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How to install Django on Windows
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This document will guide you through installing Python and Django for basic
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usage on Windows. This is meant as a beginner's guide for users working on
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Django projects and does not reflect how Django should be installed when
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developing patches for Django itself.
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The steps in this guide have been tested with Windows 7 and 8. In other
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versions, the steps would be similar.
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Install Python
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Django is a Python web framework, thus requiring Python to be installed on your
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machine.
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To install Python on your machine go to http://python.org/download/, and
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download a Windows MSI installer for Python. Once downloaded, run the MSI
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installer and follow the on-screen instructions.
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After installation, open the command prompt and check the Python version by
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executing ``python --version``. If you encounter a problem, make sure you
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have set the ``PATH`` variable correctly. You might need to adjust your
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``PATH`` environment variable to include paths to the Python executable and
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additional scripts. For example, if your Python is installed in
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``C:\Python34\``, the following paths need to be added to ``PATH``::
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C:\Python34\;C:\Python34\Scripts;
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Install Setuptools
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To install Python packages on your computer, Setuptools is needed. Download the
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latest version of `Setuptools <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools>`_ for
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your Python version and follow the installation instructions given there.
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Install PIP
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`PIP <http://www.pip-installer.org/>`_ is a package manager for Python that
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uses the `Python Package Index <http://pypi.python.org>`_ to install Python
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packages. PIP will later be used to install Django from PyPI. If you've
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installed Python 3.4, ``pip`` is included so you may skip this section.
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Open a command prompt and execute ``easy_install pip``. This will install
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``pip`` on your system. This command will work if you have successfully
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installed Setuptools.
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Alternatively, go to `<http://www.pip-installer.org/en/latest/installing.html>`_
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for installing/upgrading instructions.
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Install Django
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Django can be installed easily using ``pip``.
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In the command prompt, execute the following command: ``pip install django``.
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This will download and install Django.
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After the installation has completed, you can verify your Django installation
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by executing ``django-admin --version`` in the command prompt.
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.. versionchanged:: 1.7
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In Django 1.7, a ``.exe`` has been introduced, so just use
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``django-admin`` in place of ``django-admin.py`` in the command prompt.
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See :ref:`database-installation` for information on database installation
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with Django.
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Common pitfalls
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* If ``django-admin`` only displays the help text no matter what arguments
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it is given, there is probably a problem with the file association in
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Windows. Check if there is more than one environment variable set for
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running Python scripts in ``PATH``. This usually occurs when there is more
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than one Python version installed.
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* If you are connecting to the internet behind a proxy, there might be problem
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in running the commands ``easy_install pip`` and ``pip install django``.
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Set the environment variables for proxy configuration in the command prompt
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as follows::
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set http_proxy=http://username:password@proxyserver:proxyport
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set https_proxy=https://username:password@proxyserver:proxyport
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