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Fixed #4537 -- Added note to docs/install.txt about get_python_lib() shortcut. Thanks, Carl Karsten 

git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@5503 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37
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@ -85,23 +85,20 @@ If you installed Django using ``setup.py install``, uninstalling
is as simple as deleting the ``django`` directory from your Python
``site-packages``.
If you installed Django from a Python Egg, remove the Django ``.egg`` file,
If you installed Django from a Python egg, remove the Django ``.egg`` file,
and remove the reference to the egg in the file named ``easy-install.pth``.
This file should also be located in your ``site-packages`` directory.
.. admonition:: Where are my ``site-packages`` stored?
The location of the ``site-packages`` directory depends on the operating
system, and the location in which Python was installed. However, the
following locations are common:
system, and the location in which Python was installed. To find out your
system's ``site-packages`` location, execute the following::
* If you're using Linux: ``/usr/lib/python2.X/site-packages``
python -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()"
* If you're using Windows: ``C:\Python2.X\lib\site-packages``
* If you're using MacOSX: ``/Library/Python2.X/site-packages`` or
``/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.X/lib/python2.X/site-packages/``
(in later releases).
(Note that this should be run from a shell prompt, not a Python interactive
prompt.)
Install the Django code
=======================
@ -140,12 +137,15 @@ latest bug fixes and improvements, follow these instructions:
1. Make sure you have Subversion_ installed.
2. Check out the Django code into your Python ``site-packages`` directory.
On Linux / Mac OSX / Unix, do this::
svn co http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk/ django_src
ln -s `pwd`/django_src/django /usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/django
ln -s `pwd`/django_src/django SITE-PACKAGES-DIR/django
(In the above line, change ``python2.3`` to match your current Python version.)
(In the above line, change ``SITE-PACKAGES-DIR`` to match the location of
your system's ``site-packages`` directory, as explained in the
"Where are my ``site-packages`` stored?" section above.)
On Windows, do this::