Upon further reading I decided that while I do need the developer tools, that wasn't keeping me from doing this. (still downloading, by the way.)
I ran the command: sudo python setup.py install it ran fine, and among the things it told me: copying build/scripts-2.5/django-admin.py -> /usr/local/bin then i started python in my root directory, imported django and then checked the version: 1.0.2 Success! from here, the startproject command works. I think I'm good. Hey, thanks for the help. It was good to struggle through this. Steve On Jun 22, 11:48 pm, 78fxs <smyth...@gmail.com> wrote: > I decided to start over. Threw out the Python and Django folders, re- > downloaded Python and read the instructions on installing again. When > I ran the ./configure command, I got the error that there is no > acceptable C compiler in the $PATH. I looked around online and the > problem may be that I don't have the developer tools. I don't see any > development tools in my applications/installers folder. I am > downloading it now (massive). (I also learned how to add a directory > to my path, which was nice, though it didn't help me.) > > So once I get that installed, I'll see what happens when i run the > configure command again. Now, I was able to run python before, so > perhaps I am wasting some effort. I don't know if that error would > have prevented me from running it or not. > > Either way, I did not use sudo with the setup.py install, so I'll have > to do that next time. > > On Jun 21, 8:02 am, Tino de Bruijn <tin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On 21 jun 2009, at 05:20, 78fxs <smyth...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Thanks for your responses. I think I did run setup.py install, but i > > > can't remember -- there were a few rounds of this. I will use this as > > > a guide to see what I did incorrectly. > > > You have to run this as admin, so using sudo. There are quite a few > > ways of setting this up, so you might also want to Google it, and see > > how others have done it / what works best for you. > > > > Appreciate it, > > > > On Jun 20, 10:31 pm, TiNo <tin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 02:18, 78fxs <smyth...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >>> All righty...not only am i new to django and python, i am new to > > >>> using > > >>> the terminal on my mac. so this is going to be mickey mouse stuff. > > > >>> i have a few things going on: > > > >>> 1. i think some of my confusion is knowing where these django and > > >>> python folders should be. after i install python and django, > > >>> should i > > >>> move the "djanjo-1.0.2-final" and "python 2.6.2" folders to my > > >>> applications folder? > > > >> No, usually Python gets installed in /Library/Python/2.x ... or in > > >> /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/2.x.. There is no need to move > > >> them > > >> afterwards. > > > >> 2. when i installed django i was told that permission was denied to > > > >>> create /usr/local/bin. i think that is creating a problem for me > > >>> now. > > >>> at one point as i tried to troubleshoot the problem below, i > > >>> manually > > >>> created the directories: ~user/usr/local/bin . Now, that's not where > > >>> my Python or django folders are - they're in the applications > > >>> folder. > > >>> i don't know if that helped or just screwed it up. is usr/local/bin > > >>> supposed to be in my root user directory? > > > >> How did you install django? And what version do you want to use > > >> (1.0 or > > >> trunk?)? > > >> When you run the python setup.py install command under sudo (so > > >> sudo python > > >> setup.py install), you will be able to create the djangoadmin.py > > >> file in > > >> /usr/local/bin > > > >>> 3. when i type the command "django-admin.py startproject mysite" i > > >>> get > > >>> command not found. i believe that is due to django-admin.py not > > >>> being > > >>> on my system path (page 14 of the django book). so, i need to use > > >>> this > > >>> "sudo ln ... " command, right? i found out out where my python site > > >>> directory is, using this command from Webmonkey: > > >>> python -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print > > >>> get_python_lib()" > > > >> This is correct, this is because you didn't have permission to > > >> install > > >> django-admin.py in /usr/local/bin, now it is not installed anywhere. > > > >> I get this result: /Library/Python/2.5/site-packages > > > >> This is where all your python site-packages can be placed, like > > >> django :D. > > >> They should go there when you run python setup.py install.. > > > >> I've tried a bunch of ways to do the sudo ln command but i can't get > > > >>> it to work. sometimes it says "file already exists" and other times > > >>> "no such user or directory" or an "illegal option." what is the > > >>> correct way to enter that command? And do i need to enter my > > >>> password > > >>> for that command, as the Webmonkey tutorial says? > > > >>> By the way, > > >>> when i type echo $PATH i get: > > >>> /usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11/bin > > > >>> No idea what that means. > > > >> It means that you can run any of the 'programs' or commands in > > >> there without > > >> typing the full path. So if django-admin.py is in one of these > > >> directories, > > >> you could directly run django-admin.py. > > > >> You could also do it like this guy does: [1], installing it in some > > >> directory (or checking out from trunk), and then simlinking it into > > >> your > > >> PYTHONPATH and PATH. > > > >> ln -s source target creates a 'symbolic link' (shortcut) > > >> from the > > >> target 'file' to a real source file or directory. > > > >> PATH (check with echo $PATH): these are directories where the > > >> system will > > >> check for commands or programs. > > > >> PYTHONPATH: (check with echo $PYTHONPATH): these are directories > > >> where > > >> python will look when you try to import other python files. So you > > >> want > > >> django to be on your pythonpath, otherwise you won't be able to > > >> import it, > > >> unless it is in the same folder as your project :D > > > >> Hope this gets you started a bit, > > > >> Tino > > > >> [1]http://hurley.wordpress.com/2008/11/04/django-10-install-on-mac-os-x- > > >> ... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
