From d35d2f61c595fc9e6a03cfcbc21a4d5f937e3633 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Anubhav Joshi Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 00:08:12 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Fixed #16205 -- Added an installation for Windows. --- docs/howto/index.txt | 1 + docs/howto/windows.txt | 91 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ docs/topics/install.txt | 8 +--- 3 files changed, 94 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) create mode 100644 docs/howto/windows.txt diff --git a/docs/howto/index.txt b/docs/howto/index.txt index fe25c11756e..80e20923edd 100644 --- a/docs/howto/index.txt +++ b/docs/howto/index.txt @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ you quickly accomplish common tasks. outputting-pdf static-files/index static-files/deployment + windows .. seealso:: diff --git a/docs/howto/windows.txt b/docs/howto/windows.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..5fc585dbb31 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/howto/windows.txt @@ -0,0 +1,91 @@ +================================ +How to install Django on Windows +================================ + +This document will guide you through installing Python and Django for basic +usage on Windows. 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 and 8. In other +versions, the steps would be similar. + +Install Python +============== + +Django is a Python web framework, thus requiring Python to be installed on your +machine. + +To install Python on your machine go to http://python.org/download/, and +download a Windows MSI installer for Python. Once downloaded, run the MSI +installer and follow the on-screen instructions. + +After installation, open the command prompt and check the Python version by +executing ``python --version``. If you encounter a problem, make sure you +have set the ``PATH`` variable correctly. You might need to adjust your +``PATH`` environment variable to include paths to the Python executable and +additional scripts. For example, if your Python is installed in +``C:\Python34\``, the following paths need to be added to ``PATH``:: + + C:\Python34\;C:\Python34\Scripts; + +Install Setuptools +================== + +To install Python packages on your computer, Setuptools is needed. Download the +latest version of `Setuptools `_ for +your Python version and follow the installation instructions given there. + +Install PIP +=========== + +`PIP `_ is a package manager for Python that +uses the `Python Package Index `_ to install Python +packages. PIP will later be used to install Django from PyPI. + +Open a command prompt and execute ``easy_install pip``. This will install +``pip`` on your system. This command will work if you have successfully +installed Setuptools. + +Alternatively, go to ``_ +for installing/upgrading instructions. + +Install Django +============== + +Django can be installed easily using ``pip``. + +In the command prompt, execute the following command: ``pip install django``. +This will download and install Django. + +After the installation has completed, you can verify your Django installation +by executing ``django-admin.py --version`` in the command prompt. + +.. versionchanged:: 1.7 + + In Django 1.7, a ``.exe`` has been introduced, so just use + ``django-admin`` in place of ``django-admin.py`` in the command prompt. + +See :ref:`database-installation` for information on database installation +with Django. + +Common pitfalls +=============== + +* If ``django-admin.py`` only displays the help text no matter what arguments + it is given, there is probably a problem with the file association in + Windows. Check if there is more than one environment variable set for + running Python scripts in ``PATH``. This usually occurs when there is more + than one Python version installed. + +* If you are connecting to the internet behind a proxy, there might be problem + in running the commands ``easy_install pip`` and ``pip install django``. + Set the environment variables for proxy configuration in the command prompt + as follows:: + + set http_proxy=http://username:password@proxyserver:proxyport + set https_proxy=https://username:password@proxyserver:proxyport + +* Executing ``django-admin.py`` opens up a text file. This is due to the text + editor being the default program for ``.py`` files. This must be changed + to the ``python.exe`` located in the folder where Python is installed. diff --git a/docs/topics/install.txt b/docs/topics/install.txt index c410f868315..53d9cc3263f 100644 --- a/docs/topics/install.txt +++ b/docs/topics/install.txt @@ -22,12 +22,8 @@ your operating system's package manager. .. admonition:: Python on Windows - On Windows, you might need to adjust your ``PATH`` environment variable - to include paths to Python executable and additional scripts. For example, - if your Python is installed in ``C:\Python27\``, the following paths need - to be added to ``PATH``:: - - C:\Python27\;C:\Python27\Scripts; + If you are just starting with Django and using Windows, you may find + :doc:`/howto/windows` useful. Install Apache and mod_wsgi =============================