I really suggest you to use virtualenv, it makes your life easier in the long run. Also I use a TCC/LE instead of powershell / cmd prompt to mimic more unix like environment.
Though you mentioned " After a while, if I try to start a new project, my editor opens and no files or directories are created. " what you exactly mean by that? I feel that I should write short article how to make development in win7 slightly less painful... On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 8:19 AM, Brandy <brandy.norri...@yahoo.com> wrote: > No, I'm not using virtual environments. > > > On Friday, April 13, 2012 11:51:33 PM UTC-5, Jani Tiainen wrote: > >> Are you using virtual environments? >> >> Since I've been doing all my django development on windows last 3 years >> without any major problems... >> >> On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 6:04 AM, Brandy <brandy.norri...@yahoo.com>wrote: >> >>> After first installing Django, I am able to use "django-admin.py >>> startproject <projectname>" with no problem. After a while, if I try to >>> start a new project, my editor opens and no files or directories are >>> created. After doing LOTS of research, it turns out this is a rather common >>> problem/bug. I have tried what feels like everything. I have edited the >>> PATH, checked that all appropriate registry entries are "python.exe" "%1" >>> %* (I even tried %%), I've tried variations of "django-admin startproject" >>> and "python django-admin startproject". The only thing that has worked so >>> far is reinstalling Django. However, I wind up encountering the same >>> problem eventually. Does anyone have a permanent fix not listed here? I am >>> running Python27, Django 1.4, and Windows 7. Thanks in advance. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Django users" group. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/** >>> msg/django-users/-/**G4kncIixzIAJ<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/django-users/-/G4kncIixzIAJ> >>> . >>> To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscribe@* >>> *googlegroups.com <django-users%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >>> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >>> group/django-users?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en> >>> . >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Jani Tiainen >> >> - Well planned is half done, and a half done has been sufficient before... >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/django-users/-/MFfD9AEjNQUJ. > > 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. > -- Jani Tiainen - Well planned is half done, and a half done has been sufficient before... -- 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.
