Have you tried: python C:\path\to\django\bin\django-admin.py help
>From my limited experience it sounds like windows is just running the python interpreter with no arguments when you try to execute it like that. Perhaps windows cannot actually correctly immitate the shabang functionality. On Mar 14, 5:55 am, python_django <python_dja...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I have four Python applications running in production and never had > any major issues before. Now, I would like to try Django but I'm > struggling with the very first step, the install / setup. Your help > will be much appreciated. > > I'm running Python 2.6.1 and installed Django1.0.2 Final on my Windows > XP Service Pack 3 laptop. > > When I try to set up my first Django project, I receive the following > message: > > cd C:\DjangoProjects > C:\DjangoProjects>django-admin.py startproject myproject > Type 'django-admin.py help. For usage. > > I get the same message when executing the following... > C:\DjangoProjects>django-admin.py help > Type 'django-admin.py help. For usage. > > I am able to check the Django version > C:\DjangoProjects>python > Python 2.6.1 ….....>>> import django > >>> django.VERSION > > (1, 0, 2, 'final', 0) > > My environment variables contain the following: > > PATH = C:\Python26;C:\Python26\Scripts;C:\Python26\Tools;C: > \Python26\Tools\Scripts;C:\Python26\Lib\site-packages\django\bin > > PYTHONPATH = C:\Python26;C:\Python26\Scripts;C:\Python26\Tools;C: > \Python26\Tools\Scripts;C:\Python26\Lib\site-packages\django\bin;C: > \DjangoProjects > > My Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.py registry entry contains "C: > \Python26\python.exe" "%1" %* with the double quotes. > > I closed my command prompt window and rebooted my machine multiple > times while troubleshooting this case but I'm still getting the same > message (Type 'django-admin.py help. For usage.) and I cannot set up a > Django project. > > I'm I missing something? > > Thanks in advance. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
