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@@ -45,16 +45,16 @@ Get your database running
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If you plan to use Django's database API functionality, you'll need to
-make sure a database server is running. Django works with PostgreSQL_
-(recommended), MySQL_ and SQLite_.
+make sure a database server is running. Django works with PostgreSQL_,
+MySQL_ and SQLite_.
Additionally, you'll need to make sure your Python database bindings are
installed.
-* If you're using PostgreSQL, you'll need the psycopg_ package (version 2 is
- recommended with ``postgresql_psycopg2`` backend, version 1.1 works also
- with the ``postgresql`` backend).
-
+* If you're using PostgreSQL, you'll need the psycopg_ package. Django supports
+ both version 1 and 2. (When you configure Django's database layer, specify
+ either ``postgresql`` [for version 1] or ``postgresql_psycopg2`` [for version 2].)
+
If you're on Windows, check out the unofficial `compiled Windows version`_.
* If you're using MySQL, you'll need MySQLdb_, version 1.2.1p2 or higher.