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authorKatie McLaughlin <katie@glasnt.com>2016-04-16 20:15:18 +1000
committerTim Graham <timograham@gmail.com>2016-04-16 16:25:38 -0400
commit364f6b2ce847f0092a3c2e3888ee3971e2730026 (patch)
tree7836448445c7ee7124ebaf23783cf028874bd40f /docs/howto
parentbc1505e1ba847b96217a98d5bbd442e73c25d69c (diff)
[1.9.x] Updated Windows docs for completeness
- Update installer option for PATH installation - Add link directly to pip install docu, ref get-pip.py - Add note about installing Django to the virtualenv that was setup in the previous step Backport of 393811c67a04130fd387a502b16d85dc8aa135a2 from master
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ machine. At the time of writing, Python 3.5 is the latest version.
To install Python on your machine go to https://python.org/downloads/. The
website should offer you a download button for the latest Python version.
Download the executable installer and run it. Check the box next to ``Add
-Python 3.5 to PATH`` and then click ``Install Now``.
+Python to to environment variables`` and then click ``Install Now``.
After installation, open the command prompt and check that the Python version
matches the version you installed by executing::
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ About ``pip``
Python packages (such as Django!) very easy. For the rest of the installation,
we'll use ``pip`` to install Python packages from the command line.
+To install pip on your machine, go to
+https://pip.pypa.io/en/latest/installing/, and follow the ``Installing with
+get-pip.py`` instructions.
+
.. _pip: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip
Install ``virtualenv`` and ``virtualenvwrapper``
@@ -64,9 +68,10 @@ command prompt, you'll need to activate the environment again using::
Install Django
==============
-Django can be installed easily using ``pip``.
+Django can be installed easily using ``pip`` within your virtual environment.
-In the command prompt, execute the following command::
+In the command prompt, ensure your virtual environment is active, and execute
+the following command::
pip install django