Django — Installation

Requirements

• Python 3.8 or higher
• pip (Python package manager)
• Database (SQLite included)

Install with pip

pip install django

Install Specific Version

pip install django==5.0

Verify Installation

python -m django --version

Virtual Environment

# Create
python -m venv venv

# Activate Windows
venv\Scripts\activate

# Activate macOS/Linux
source venv/bin/activate

# Deactivate
deactivate

Requirements File

pip freeze > requirements.txt
pip install -r requirements.txt

Database Setup

# SQLite (default, no setup needed)
python manage.py migrate

# PostgreSQL (requires psycopg2)
pip install psycopg2
# Update settings.py DATABASES

Environment Variables

# settings.py
import os
SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get('DJANGO_SECRET_KEY')
DEBUG = os.environ.get('DEBUG', 'False') == 'True'

Mini Practice

1. Install Django in a virtual environment
2. Create a requirements.txt
3. Set up environment variables
4. Run migrations

Up Next

Continue with Project — creating Django projects.