Django Cookbook

Current version of Django

$ python -c "import django; print(django.get_version())"

Or, from a python console:

>>> import django
>>> django.VERSION

Current version of Python

$ python -c "import sys; print(sys.version)"

Upgrading on Windows

Dependencies

• Python
  • To upgrade python, search for "python windows installer" or some such.
  • An .msi installer should be available.
  • Make sure to uninstall the previous version of python.

Upgrading Django

With pip (which is part of the python distribution) installed:

> pip install -U django

This will install the latest release of Django.

The pip command can be run from powershell.