Quickstart code bit missing python command

[Steven Erredge]

Code bit for running all unit tests under the Quickstart header is missing the python command on line 5

What it is
1 $ git clone git@…:YourGitHubName/django.git django-repo
2 $ cd django-repo/tests
3 $ pip install -e ..
4 $ pip install -r requirements/py3.txt
5 $ ./runtests.py

What it should be
1 $ git clone git@…:YourGitHubName/django.git django-repo
2 $ cd django-repo/tests
3 $ pip install -e ..
4 $ pip install -r requirements/py3.txt
5 $ python ./runtests.py

Here is the link --> ​https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/internals/contributing/writing-code/unit-tests/#running-the-unit-tests

[Tim Graham]

It should work fine without python. Does it not work for you? Are you on Windows?

[Carlton Gibson]

I think this is invalid.

Assuming we're on Windows, and that there's an active venv (as per the instructions about these commands ...create and activate a virtual environment...) then the runtests.py command works without specifying python.

If you're using cmd then you can't use ./ but both .\runtests.py and just runtests.py work.

The note below says to use Git Bash on Windows, where ./runtests.py works as expected.

Steven, if this is missing something please reply: very happy to reopen if there is a mistake we can pin down.