You don't run easy_install from within python, but rather from the command line. So, in your start window, you want to use run to start "cmd.exe". This will open a window with a dos prompt. From there, type "easy_install django" followed by the enter key....
I think before starting django, you might want to spend a bit of time playing with python. My students liked "coding bat", but there should be a number of tutorials on the web. On 11/25/11, JJ Zolper <jzth...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Tim, > > I was able to install Python 2.7 64-bit for Windows 7. I then > downloaded the ez_setup.py and ran it. It installed the .egg file. > > I then attemped the Python command line: > > - easy_install django > - easy_install ipython > > However I had no success installing the packages. > > I posted my error output on my site: http://madtrak.com/error.png > > JJ > > On Nov 24, 11:56 pm, Timothy Makobu <makobu.mwambir...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> - Install setup toolshttp://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" >> >> That's all! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 3:59 AM, JJ Zolper <jzth...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Okay just so everyone knows! >> >> > I was able to extract the .tar file and I now see the files. >> >> > In order to import these files correctly should I place these files in >> > the >> > install directory of Python 2.7 and then attempt the commands? >> >> > Or is the location of Django just arbitrary can I place it wherever I >> > like >> > and then work from the Python prompt? >> >> > JJ >> >> > On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 11:58 AM, Ivo Brodien <i...@brodien.de> wrote: >> >> >> windows users have extracted your command will look like this: ....... >> >> to execute the .tar file. >> >> >> as tom mentioned, you have to use 7zip two times. >> >> >> the tar file is another archive (like .zip, .gz ) which you have to >> >> decompress and then you have the django directory and you can go on >> >> with >> >> the tutorial. >> >> >> On Nov 24, 2011, at 17:55 , JJ Zolper wrote: >> >> >> JoeLinux, >> >> >> Oh interesting. It seems the 64 bit version is sort of unclear. Any >> >> help there? >> >> >> Would I be able to install my Python is well with a smaller command? I >> >> am back at ground zero because I had to adjust the Python version back >> >> to 2.5 so Django would agree. >> >> >> I am interested just not sure how to work the 64 bit version. >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> JJ >> >> >> On Nov 24, 11:40 am, Joey Espinosa <jlouis.espin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> If you install the "setuptools" package (http://goo.gl/UjFh), then all >> >> you >> >> >> have to do to install Django (or any other Python library) is this: >> >> >> easy_install django >> >> >> And it will handle the rest. Just a suggestion. >> >> >> -- >> >> >> Joey "JoeLinux" Espinosa >> >> >> Software Developerhttp://about.me/joelinux >> >> >> On Nov 24, 2011 10:37 AM, "Tom Evans" <tevans...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> >> >> On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 5:00 AM, JJ Zolper <jzth...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> Hello, >> >> >> I am new to Django! I was able to download and install: Python 2.7.2 >> >> >> x86 64 on my Windows 7 64 bit machine. I think that is all that I will >> >> >> need to execute the command line? >> >> >> I installed Python to C:/Python27 as the program intended. >> >> >> I then downloaded: Django-1.3.1.tar.gz file and was try to figure >> >> >> where to go to next. I used the 7 zip to extract it to: >> >> >> Django-1.3.1.tar. But I wasn't sure the next steps. I opened the >> >> >> Python cmd prompt. I typed the command in: tar xzvf Django-*.tar.gz. >> >> >> But I got errors about the portion "xzvf" I feel that the directories >> >> >> are not set up correctly. Do I need to adjust my command for the >> >> >> directory because I already tried that. >> >> >> I would really appreciate a step through that would get me all set up >> >> >> with the baseline. I am interested to moving on from to the more in >> >> >> depth chapters. I tried hard to understand the input from the comments >> >> >> on the page but I was unable to find anything that gave me any sense >> >> >> of direction on how to place the Django files. >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> JJ >> >> >> PS. sorry this is available and I didn't see it in the new booklet. >> >> >> tar.gz is a gzipped (.gz) tape archive (.tar) file. 7zip should be >> >> >> able to gunzip it and extract the files from the archive - it might >> >> >> require two steps. >> >> >> The 'tar xzvf…' command is how one extracts a tar.gz under unix/linux >> >> >> from the OS command line - not the python command line. As the docs >> >> >> say, you can download and install bsdtar in windows, in which case the >> >> >> OS command would be 'bsdtar zxvf …'. >> >> >> This is the second time this week someone has had issues extracting a >> >> >> tgz on windows - any chance that django could be packaged up in a more >> >> >> Windows friendly zip file format in addition to tgz? >> >> >> Cheers >> >> >> Tom >> >> >>https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.3/topics/install/#installing-an-o... >> >> >> -- >> >> >> 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. >> >> >> -- >> >> 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. >> >> >> -- >> >> 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. >> >> > -- >> > 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. > > -- > 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. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. 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