Getting Django set up to test on a Windows Vista pc.

Problem
When running the setup script, you get the error:

error: package directory '\django' does not exist

Solution:
windows install must change setyp.py line 24
package = dirpath[len_root_dir:].lstrip('/').replace('/', '.')
to
package = dirpath[len_root_dir:].lstrip('\\').replace('\\', '.')
http://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/3245

Problem:
TemplateDoesNotExist at /admin/

Solution

<Django sources from subversion or tar archive>\django\contrib\admin\media to C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\django\contrib\admin\media
and
<Django sources from subversion or tar archive>\django\contrib\admin\templates to C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\django\contrib\admin\templates

Stop and restart your django server:

Source: http://forums.devshed.com/python-programming-11/django-templatedoesnotexist-at-admin-457043.html

Problem
Can't run python from the cmd window:
'python' is not recognized as an internal or external command...

Solution:
Python was not added to the path.
Control Panel -> Search for "path" -> Click "Edit the system environment variables" -> Environment Variables button -> Edit the System Variable path -> Add "C:\Python25" to the end (separated by semicolons)

Problem:
When following the tutorial you don't see the Calendar chooser for the datetime column. Investigating with Firebug revealed this error:

gettext is not defined

calendar.js()()calendar.js (line 26)

monthsOfYear: gettext('January Febru... October November December').split(' '),

Solution:

Replace all instances of "gettext" with "" in:
C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\django\contrib\admin\media\js\calendar.js
C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\django\contrib\admin\media\js\admin\DateTimeShortcuts.js
Source: http://groups.google.com/group/django-users/browse_thread/thread/f0abe54d2d1e0313