MySQLdb module for Python 2.5 on Windows XP

2009-12-15 Thread OkaMthembo
Hi guys, I'm a Django noob and am having a few hair-raising experiences (maybe it's because i'm on Windows?). I successfully installed Django and fired up the dev server. Now, i got to the part in the walkthrough where i must edit the MySQL settings module and specify a user and password. I can lo

Re: MySQLdb module for Python 2.5 on Windows XP

2009-12-15 Thread OkaMthembo
Pardon me, the settings module edited is the Django application one and not that of MySQL. On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 4:33 PM, OkaMthembo wrote: > Hi guys, > > I'm a Django noob and am having a few hair-raising experiences (maybe it's > because i'm on Windows?). I succes

Re: MySQLdb module for Python 2.5 on Windows XP

2009-12-15 Thread OkaMthembo
I followed Simon Brunning's advice on a similar post and ended up getting the correct module from Sourceforge. Thank you. Regards, Lloyd On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 4:36 PM, OkaMthembo wrote: > Pardon me, the settings module edited is the Django application one and not > that of MySQ

Re: FeedMagnet: New Django-powered website just launched

2009-12-17 Thread OkaMthembo
Look great, Jason. If i may ask, how long did it take from nought to finish? Lloyd On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 12:18 AM, Jason Ford wrote: > We just launched the public beta of FeedMagnet a few minutes ago. It > is a Django-powered web app that helps business harness social media. > It is essential

Re: FeedMagnet: New Django-powered website just launched

2009-12-17 Thread OkaMthembo
"Looks" great, that is ^_^ On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 10:21 AM, OkaMthembo wrote: > Look great, Jason. If i may ask, how long did it take from nought to > finish? > > Lloyd > > > On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 12:18 AM, Jason Ford wrote: > >> We just launched the

Re: Strange problem when starting project in Windows XP

2009-12-18 Thread OkaMthembo
Hi Dane, Yes, when you have to specify an absolute path to get it working, it definitely sounds like a PATH environ config. problem. When you check your PATH variables, do you see the folder to django-admin.py listed? Regards, Lloyd On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 7:27 PM, Dane wrote: > It worked with

Re: MySQLdb module for Python 2.5 on Windows XP

2009-12-23 Thread OkaMthembo
Hi Eric, Apologies, i can't seem to find the exact thread (it was in response to someone else's enquiry). However, i do remember that i downloaded the MySQLdb package from this link: http://sourceforge.net/projects/mysql-python/files/ Expand the mysql-python folder and expand the 1.2.2. folder.

Re: MySQLdb module for Python 2.5 on Windows XP

2009-12-23 Thread OkaMthembo
Correction: that was a module that i downloaded, not a package. On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 4:12 PM, OkaMthembo wrote: > Hi Eric, > > Apologies, i can't seem to find the exact thread (it was in response to > someone else's enquiry). However, i do remember that i downloaded

Re: MySQLdb module for Python 2.5 on Windows XP

2009-12-23 Thread OkaMthembo
Correction: it was an installer, not package, that i downloaded.I went with the .exe, which extracts the MySQLdb module into the relevant site-packages folder of your Python installation. Lloyd On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 4:12 PM, OkaMthembo wrote: > Hi Eric, > > Apologies, i can'

Re: MySQLdb module for Python 2.5 on Windows XP

2009-12-23 Thread OkaMthembo
ortunately, it hasn't worked for me; been there a few times in my > searches :( > > For others finding this I could not get MySQLdb to work on Windows 7 > with Python 2.5 but have managed to get it to work with Python 2.4. > > > > On Dec 23, 6:19 am, OkaMthembo wrote: >

Re: FeedMagnet: New Django-powered website just launched

2009-12-26 Thread OkaMthembo
but I feel like our code is much more > maintainable too. > > - Jason > > > On Dec 17, 2:21 am, OkaMthembo wrote: > > Look great, Jason. If i may ask, how long did it take from nought to > finish? > > > > Lloyd > > > > > > > > > >

Trouble with the Django tutorial: Template DoesNotExist(1.1 on Win XP, Python 2.5.4)

2010-02-02 Thread OkaMthembo
Hi folks, I am doing the Django tutorial (part 3 _ Django Documentation.htm). I created an HTML template in a folder within my Django project/ site (C:\Projects\SASalaries\sasalaries\mytemplates\polls) and my TEMPLATE_DIRS setting in settings.py is as follows: *TEMPLATE_DIRS = ( "C:/Projects

Trouble with Django tutorial: Template DoesNotExist (1.1 on Win XP, Python 2.5.4)

2010-02-02 Thread OkaMthembo
Hi folks, I am doing the Django tutorial (part 3 _ Django Documentation.htm). I created an HTML template in a folder within my Django project/ site (C:\Projects\SASalaries\sasalaries\mytemplates\polls) and my TEMPLATE_DIRS setting in settings.py is as follows: TEMPLATE_DIRS = ( *"C:/Projects

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2010-02-02 Thread OkaMthembo
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Re: Trouble with the Django tutorial: Template DoesNotExist(1.1 on Win XP, Python 2.5.4)

2010-02-02 Thread OkaMthembo
Hi Kathy, Thanks for looking into it. When i paste it into the cmd as an argument to dir, i still get File Not Found (specific screen shot attached). On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 11:37 PM, Karen Tracey wrote: > On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 4:18 PM, OkaMthembo wrote: > >> [snip] > > Tem

Re: Trouble with the Django tutorial: Template DoesNotExist(1.1 on Win XP, Python 2.5.4)

2010-02-02 Thread OkaMthembo
:O Did i say "Kathy"? The horror! Am terribly sorry, Karen. It's very late here and i'm seeing double vision :) On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 11:37 PM, Karen Tracey wrote: > On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 4:18 PM, OkaMthembo wrote: > >> [snip] > > Template Loade