On 21 jun 2009, at 05:20, 78fxs <smyth...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for your responses. I think I did run setup.py install, but i > can't remember -- there were a few rounds of this. I will use this as > a guide to see what I did incorrectly.
You have to run this as admin, so using sudo. There are quite a few ways of setting this up, so you might also want to Google it, and see how others have done it / what works best for you. > Appreciate it, > > > > On Jun 20, 10:31 pm, TiNo <tin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 02:18, 78fxs <smyth...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> All righty...not only am i new to django and python, i am new to >>> using >>> the terminal on my mac. so this is going to be mickey mouse stuff. >> >>> i have a few things going on: >> >>> 1. i think some of my confusion is knowing where these django and >>> python folders should be. after i install python and django, >>> should i >>> move the "djanjo-1.0.2-final" and "python 2.6.2" folders to my >>> applications folder? >> >> No, usually Python gets installed in /Library/Python/2.x ... or in >> /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/2.x.. There is no need to move >> them >> afterwards. >> >> 2. when i installed django i was told that permission was denied to >> >>> create /usr/local/bin. i think that is creating a problem for me >>> now. >>> at one point as i tried to troubleshoot the problem below, i >>> manually >>> created the directories: ~user/usr/local/bin . Now, that's not where >>> my Python or django folders are - they're in the applications >>> folder. >>> i don't know if that helped or just screwed it up. is usr/local/bin >>> supposed to be in my root user directory? >> >> How did you install django? And what version do you want to use >> (1.0 or >> trunk?)? >> When you run the python setup.py install command under sudo (so >> sudo python >> setup.py install), you will be able to create the djangoadmin.py >> file in >> /usr/local/bin >> >>> 3. when i type the command "django-admin.py startproject mysite" i >>> get >>> command not found. i believe that is due to django-admin.py not >>> being >>> on my system path (page 14 of the django book). so, i need to use >>> this >>> "sudo ln ... " command, right? i found out out where my python site >>> directory is, using this command from Webmonkey: >>> python -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print >>> get_python_lib()" >> >> This is correct, this is because you didn't have permission to >> install >> django-admin.py in /usr/local/bin, now it is not installed anywhere. >> >> I get this result: /Library/Python/2.5/site-packages >> >> This is where all your python site-packages can be placed, like >> django :D. >> They should go there when you run python setup.py install.. >> >> I've tried a bunch of ways to do the sudo ln command but i can't get >> >>> it to work. sometimes it says "file already exists" and other times >>> "no such user or directory" or an "illegal option." what is the >>> correct way to enter that command? And do i need to enter my >>> password >>> for that command, as the Webmonkey tutorial says? >> >>> By the way, >>> when i type echo $PATH i get: >>> /usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11/bin >> >>> No idea what that means. >> >> It means that you can run any of the 'programs' or commands in >> there without >> typing the full path. So if django-admin.py is in one of these >> directories, >> you could directly run django-admin.py. >> >> You could also do it like this guy does: [1], installing it in some >> directory (or checking out from trunk), and then simlinking it into >> your >> PYTHONPATH and PATH. >> >> ln -s source target creates a 'symbolic link' (shortcut) >> from the >> target 'file' to a real source file or directory. >> >> PATH (check with echo $PATH): these are directories where the >> system will >> check for commands or programs. >> >> PYTHONPATH: (check with echo $PYTHONPATH): these are directories >> where >> python will look when you try to import other python files. So you >> want >> django to be on your pythonpath, otherwise you won't be able to >> import it, >> unless it is in the same folder as your project :D >> >> Hope this gets you started a bit, >> >> Tino >> >> [1]http://hurley.wordpress.com/2008/11/04/django-10-install-on-mac-os-x- >> ... > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
