Django on Bash on Windows

Post date: Nov 14, 2017 5:46:30 AM

Assuming you have Ubuntu on Windows installed.

From CMD prompt:

C:> lxrun update

Inside BASH

$ sudo apt-get update

$ sudo apt-get upgrade

Now run Python

$ python --version

Python 2.7.12

Install PIP

$ sudo -i

# apt-get install python-pip

# exit

Install VirtualEnv

$ sudo apt-get install virtualenv

$ cd my_project_folder

$ virtualenv venv

$ source venv/bin/activate

(venv) $ deactivate

Install Django

$ source venv/bin/activate

(venv) $ pip install --upgrade pip

(venv) $ pip install django