Django installation and setup with env

Here's a step-by-step guide for installing Django using a virtual environment (venv):

Ensure Python is installed on your system. Django works with Python versions 3.7 and above. You can check your Python version with:

python --version

If Python is not installed, you can download it from the official website: Python Downloads (opens in a new tab).

Create a directory where your Django project will reside.

mkdir my_django_project
cd my_django_project

To keep your project dependencies isolated, it's a good practice to use a virtual environment.

python3 -m venv venv

python -m venv venv

After creating the virtual environment, you need to activate it.

source venv/bin/activate

venv\Scripts\activate

Once activated, your command line will show (venv) indicating the virtual environment is active.

Before installing Django, it's recommended to upgrade pip to the latest version.

pip install --upgrade pip

With the virtual environment active, install Django using pip:

pip install django

To confirm the installation, check the Django version:

django-admin --version

Now that Django is installed, create your first Django project:

django-admin startproject myproject

This will create a directory named myproject with the following structure:

myproject/
    manage.py
    myproject/
        __init__.py
        settings.py
        urls.py
        asgi.py
        wsgi.py

Navigate into the project directory and run the development server to ensure everything is set up properly.

cd myproject
python manage.py runserver

Open a browser and visit http://127.0.0.1:8000/ to see the default Django welcome page.

When you're done working, you can deactivate the virtual environment by running:

deactivate

These are the basic steps to install and set up Django with a virtual environment (venv).