How to Setup Django 2.0 on Python 3.6 using virtualenv and pip

In this lesson, I will show you how to install Python 3.6 and set up Django 2.0 in 6 easy steps using virtualenv and pip.

  Step 1: Download and Install Python
Download the Python 3.6.3 from the website link below
https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/
Make sure you choose the installer that matches your operating system whether 32 or 64bit.
Create a folder in drive C or D and call it python36

Run the installation. Choose custom installation and make sure the following is selected:

• Install for all users
• Add Python the environment variables
• Create shortcuts for installed applications
• Precompiled standard library

Install python to the folder python36 that you created.

Step 2: Create a Workspace (Folder)
Just create another folder in your drive C or D and call it workspace
(you can also use another name)

Step 3: Install virtualenv
This is a tool that helps you create something similar to a web server. To install virtualenv:
Open Windows PowerShell(run as Admnistrator) and enter the command:
            pip install virtualenv

Step 4: Create a Folder to Keep you Websites
To create this folder (here I call it local_sites):
Navigate to the Workspace folder you created and run the command:
           virtualenv local_sites

 
This commands creates the folder.
You can go the location of your workspace from ‘My Computer’ to verify that the virtual environment have been created. You can open it and verify it contains the items as shown below:

Step 5: Activate the Development Environment
 This means that the folder becomes a web folder such that the web pages inside can be access from your browser over HTTP
To  activate the virtualenv, in the command prompt, navigate to the script directory and run the command
     .activate

Step 6: Install Django 2.0

Still in the same prompt, install Django 2.0 by running the command:

     pip install django==2.0

 If everything was done correctly, then you you look at the screenshot below to verify you got it right.

Congratulations! You are now ready to create your first website in Python.

If you had any issue with this set up, let me know in the comment box below

 

 

Summary

You have learnt how to install Python 3.6 and set up Django 2.0 using virtualenv and pip

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