The Guide shows you How to Install and Setup a Python Django Virtualenv to Work with MySQL and ArticlereSQL Databases on macOS X.
The tutorial make use of pip, virtualenv and virtualenvwrapper to Configure Python Virtualenvs for macOS.
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A) Installing Python
Download your Python’s Version:
Python 2.5
Python 2.6
Python 2.7
After locate each .dmg Packages in Finder and Double Click to Mount.
Once Mounted you provide to Install Sequentially all Python Versions.
Leave all the Defaults and wait until the process will Succeed.
Next check that the PATH is Set as to permit you an easy Python’s Version switching.
cd
cat .bashrc
If in the Output you find an Entry about Python containing “Versions/Current” you are set at Best so you can follow to point B)
Instead, if it’s Set as “Versions/2.x” proceed to:
1) Automatic symlinking by the pythonselect script on Current directory:
sudo pythonselect 2.x
2) Change your path to the Current version
Find the value to insert on the .bashrc:
dirname `which python`
Copy the output and replace in .bashrc the section containing
the “Versions/2.x” reference with:
nano .bashrc
When you are done save and leave nano typing “ctrl+x”
To switch between multiple Python’s versions look at: Change Python’s Version
We will use for downloading curl, to install it look at here: Installing Curl
1)So choose the right version for the correspondent Python:
For 2.5:
curl -O http://pypi.python.org/packages/2.5/s/setuptools/setuptools-0.6c11-py2.5.egg
For 2.6:
curl -O http://pypi.python.org/packages/2.6/s/setuptools/setuptools-0.6c11-py2.6.egg
For 2.7:
curl -O http://pypi.python.org/packages/2.7/s/setuptools/setuptools-0.6c11-py2.7.egg
2) Install it with:
sudo sh setuptools*.egg
C) Install pip
sudo easy_install pip
D) Install virtualenv
sudo pip install virtualenv
E) Install virtualenvwrapper
sudo pip install virtualenvwrapper
Look to the output and find the location of the utility virtualenvwrapper.sh than after
you will insert in the .bashrc file.
nano .bashrc
Example of the lines to add:
export PIP_RESPECT_VIRTUALENV=true
export WORKON_HOME=$HOME/.virtualenv
source /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/bin/virtualenvwrapper.sh
Latest load the new virtualenvwrapper environment Setup:
bash
If you haven’t any error signaled on output you are Done :)
Initial virtualenv Setup:
virtualenvwrapper.sh
Quick Start with Python Virtualenv on macOS X:
