You should search where your django-admin.py file is and include that folder to your path environment variable.
But if you installed Django using the "python setup.py install" command, the file must be in your Scripts directory under the Python directory. Have you installed Django with "python setup.py install"? Marcelo 2008/11/13 John Antony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > I have now used all your suggestions.. > 1) Installed in C:\Python25\ (Marcelo Barbero) > 2)Installed Python 2.5 instead of Python 2.6 (Karen Tracey) > and finally > 3)Added the environment variables in "path" (not PATH, should i create > a new one named PATH????) for both django and python. > > I installed django and postgreSQL following it stepwise from > > http://thinkhole.org/wp/django-on-windows/ > > but however.... > now when i reach the command of testing django i still am getting the > following error > > C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\django>django-admin.py startproject > testproject > 'django-admin.py' is not recognized as an internal or external > > command, > operable program or batch file. > > > what sholud i do now....???? > On Nov 11, 6:19 pm, "Karen Tracey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 1:40 AM, John Antony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > I am currently using Vista OS >> > I have installed Python in the path >> > D:\Python26\ >> > and extracted the tarred file downloaded fromwww.djangoprojects.com >> > ie "Django-1.0.tar.gz" in the path >> > D:\Python26\Django-1.0\Django-1.0 >> > I am however unable to intall Django >> > on typing the following command in command prompt I get this error: >> >> > D:\Python26\Django-1.0\Django-1.0>python setup.py install >> > 'python' is not recognized as an internal or external command, >> > operable program or batch file. >> >> The Python installer did not put the directory containing the python.exe >> executable in the Windows PATH environment variable. That is why all the >> Django instructions for Windows generally drop the 'python' from such >> commands, since on Windows usually all you can count on when writing >> instructions is that the Python installer set up an association between >> '.py' files and the python executable. So, if you drop the python from the >> front of the command, that should work. >> >> However, I have heard reports that the association created by the Python 2.6 >> installer on Vista is broken, see here: >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/django-users/msg/1d00809e826fa8c3 >> >> So, you may need to fix that as described in that message. >> >> You can also put the path to python.exe in your Windows system path, so that >> you can use the 'python whatever' form of commands. In older versions of >> Windows you would do that by going to Start->Settings->Control Panel, >> choosing "System", selecting the "Advanced" tab, clicking on "Environment >> Variables", and finding/editing the one for PATH. I do not know if that has >> changed in Vista. >> >> Karen > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
