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install through ``pip`` while this name is displayed will be installed in that
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virtual environment, isolated from other environments and system-wide packages.
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+.. _intro-contributing-install-local-copy:
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Go ahead and install the previously cloned copy of Django:
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.. console::
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$ python -m pip install -e /path/to/your/local/clone/django/
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-The installed version of Django is now pointing at your local copy. You will
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-immediately see any changes you make to it, which is of great help when writing
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-your first patch.
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+The installed version of Django is now pointing at your local copy by installing
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+in editable mode. You will immediately see any changes you make to it, which is
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+of great help when writing your first patch.
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+Creating projects with a local copy of Django
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+---------------------------------------------
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+It may be helpful to test your local changes with a Django project. First you
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+have to create a new virtual environment, :ref:`install the previously cloned
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+local copy of Django in editable mode <intro-contributing-install-local-copy>`,
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+and create a new Django project outside of your local copy of Django. You will
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+immediately see any changes you make to Django in your new project, which is
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+of great help when writing your first patch.
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Running Django's test suite for the first time
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