What operating system are you trying to install it on? Easy install is probably your easiest option. Personally, I use "pip", which once you've installed easy_install with the above directions, you can use to install django. The advantage of pip is that it can also uninstall packages.
One other question, do you only have ONE version of python installed on your system? It is possible that you are installing django using one version of python and trying to use it running another version of python and that would explain your current difficulties.. On 11/25/11, JJ Zolper <[email protected]> wrote: > Dont worry that it was hard to understand just how to set it up. I had a > tough time understanding the directions too! > > - JJ > > > > On Nov 24, 2011, at 11:59 PM, Timothy Makobu <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Install setup tools http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools/0.6c11 >> Go to the command line (cmd.exe) and type >> easy_install django >> easy_install ipython (not needed by django, but very useful, as you will >> see when you come to running "python manage.py shell" >> Then read this WHOLE thing http://www.djangobook.com/en/2.0/ >> >> On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 3:29 AM, ek_wals <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> On Nov 24, 3:02 pm, ek_wals <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I'm at a loss as to installing Django - and I have spent the day >> > reading the documentation, the FAQ etc. >> > I understand that I should download django, unzip and un-tar, and then >> > run setup.py in the resulting directory. When I do this, I get a bunch >> > of stuff in that directory, and nothing in my Python site-packages >> > directory. >> > >> > I wish to have my pure-python site packages in a separate directory, C: >> > \Python\site-packages, because they are not specific to one of the >> > Python versions I have installed. I have added a .pth file to PythonXX/ >> > lib/site-packages to include the 'global' packages, and a >> > distutils.cfg file to tell distutils about my install preferences. >> > >> > Django installs to its own directory, not to my requested directory or >> > even to the default 'site-packages directory. >> > >> > What am I missing?? Does Django's included setup.py just ignore such >> > details? >> >> Read the manual stupid -- or in this case the Python distutils source >> code! >> >> It works fine >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Django users" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Django users" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
