Yes, iPython is installed now. But now you need to add C:\Python27\Scripts to your PATH variable, so you wont have to keep going there to run things. After you add it, you can run django-admin.py, easy_install, iPython ... from any directory in cmd.exe
This link shows you how: http://geekswithblogs.net/renso/archive/2009/10/21/how-to-set-the-windows-path-in-windows-7.aspx On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 12:49 AM, JJ Zolper <jzth...@gmail.com> wrote: > Tim, > > Okay I was able to get something to go there. > > At first I saw warnings so I wasn't sure but here are the images. > > http://madtrak.com/ipython1.png > > http://madtrak.com/ipython2.png > > Do you think I am in good shape with ipython? > > To perform the easy install of django would i execute: easy_install.exe > django? > > And if so would that just overwrite what I have already installed, like > would it be good to do it a second time even though I think it worked the > first. Honestly, I'd probably leave it for now just wanted your thoughts on > easy install. > > Thanks! > > JJ > > On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 1:20 PM, Timothy Makobu < > makobu.mwambir...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, you're welcome. >> >> Easy install is usually in C:\Python27\Scripts >> >> you can go there from within cmd.exe and run "easy_install.exe ipython" >> It should work. >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 7:56 PM, JJ Zolper <jzth...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Tim, >>> >>> I had a confirmation from William that I installed Django but you said >>> iPython would be helpful and since I don't remember much Python I was >>> hoping to make that work. >>> >>> Thanks so much for taking the time to help me get started you're a >>> life saver! : ) >>> >>> 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. >> 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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