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[3.1.x] Fixed #31628 -- Updated Windows install guide to recommend venv. 

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@ -5,11 +5,10 @@ How to install Django on Windows
.. highlight:: doscon
This document will guide you through installing Python 3.7 and Django on
Windows. It also provides instructions for installing `virtualenv`_ and
`virtualenvwrapper`_, which make it easier to work on Python projects. This is
meant as a beginner's guide for users working on Django projects and does not
reflect how Django should be installed when developing patches for Django
itself.
Windows. It also provides instructions for setting up a virtual environment,
which makes it easier to work on Python projects. This is meant as a beginner's
guide for users working on Django projects and does not reflect how Django
should be installed when developing patches for Django itself.
The steps in this guide have been tested with Windows 7, 8, and 10. In other
versions, the steps would be similar. You will need to be familiar with using
@ -49,30 +48,34 @@ get-pip.py`` instructions.
.. _pip: https://pypi.org/project/pip/
.. _virtualenvwrapper-win:
.. _virtualenvironment:
Install ``virtualenv`` and ``virtualenvwrapper``
================================================
Setting up a virtual environment
================================
`virtualenv`_ and `virtualenvwrapper`_ provide a dedicated environment for
each Django project you create. While not mandatory, this is considered a best
practice and will save you time in the future when you're ready to deploy your
project. To do this, run::
It is best practice to provide a dedicated environment for each Django project
you create. There are many options to manage environments and packages within
the Python ecosystem, some of which are recommended in the `Python
documentation <https://packaging.python.org/guides/tool-recommendations/>`_.
Python itself comes with `venv`_ for managing environments which we will use
for this guide.
...\> py -m pip install virtualenvwrapper-win
To create a virtual environment for your project, open a new command prompt,
navigate to the folder where you want to create your project and then enter the
following::
Then create a virtual environment for your project::
...\> py -m venv project-name
...\> mkvirtualenv myproject
This will create a folder called 'project-name' if it does not already exist
and setup the virtual environment. To activate the environment, run::
The virtual environment will be activated automatically and you'll see
"(myproject)" next to the command prompt to designate that. If you start a new
command prompt, you'll need to activate the environment again using::
...\> project-name\Scripts\activate.bat
...\> workon myproject
The virtual environment will be activated and you'll see "(project-name)" next
to the command prompt to designate that. Each time you start a new command
prompt, you'll need to activate the environment again.
.. _virtualenv: https://pypi.org/project/virtualenv/
.. _virtualenvwrapper: https://pypi.org/project/virtualenvwrapper-win/
.. _venv: https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/venv.html
Install Django
==============

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...\> %HOMEPATH%\.virtualenvs\djangodev\Scripts\activate.bat
or you can install :ref:`a Windows version of virtualenvwrapper
<virtualenvwrapper-win>` and then use:
.. code-block:: doscon
...\> workon djangodev
__ https://virtualenvwrapper.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
The name of the currently activated virtual environment is displayed on the