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| author | Ola Sitarska <ola@sitarska.com> | 2014-08-11 13:34:48 +0200 |
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| committer | Tim Graham <timograham@gmail.com> | 2014-08-12 13:46:10 -0400 |
| commit | 549284faa4c58de420918ecd3120607db473787f (patch) | |
| tree | d05d964d17b938ae66c4c45c6cd7370d213c1444 /docs/faq/install.txt | |
| parent | a9fd740d22bc4fed5fdb280c036618000ee13df1 (diff) | |
Fixed #23016 -- Updated FAQs per Aymeric's suggestions.
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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/faq/install.txt | 22 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/docs/faq/install.txt b/docs/faq/install.txt index 2c129c954a..e83bc56f86 100644 --- a/docs/faq/install.txt +++ b/docs/faq/install.txt @@ -16,23 +16,22 @@ How do I get started? What are Django's prerequisites? -------------------------------- -Django requires Python, specifically Python 2.7 or 3.2 and above. No other -Python libraries are required for basic Django usage. +Django requires Python, specifically Python 2.7 or 3.2 and above. Other Python +libraries may be required for some uses, but you'll receive an error about it +as they're needed. For a development environment -- if you just want to experiment with Django -- you don't need to have a separate Web server installed; Django comes with its own lightweight development server. For a production environment, Django follows the WSGI spec, :pep:`3333`, which means it can run on a variety of server platforms. See :doc:`Deploying Django </howto/deployment/index>` for some -popular alternatives. Also, the `server arrangements wiki page`_ contains -details for several deployment strategies. +popular alternatives. If you want to use Django with a database, which is probably the case, you'll also need a database engine. PostgreSQL_ is recommended, because we're PostgreSQL fans, and MySQL_, `SQLite 3`_, and Oracle_ are also supported. .. _Python: http://www.python.org/ -.. _server arrangements wiki page: https://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/ServerArrangements .. _PostgreSQL: http://www.postgresql.org/ .. _MySQL: http://www.mysql.com/ .. _`SQLite 3`: http://www.sqlite.org/ @@ -47,12 +46,12 @@ Django version Python versions 1.4 2.5, 2.6, 2.7 1.5 2.6, 2.7 and 3.2, 3.3 (experimental) 1.6 2.6, 2.7 and 3.2, 3.3 -**1.7** **2.7** and **3.2, 3.3, 3.4** +**1.7, 1.8** **2.7** and **3.2, 3.3, 3.4** ============== =============== For a given series of Python versions, only the latest release is officially -supported. For instance, at the time of writing (April 1st, 2014), the latest -release in the 2.7 series is 2.7.6. +supported. For instance, at the time of writing (August 1st, 2014), the latest +release in the 2.7 series is 2.7.8. What Python version should I use with Django? --------------------------------------------- @@ -75,13 +74,6 @@ advantage of the improvements and optimizations in newer Python releases. Third-party applications for use with Django are, of course, free to set their own version requirements. -Will Django run under shared hosting (like TextDrive or Dreamhost)? -------------------------------------------------------------------- - -See our `Django-friendly Web hosts`_ page. - -.. _`Django-friendly Web hosts`: https://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/DjangoFriendlyWebHosts - Should I use the stable version or development version? ------------------------------------------------------- |
