# Django Install (HD)

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- **Author:** Tim Ngwena (just-tim, https://just-tim.com/about)
- **Published:** 2010-04-05
- **Format:** Video · 5 min watch · transcript available
- **Topics:** Data engineering
- **Tools:** Python
- **Canonical:** https://just-tim.com/posts/django-install-hd
- **Watch:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHKtuOiIXG0

I walk through installing Django on a Windows machine. I cover downloading the right versions of Python and Django, extracting and renaming the Django files, running the setup install from the command line, and verifying the installation.

## Key takeaways

- Django runs within the Python framework, so you must install a compatible version of Python first (here, Python 2.6 with Django 1.0.2).
- Extract the Django download with a tool like 7-Zip, rename the folder to something simple, and move it to the C drive.
- Install Django by navigating to its folder in the command line and running setup.py install.
- Verify the installation by opening Python, typing import django, then django.VERSION to confirm the version installed.

## Chapters

- 0:24 Installing Python first
- 2:09 Downloading and extracting Django
- 3:04 Running setup.py from the command line
- 4:25 Verifying the installation

Watch the full video, read the transcript and use chapter deep-links on the page: https://just-tim.com/posts/django-install-hd

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