Following the instructions on https://github.com/Azure-App-Service/python#how-to-deploy-django-project Ran *python /usr/local/bin/django-admin.py startproject mysite* to start a new project the command was not found: root@c7374577c6e3:/# find . -name "django*" ./usr/share/vim/vim80/syntax/django.vim I had to run: pip install Django received the following WARNING: You are using pip version 19.2.1, however version 19.2.3 is available post, django-admin was available