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Django Install (HD)

Here's how to get Django installed and running on your machine, starting with Python and ending with a quick version check.

Tim Ngwena •5 April 2010 •1 min read •5 min watch •3.6K

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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.

0:00Hello and welcome to this short video

0:06tutorial. I'm going to show you how to

0:08install Django

0:11on your computer. Django works within the

0:15Python framework so you're going to need to

0:18install that before you do anything. So go

0:23to the Python website and you want to make

0:25sure you download the appropriate version

0:27of Python. At the moment Django only

0:30supports

0:30version or up to version 2.6. So for this

0:34tutorial I'm going to download version 2.6

0:38of Python and version 1.02 of Django. Just

0:47so you know I'm running on Windows Vista

0:49here.

0:52To write you double click the Python file

1:04and install. It might ask you for a few

1:09prompts.

1:09So here's the Python file. I'm going to

1:19install Django. I'm going to install Django

1:29. I'm

1:31going to install Django. And when that

1:44finishes just click finish. And you can

1:48delete the

1:49installation file because we've installed

1:51Python. If you want to double check if you

1:53've

1:53installed Python. If you go to the C drive

1:57you'll see that there's a Python folder

2:01there.

2:01And you should also see Python installed

2:09there. So next day just to download the

2:14appropriate

2:15version of Django and extract it onto your

2:18desktop. Use 7-Zip to do this if you don't

2:21have WinRar. 7-Zip is free. And there's the

2:28Django file. While we're here I'm going to

2:31rename it to something easy. We're going to

2:35have to call these files up so it's good to

2:38have something that isn't prone to spelling

2:46mistake. And you want to cut that and put

2:54it in the C drive. Now it's done. Now you

3:04want to call your command line. I hit the

3:12shortcut Windows + R. Or you can go here

3:16and type CMD and select it there. But I've

3:21got

3:22the shortcut. And you get here. Here you

3:29want to type cd backslash and then again cd

3:36Django

3:38files. Remember we renamed it. And here you

3:48want to go setup.py install. Hit it. And

4:01then

4:01it does its business. Ok and when that's

4:21finished you should reach this line here.

4:25And when

4:25that's done you can close that and we can

4:29fire up Python. You want to fire up the

4:33command

4:34line. And in here you want to type import

4:46Django. And it does that. And then just to

4:53double check that everything is installed

4:57you type Django.version all in capitals and

5:02it tells you what version of Django you've

5:05installed. And that is the Django

5:07installation

5:08process. It's good to go and ready for you

5:13to use. Thanks for listening.

5:15[clicking]

5:18[silence]

5:19[BLANK_AUDIO]

Rollup

This walks through the full process of getting Django running on a Windows machine, from installing a compatible Python version through to confirming Django is correctly installed.

The video assumes a fresh Windows machine with neither Python nor Django installed, and uses the command line for the actual install step.

The Breakdown

Install a compatible Python version first 0:24

Django only works on top of Python, and only certain Python versions are supported by a given Django release, so you must check compatibility and install the matching Python version before doing anything else. This is a hard prerequisite, not an optional tip.
Confirm Python installed correctly 1:44

After running the Python installer and clicking through the prompts, check the C drive for a Python folder to confirm it's actually there before moving on.
Download and extract Django 2:09

Download the Django version matching your Python install, then extract the archive using a tool like 7-Zip if you don't have WinRAR.
Rename and relocate the Django folder 2:21

Rename the extracted folder to something short and simple, since you'll need to type its name accurately in the command line, then move it to the C drive so it's easy to reference.
Run the install from the command line 3:04

Open the command line, navigate into the renamed Django folder with cd, and run setup.py install. This must happen after Python and Django are both in place and the folder is correctly renamed, otherwise the command line won't find it.
Verify the installation 4:25

Open Python from the command line, type import django, then django.VERSION (in capitals) to have it report back the installed version, confirming everything worked.

Worth Knowing

Django version compatibility is tied to a specific Python version, so check this before downloading anything.
Renaming the Django folder to something simple avoids spelling mistakes when typing paths in the command line.

Use It When

Reach for this whenever you're setting up a fresh Windows machine for Django development and need a clean, verified install before starting a project.

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