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…sion 3.5 is the latest version at time of writing, since it is referenced during the installation instructions.
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How to install Django on Windows with Python 3.5, virtualenv and virtualenvwrapper
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How to install Django on Windows
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This document will guide you through installing Python 3.5 and Django on Windows.
It also provides optional instructions for installing virtualenv and
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Django is a Python web framework, thus requiring Python to be installed on your
machine.
machine. At the time of writing, Python 3.5 is the latest version.

To install Python on your machine go to https://python.org/downloads/. The web
site should detect that you're on Windows, and offer you a download button for
the latest Python version. Download the EXE file and run it.
the latest Python version. Download the executable installer and run it.

We recommend checking ``Add Python 3.5 to PATH``, and then clicking ``Install
Now`` to include IDLE, pip and documentation.
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After the installation has completed, you can verify your Django installation
by executing ``django-admin --version`` in the command prompt.

Testing in a Browser
====================

To create your first Django project, and bring up your project in a browser,
simply run the following commands::

django-admin startproject myproject
cd myproject
python manage.py runserver

This will bring up Django's lightweight development Web server. You should then
be able to visit ``http://localhost:8000`` in your browser.

See :ref:`database-installation` for information on database installation
with Django.

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