Working with Django in virtual environment

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Installations:

You need to install:

1. pip

_ 2. virtualenv_

• To install pip, type in terminal:

  sudo apt-get install python-pip

• Install virtualenv using pip. Type in terminal:

  pip install virtualenv

Configuring Virtualenv:

• After installing virtual environment (virtualenv), in the current directory type:

  virtualenv venv

• Then activate the virtualenv by typing:

  source venv/bin/activate

• After this command, you’ll see “(venv)” in your terminal before your username.

activate virtualenv

Installing Django in virtualenv

• Now install django with pip:

  pip install django

• Now in the venv/bin folder, you’ll see some files regarding django. It means Django is installed in your virtual enviroment.

Now visit https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/ for official documentation and follow the tutorials.