Django tutorial

Getting started

1. Log into Windows on a lab computer

2. Start Eclipse:

    Start > All Programs > eclipse
   

3. Create a workspace on the C: drive for your Python projects:

    File > Switch Workspace > Other...
    Workspace: "C:\Users\<your username>\PythonWorkspace"
   

4. Configure the Python interpreter:

    Window > Preferences > PyDev > Interpreter - Python > Auto Config > OK > OK
   

5. Close the Welcome screen

Slides

http://goo.gl/eeXWc8

Notes

• The Django web server is set to --noreload by default .This means you’ll have to restart it whenever you change your code unless you change the configuration (ask us).
• If you want to keep the code that you write during the practical then you’ll need to copy your workspace onto your network drive at the end

Todo

• Move all data modelling to Practical 1 to work around lack of migrations in Django 1.5
• Update Django, PyDev (and Python?) versions