-manager the most common and the most > clearly and best way to install. Do not try to clone it from git or tar.gz > source code unless you what you do. Or try to use checkinstall (in ubuntu). > > About what "djando-admin.py" do. This is script file that generates simple > structure of your future code, small enviroment like "hello world" in other > programming languages. In some distributions (like ubuntu AFAIK) its also > can start simple HTTP server for debugging your django project. On > different systems there is also exists "manage.py" module which also do > this (and this is common way that describes in books). Also it provides > some interface to manipulate on different settings of your django project. > To make simple "hello world" enviroment you should write in your terminal > something like: "django-admin startproject helloworld" > > > 2013/5/14 Matthew Ngaha <chigga...@gmail.com> > >> i have to install django and ive come across some weird instructions. >> it says to set Django's django-admin.py file to my environment >> variable. I was instructed to get django via easy installer that was >> located in my Python/Scripts folder. it installed django to a >> different place in site-packages, where django-admin.py resides.But >> now its telling me to add this file to my env variable and it should >> also be located in Python/Scripts .. but as i've said, its clearly not >> there, it is somewhere in a site-packages/django sub folder. so is >> this an error? or do i go ahead and add Python/Scripts to the env >> variable, even those the file points somewhere else? >> >> My 2nd problem is it says after adding it i will get a python >> interpreter and Django's djando-admin.py commad up and running. What >> does this mean? both files open? it was specific about adding the path >> to the env variable, but if i already have python added, why do i need >> to add django? shouldnt it already be added? i will quote: >> >> "You should make sure "djando-admin.py" is in your PATH environment >> variable so that it can be executed from the command-line (unless you >> like calling interpreters by using full pathnames)" >> >> does this mean in a terminal, that i can be in >> "Python/myproject/script_one/" and be able to open a .py file in >> "Python/myproject/script_two/" by simpling typing its file name >> without having to cd into its directory or typing its full path? >> _______________________________________________ >> Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org >> To unsubscribe or change subscription options: >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor >> > > Sorry for top-post. Google mail make it by default... :-(
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