August 7, 2008

• 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>djangocontribadminmedia to
  C:Python25Libsite-packagesdjangocontribadminmedia
  and
  <Django sources from subversion or tar
  archive>djangocontribadmintemplates to
  C:Python25Libsite-packagesdjangocontribadmintemplates

  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:Python25Libsite-packagesdjangocontribadminmediajscalendar.js
  C:Python25Libsite-packagesdjangocontribadminmediajsadminDateTimeShortcuts.js
  Source: http://groups.google.com/group/django-users/browse_thread/thread/f0abe54d2d1e0313

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