Category Archives: Django

A Primer on virtualenv

What is virtualenv and Why Should You Use It?

Put simply (and copied from the project page), virtualenv is a tool to create isolated Python environments. Why is this good? You can create a new Python environment to run a Python/Django/whatever app…

Local to External Django Docs Bookmarklet

As I'm learning Django, I've found it helpful to have a local copy of the Django docs to refer to. This is quicker than going to the Django docs site and also helps when I don't have a connection. The…

Customizing Django's Admin Templates and Media When Using the Built-In Development Web Server

At work today, Sean was playing around with creating a Django app and wanted to use the django-grappelli project to get a cool look for Django’s admin. I warned him against using the instructions included in the project since if you are…