Thank you Karen and Marcelo, I had actually not set the path for "django-admin.py". To set the Windows PATH in Vista click the following: Start>Control Panel>System>Advanced System Settings>Advanced>Environment Variable
On Nov 13, 9:59 pm, Danny R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John, > > Setting the paths in Vista is quirky. I also cannot make it work. > > As a workaround whenever I open a new command prompt, i do the > following command: > > set path=C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\django\bin\;C: > \Python25\ > > then, when i create an app or a project, i do this instead: > > python C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\django\bin\django- > admin.py startproject djangoapps > > On Nov 12, 7:40 pm, John Antony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I have now used all your suggestions.. > > 1) Installed in C:\Python25\ (Marcelo Barbero) > > 2)Installed Python 2.5 instead of Python 2.6 (Karen Tracey) > > and finally > > 3)Added the environment variables in "path" (not PATH, should i create > > a new one named PATH????) for both django and python. > > > I installed django and postgreSQL following it stepwise from > > >http://thinkhole.org/wp/django-on-windows/ > > > but however.... > > now when i reach the command of testing django i still am getting the > > following error > > > C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\django>django-admin.py startproject > > testproject > > 'django-admin.py' is not recognized as an internal or external > > > command, > > operable program or batch file. > > > what sholud i do now....???? > > On Nov 11, 6:19 pm, "Karen Tracey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 1:40 AM, John Antony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I am currently using Vista OS > > > > I have installed Python in the path > > > > D:\Python26\ > > > > and extracted the tarred file downloaded fromwww.djangoprojects.com > > > > ie "Django-1.0.tar.gz" in the path > > > > D:\Python26\Django-1.0\Django-1.0 > > > > I am however unable to intall Django > > > > on typing the following command in command prompt I get this error: > > > > > D:\Python26\Django-1.0\Django-1.0>python setup.py install > > > > 'python' is not recognized as an internal or external command, > > > > operable program or batch file. > > > > The Python installer did not put the directory containing the python.exe > > > executable in the Windows PATH environment variable. That is why all the > > > Django instructions for Windows generally drop the 'python' from such > > > commands, since on Windows usually all you can count on when writing > > > instructions is that the Python installer set up an association between > > > '.py' files and the python executable. So, if you drop the python from > > > the > > > front of the command, that should work. > > > > However, I have heard reports that the association created by the Python > > > 2.6 > > > installer on Vista is broken, see here: > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/django-users/msg/1d00809e826fa8c3 > > > > So, you may need to fix that as described in that message. > > > > You can also put the path to python.exe in your Windows system path, so > > > that > > > you can use the 'python whatever' form of commands. In older versions of > > > Windows you would do that by going to Start->Settings->Control Panel, > > > choosing "System", selecting the "Advanced" tab, clicking on "Environment > > > Variables", and finding/editing the one for PATH. I do not know if that > > > has > > > changed in Vista. > > > > Karen- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
