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@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ How do I get started?
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What are Django's prerequisites?
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-Django requires Python_, specifically Python 2.6.5 - 2.7.x. No other Python
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-libraries are required for basic Django usage.
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+Django requires Python, specifically Python 2.6.5 - 2.7.x. No other Python
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+libraries are required for basic Django usage. Django 1.5 also has
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+experimental support for Python 3.2 and above.
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For a development environment -- if you just want to experiment with Django --
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you don't need to have a separate Web server installed; Django comes with its
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@@ -50,15 +51,12 @@ aren't available under older versions of Python.
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Third-party applications for use with Django are, of course, free to set their
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own version requirements.
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-Over the next year or two Django will begin dropping support for older Python
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-versions as part of a migration which will end with Django running on Python 3
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-(see below for details).
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All else being equal, we recommend that you use the latest 2.x release
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(currently Python 2.7). This will let you take advantage of the numerous
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-improvements and optimizations to the Python language since version 2.6, and
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-will help ease the process of dropping support for older Python versions on
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-the road to Python 3.
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+improvements and optimizations to the Python language since version 2.6.
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+Generally speaking, we don't recommend running Django on Python 3 yet; see
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+below for more.
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What Python version can I use with Django?
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1.2 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7
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1.3 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7
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**1.4** **2.5, 2.6, 2.7**
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-*1.5 (future)* *2.6, 2.7, 3.x (experimental)*
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+*1.5 (future)* *2.6, 2.7* and *3.2, 3.3 (experimental)*
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============== ===============
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Can I use Django with Python 3?
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-Not at the moment. Python 3.0 introduced a number of
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-backwards-incompatible changes to the Python language, and although
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-these changes are generally a good thing for Python's future, it will
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-be a while before most Python software catches up and is able to run
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-on Python 3.0. For larger Python-based software like Django, the
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-transition is expected to take at least a year or two (since it
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-involves dropping support for older Python releases and so must be
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-done gradually).
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-In the meantime, Python 2.x releases will be supported and provided
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-with bug fixes and security updates by the Python development team, so
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-continuing to use a Python 2.x release during the transition should
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-not present any risk.
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+Django 1.5 introduces experimental support for Python 3.2 and 3.3. However, we
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+don't yet suggest that you use Django and Python 3 in production.
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+Python 3 support should be considered a "preview". It's offered to bootstrap
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+the transition of the Django ecosystem to Python 3, and to help you start
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+porting your apps for future Python 3 compatibility. But we're not yet
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+confidant enough to promise stability in production.
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+Our current plan is to make Django 1.6 suitable for general use with Python 3.
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Will Django run under shared hosting (like TextDrive or Dreamhost)?
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Aymeric Augustin