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| author | Arthur Koziel <arthur@arthurkoziel.com> | 2010-09-13 00:04:27 +0000 |
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| committer | Arthur Koziel <arthur@arthurkoziel.com> | 2010-09-13 00:04:27 +0000 |
| commit | dd49269c7db008b2567f50cb03c4d3d9b321daa1 (patch) | |
| tree | 326dd25bb045ac016cda7966b43cbdfe1f67d699 /docs/faq/install.txt | |
| parent | c9b188c4ec939abbe48dae5a371276742e64b6b8 (diff) | |
| download | django-soc2010/app-loading.tar.gz | |
[soc2010/app-loading] merged trunkarchive/soc2010/app-loadingsoc2010/app-loading
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diff --git a/docs/faq/install.txt b/docs/faq/install.txt index f20b2bc187..3fbcb3842d 100644 --- a/docs/faq/install.txt +++ b/docs/faq/install.txt @@ -1,5 +1,3 @@ -.. _faq-install: - FAQ: Installation ================= @@ -7,9 +5,9 @@ How do I get started? --------------------- #. `Download the code`_. - #. Install Django (read the :ref:`installation guide <intro-install>`). - #. Walk through the :ref:`tutorial <intro-tutorial01>`. - #. Check out the rest of the :ref:`documentation <index>`, and `ask questions`_ if you + #. Install Django (read the :doc:`installation guide </intro/install>`). + #. Walk through the :doc:`tutorial </intro/tutorial01>`. + #. Check out the rest of the :doc:`documentation </index>`, and `ask questions`_ if you run into trouble. .. _`Download the code`: http://www.djangoproject.com/download/ @@ -19,14 +17,14 @@ What are Django's prerequisites? -------------------------------- Django requires Python_, specifically any version of Python from 2.4 -through 2.6. No other Python libraries are required for basic Django +through 2.7. No other Python libraries are required for basic Django usage. 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 WSGI_ spec, which means it can run on a variety of server -platforms. See :ref:`Deploying Django <howto-deployment-index>` for some +platforms. See :doc:`Deploying Django </howto/deployment/index>` for some popular alternatives. Also, the `server arrangements wiki page`_ contains details for several deployment strategies. @@ -46,7 +44,7 @@ Do I lose anything by using Python 2.4 versus newer Python versions, such as Pyt ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Not in the core framework. Currently, Django itself officially supports any -version of Python from 2.4 through 2.6, inclusive. However, newer versions of +version of Python from 2.4 through 2.7, inclusive. However, newer versions of Python are often faster, have more features, and are better supported. Third-party applications for use with Django are, of course, free to set their own version requirements. @@ -56,7 +54,7 @@ versions as part of a migration which will end with Django running on Python 3 (see below for details). All else being equal, we recommend that you use the latest 2.x release -(currently Python 2.6). This will let you take advantage of the numerous +(currently Python 2.7). This will let you take advantage of the numerous improvements and optimizations to the Python language since version 2.4, and will help ease the process of dropping support for older Python versions on the road to Python 3. |