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<span id="s-faq-install"></span><span id="faq-installation"></span><span id="faq-install"></span><h1>FAQ: Installation<a class="headerlink" href="#faq-installation" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
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<span id="how-do-i-get-started"></span><h2>How do I get started?<a class="headerlink" href="#how-do-i-get-started" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
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<li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.djangoproject.com/download/">Download the code</a>.</li>
<li>Install Django (read the <a class="reference external" href="../intro/install.html#intro-install"><em>installation guide</em></a>).</li>
<li>Walk through the <a class="reference external" href="../intro/tutorial01.html#intro-tutorial01"><em>tutorial</em></a>.</li>
<li>Check out the rest of the <a class="reference external" href="../index.html#index"><em>documentation</em></a>, and <a class="reference external" href="http://www.djangoproject.com/community/">ask questions</a> if you
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<span id="what-are-django-s-prerequisites"></span><h2>What are Django’s prerequisites?<a class="headerlink" href="#what-are-django-s-prerequisites" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>Django requires <a class="reference external" href="http://www.python.org/">Python</a>, specifically any version of Python from 2.3
through 2.6. No other Python libraries are required for basic Django
usage.</p>
<p>For a development environment – if you just want to experiment with Django –
you don’t need to have a separate Web server installed; Django comes with its
own lightweight development server. For a production environment, Django
follows the <a class="reference external" href="http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0333/">WSGI</a> spec, which means it can run on a variety of server
platforms. See <a class="reference external" href="../howto/deployment/index.html#howto-deployment-index"><em>Deploying Django</em></a> for some
popular alternatives. Also, the <a class="reference external" href="http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/ServerArrangements">server arrangements wiki page</a> contains
details for several deployment strategies.</p>
<p>If you want to use Django with a database, which is probably the case, you’ll
also need a database engine. <a class="reference external" href="http://www.postgresql.org/">PostgreSQL</a> is recommended, because we’re
PostgreSQL fans, and <a class="reference external" href="http://www.mysql.com/">MySQL</a>, <a class="reference external" href="http://www.sqlite.org/">SQLite 3</a>, and <a class="reference external" href="http://www.oracle.com/">Oracle</a> are also supported.</p>
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<span id="do-i-lose-anything-by-using-python-2-3-versus-newer-python-versions-such-as-python-2-5"></span><h2>Do I lose anything by using Python 2.3 versus newer Python versions, such as Python 2.5?<a class="headerlink" href="#do-i-lose-anything-by-using-python-2-3-versus-newer-python-versions-such-as-python-2-5" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>Not in the core framework. Currently, Django itself officially
supports any version of Python from 2.3 through 2.6,
inclusive. However, some add-on components may require a more recent
Python version; the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">django.contrib.gis</span></tt> component, for example,
requires at least Python 2.4, and third-party applications for use
with Django are, of course, free to set their own version
requirements.</p>
<p>Please note, however, that over the next year or two Django will begin
dropping support for older Python versions as part of a migration
which will end with Django running on Python 3.0 (see next question
for details). So if you’re just starting out with Python, it’s
recommended that you use the latest 2.x release (currently, Python
2.6). This will let you take advantage of the numerous improvements
and optimizations to the Python language since version 2.3, and will
help ease the process of dropping support for older Python versions on
the road to Python 3.0.</p>
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<span id="can-i-use-django-with-python-3-0"></span><h2>Can I use Django with Python 3.0?<a class="headerlink" href="#can-i-use-django-with-python-3-0" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>Not at the moment. Python 3.0 introduced a number of
backwards-incompatible changes to the Python language, and although
these changes are generally a good thing for Python’s future, it will
be a while before most Python software catches up and is able to run
on Python 3.0. For larger Python-based software like Django, the
transition is expected to take at least a year or two (since it
involves dropping support for older Python releases and so must be
done gradually).</p>
<p>In the meantime, Python 2.x releases will be supported and provided
with bug fixes and security updates by the Python development team, so
continuing to use a Python 2.x release during the transition should
not present any risk.</p>
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<span id="will-django-run-under-shared-hosting-like-textdrive-or-dreamhost"></span><h2>Will Django run under shared hosting (like TextDrive or Dreamhost)?<a class="headerlink" href="#will-django-run-under-shared-hosting-like-textdrive-or-dreamhost" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>See our <a class="reference external" href="http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/DjangoFriendlyWebHosts">Django-friendly Web hosts</a> page.</p>
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<span id="should-i-use-the-stable-version-or-development-version"></span><h2>Should I use the stable version or development version?<a class="headerlink" href="#should-i-use-the-stable-version-or-development-version" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>Generally, if you’re using code in production, you should be using a
stable release. The Django project publishes a full stable release
every nine months or so, with bugfix updates in between. These stable
releases contain the API that is covered by our backwards
compatibility guarantees; if you write code against stable releases,
you shouldn’t have any problems upgrading when the next official
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<li><a class="reference external" href="#what-are-django-s-prerequisites">What are Django’s prerequisites?</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="#do-i-lose-anything-by-using-python-2-3-versus-newer-python-versions-such-as-python-2-5">Do I lose anything by using Python 2.3 versus newer Python versions, such as Python 2.5?</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="#can-i-use-django-with-python-3-0">Can I use Django with Python 3.0?</a></li>
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