django in virtualenv with pydev

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mac ox 8.2, eclipse juno, python 2.7, django 1.4.1, pydev 2.7.1.2012100913

I'm relative new with python/django and I'm trying to get it to work with pydev in a virtualenvironment. I set up the virtualenvironment installed django and successfully created and started a django project. After that I decided that I want to use my favorite editor eclipse.

I created a new pydev/django project, configured and selected a new interpreter (from virtualenv) and used that, I also included the virtualenv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django in the interpreter libraries. However after going the next dialog, I got an error message "Django not found"

I went over the documentation but I haven't found any solution yet.

I was also wondering whether the workenvironment (or the actual code) needs to live in a subdirectory of the virtualenv directory) And whether the virtualenv must be activated (I suppose so), tried all these options but no luck yet.

import django, in Python shell is working from virtualenv, as well as ./manage.py shell — dr jerry
– dr jerry, Commented Oct 17, 2012 at 20:11

chris · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-21 16:02:49Z

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As far as I'm aware you don't need the django installation (i.e., virtualenv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django) in your interpreter libraries. Having the site-packages in there (i.e., virtualenv/lib/python2.7/site-packages) should suffice for your interpreter to find any django.* package.

answered Oct 21, 2012 at 16:02

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dnozay · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-21 16:31:38Z

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putting this in your interpreter libraries:

virtualenv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django

wiil not work, because there is no virtualenv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/django (yes, twice), this translates to the following:

export PYTHONPATH=<...virtualenv>/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django:$PYTHONPATH
python -c 'import django'

which fails with ImportError message. you need to give the parent directory.

virtualenv/lib/python2.7/site-packages

which translates to the following:

export PYTHONPATH=<...virtualenv>/lib/python2.7/site-packages:$PYTHONPATH
python -c 'import django'

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answered Oct 21, 2012 at 16:31

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