Commit 393811c6 authored by Katie McLaughlin's avatar Katie McLaughlin Committed by Markus Holtermann
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Updated Windows docs for completeness 

 - Update installer option for PATH installation
 - Add link directly to pip install docu, ref get-pip.py
 - Add note about installing Django to the virtualenv that was setup in the previous step
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docs/howto/windows.txt

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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ machine. At the time of writing, Python 3.5 is the latest version. 
To install Python on your machine go to https://python.org/downloads/. The

website should offer you a download button for the latest Python version.

Download the executable installer and run it. Check the box next to ``Add

Python 3.5 to PATH`` and then click ``Install Now``.

Python to to environment variables`` and then click ``Install Now``.



After installation, open the command prompt and check that the Python version

matches the version you installed by executing::
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ About ``pip`` 
Python packages (such as Django!) very easy. For the rest of the installation,

we'll use ``pip`` to install Python packages from the command line.



To install pip on your machine, go to

https://pip.pypa.io/en/latest/installing/, and follow the ``Installing with

get-pip.py`` instructions.



.. _pip: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip



Install ``virtualenv`` and ``virtualenvwrapper``
@@ -64,9 +68,10 @@ command prompt, you'll need to activate the environment again using:: 
Install Django

==============



Django can be installed easily using ``pip``.

Django can be installed easily using ``pip`` within your virtual environment.



In the command prompt, execute the following command::

In the command prompt, ensure your virtual environment is active, and execute

the following command::



    pip install django