Sounds Great! I started yesterday.
JJ On Nov 27, 2011, at 5:10 AM, Timothy Makobu <makobu.mwambir...@gmail.com> wrote: > Read that Python tutorial first, It will answer all your questions . You need > to read the WHOLE thing. > > http://docs.python.org/tutorial/index.html > > > > On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 3:52 AM, JJ Zolper <jzth...@gmail.com> wrote: > Tim, > > Does our system include a Python Interpreter? > > " > > The interpreter’s line-editing features usually aren’t very sophisticated. On > Unix, whoever installed the interpreter may have enabled support for the GNU > readline library, which adds more elaborate interactive editing and history > features. Perhaps the quickest check to see whether command line editing is > supported is typing Control-P to the first Python prompt you get. If it > beeps, you have command line editing; see Appendix Interactive Input Editing > and History Substitution for an introduction to the keys. If nothing appears > to happen, or if ^P is echoed, command line editing isn’t available; you’ll > only be able to use backspace to remove characters from the current line. > > " > > JJ > > On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 6:55 PM, JJ Zolper <jzth...@gmail.com> wrote: > So you feel that that documentation of Python is the best reference? I'm sure > it is just wanted to ask. > > JJ > > > On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 2:20 PM, Timothy Makobu <makobu.mwambir...@gmail.com> > wrote: > But first, all of this http://docs.python.org/tutorial/index.html > > > On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 10:19 PM, Timothy Makobu > <makobu.mwambir...@gmail.com> wrote: > Nice. Now read ALL of this http://djangobook.com/en/2.0/ > > > On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 9:55 PM, JJ Zolper <jzth...@gmail.cm> wrote: > Looks like I am in good shape! > > Thanks so much man! > > http://madtrak.com/success.png > > JJ > > > On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 1:51 PM, JJ Zolper <jzth...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks! Yes sounds like something from my UNIX class. I have now added it. > > What will django-admin.py do for me? Oh are you just saying I can run it from > anywhere now? Any of the commands I want to work with python/django? > > JJ > > > On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 12:56 AM, Timothy Makobu > <makobu.mwambir...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 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