Setup Django Environments

In order to actually build projects, we need to make sure our computer is setup. In this project, we’ll setup your environment. Made for Mac OS X Mavericks which is the latest, free operating system from Apple.

Step:

1. Check Python version:

    $ python --version
   

2. Install PIP (A tool for installing and managing Python packages):

    $ sudo easy_install pip
   

3. Install Setuptools (Easily download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python packages):

    $ sudo easy_install setuptools
   

4. Install Virtualenv (A tool to create isolated Python environments):

    $ sudo pip install virtualenv
   

5. Install MySQL Python:

    $ sudo pip install mysql-python
   

6. Activate virtual environments:

    $ virtualenv somename
    $ cd somename/
    $ source bin/activate
    (somename)$ pip freeze
   

7. Install Django in virtual machine:

    (somename)$ pip install django==1.4.5
    (somename)$ pip install django --upgrade  Tip: replace first line with `#!/usr/bin/env python` in `bin/easy_install`, etc.
   

8. Deactivate virtual environments:

    (somename)$ deactivate
   

9. Install Django in your local machine:

    $ sudo easy_install django
    // or
    $ sudo pip install django
   

10. Start Django project:

    $ django-admin.py startproject my_project
    $ cd my_project/
    $ python manage.py runserver
    

11. Specify dependencies with Pip:

    $ pip freeze > requirements.txt
    $ pip install -r requirements.txt
    

Resource:

• codingforentrepreneurs.com/projects/get-with-mac/install-django-pip-and-virtualenv/