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06/20/07 01:23:15 (1 year ago)
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adrian
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Fixed #4537 -- Added note to docs/install.txt about get_python_lib() shortcut. Thanks, Carl Karsten

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  • django/trunk/docs/install.txt

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    8686``site-packages``. 
    8787 
    88 If you installed Django from a Python Egg, remove the Django ``.egg`` file, 
     88If you installed Django from a Python egg, remove the Django ``.egg`` file, 
    8989and remove the reference to the egg in the file named ``easy-install.pth``. 
    9090This file should also be located in your ``site-packages`` directory. 
    …… 
    9393 
    9494    The location of the ``site-packages`` directory depends on the operating 
    95     system, and the location in which Python was installed. However, the 
    96     following locations are common: 
     95    system, and the location in which Python was installed. To find out your 
     96    system's ``site-packages`` location, execute the following:: 
    9797 
    98     * If you're using Linux: ``/usr/lib/python2.X/site-packages`` 
     98        python -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()" 
    9999 
    100     * If you're using Windows: ``C:\Python2.X\lib\site-packages`` 
    101  
    102     * If you're using MacOSX: ``/Library/Python2.X/site-packages`` or 
    103       ``/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.X/lib/python2.X/site-packages/`` 
    104       (in later releases). 
     100    (Note that this should be run from a shell prompt, not a Python interactive 
     101    prompt.) 
    105102 
    106103Install the Django code 
    …… 
    1411381. Make sure you have Subversion_ installed. 
    1421392. Check out the Django code into your Python ``site-packages`` directory. 
     140 
    143141   On Linux / Mac OSX / Unix, do this:: 
    144142 
    145143       svn co http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk/ django_src 
    146        ln -s `pwd`/django_src/django /usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/django 
     144       ln -s `pwd`/django_src/django SITE-PACKAGES-DIR/django 
    147145 
    148    (In the above line, change ``python2.3`` to match your current Python version.) 
     146   (In the above line, change ``SITE-PACKAGES-DIR`` to match the location of 
     147   your system's ``site-packages`` directory, as explained in the 
     148   "Where are my ``site-packages`` stored?" section above.) 
    149149 
    150150   On Windows, do this::