Python-Django-Development-Essentials.md

Ubuntu as a django development platform

Introduction:

Hi, I am Javed Khan, also known as tuxcanfly elsewhere on the internets. I have recently joined agiliq and am thrilled to be a part of the team.

This blog post covers the steps I took to convert a fresh ubuntu install to a full fledged django development platform.

Databases:

Mysql sudo apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client python-mysqldb Postgresql sudo apt-get install postgresql Sqlite sudo apt-get install sqlite python-sqlite

Version Control:

Git
need help setting up git with github? sudo apt-get install git-core git-gui git-svn Svn sudo apt-get install subversion rapidsvn meld meld is a diff/merge tool that can be used with rapidsvn
http://meld.sourceforge.net/

Mercurial sudo apt-get install mercurial mercurial-git hgsvn

IDEs:

WingIDE: not free, heavy on resources (reminds me of visual studio)
http://www.wingware.com/downloads

Eclipse sudo apt-get install eclipse Pydev for eclipse: better than WingIDE but still resource intensive http://pydev.org/download.html

Gedit: can be quite handy for quickly editing files but somewhat lacking on decent plugins
gedit plugins: sudo apt-get install gedit-plugins gedit file search plugin
http://github.com/oliver/gedit-file-search

gedit autocomplete plugin
http://github.com/nagaozen/gedit-plugin-autocomplete/

gedit pyflakes support
http://code.google.com/p/geditchecker/

vim sudo apt-get install vim vim-gtk vim-addon-manager vim-scripts django with vim:
http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/UsingVimWithDjango

pida: reuses a lot of vim and its addons, lighter than most IDEs sudo apt-get install pida
http://pida.co.uk/

Tools:

ipython: handy python shell sudo apt-get install ipython bpython: another python shell, more interative sudo apt-get install bpython pyflakes code cheker: checks your code on the fly while editing, shows syntax errors, unused variables etc, useful tool to avoid n00bish mistakes sudo apt-get install pyflakes vim plugin for pyflakes
http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=2441

Omni completion with vim: very useful, somewhat like intellisense of visual studio
http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Omni_completion

Code completion with vim: python specific code completion
http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=850

python debugger: remote debugger for python, can be used with any IDE, better than pdb from what I have heard sudo apt-get install winpdb Debugging django:
http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/DebuggingDjangoWithWinpdb

refactoring tool: haven't used it yet, but goes with vim/pida sudo apt-get install python-rope

virtualenv, easy_install, pip: python package management sudo apt-get install python-setuptools sudo easy_install pip virtualenv virtualenvwrapper

python-imaging: imaging library for python with jpeg and freetype support (previously known as PIL) sudo apt-get install libjpeg62 libjpeg-dev libfreetype6 libfreetype6-dev python-imaging

python-crypto: sudo apt-get install python-crypto

Communication:

Dropbox
https://www.dropbox.com/downloading?os=lnx

Skype sudo apt-get install skype

Django:

Django, of course
http://www.djangoproject.com/download/

Suggestions:

I am vim addict, so I was inclined towards making vim work with python. I have tried out a bunch of IDEs but I think I'll go with Pida + vim (let the editor wars begin!)

Do you have a virtual machine with your most loved tools pre-installed?
What IDE do you use? (Vim is better, problem?)
Am I missing something cool?
Did you watch the latest futurama episode?
Let me know :)

:)