Working with a virtual environment
It is very likely that you will develop multiple Django projects on your computer. Some modules such as Python Imaging Library (or Pillow) and MySQLdb, can be installed once and then shared for all projects. Other modules such as Django, third-party Python libraries, and Django apps, will need to be kept isolated from each other. The virtualenv tool is a utility that separates all the Python projects in their own realms. In this recipe, we will see how to use it.
Getting ready
To manage Python packages, you will need pip. It is included in your Python installation if you are using Python 2.7.9 or Python 3.4+. If you are using another version of Python, install pip by executing the installation instructions at ...
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