What you need for this book
You will just need a computer (PC or Mac) and Internet connectivity to start with. Then, ensure that the following are installed:
- Python 3.4 (or Python 2.7, after reading Appendix, Python 2 Versus Python 3) or later
- Django 1.7 or later
- Text editor (or a Python IDE)
- Web browser (the latest version, please)
I recommend working on a Linux-based system such as Ubuntu or Arch Linux. If you are on Windows, you can work on a Linux virtual machine using Vagrant or VirtualBox. Here is a full disclosure: I prefer command-line interfaces, Emacs, and eggs sunny-side up.
Certain chapters might also require installing certain Python libraries or Django packages. They will be mentioned as, say—the factory_boy package. In most cases, they ...
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