Web apps in Python with Django

Introduction

View = URL (callback function) -> data

Template = how data is presented in the UI

Controller = Framework itself

Install Python (2.5+ is recommended, as it includes SQLite so you don't need to bother installing a database to get started)

Download and untar the latest Django package

Open a terminal window, and type: setup.py install

In Windows, add this to the PATH env't variable: C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\django\bin. You might need to reboot for Windows to take notice.

C:\MyStuff\django>C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\django\bin\django-admin.py startproject mysite

A basic site includes:

__init__.py: An empty file that tells Python that this directory should be considered a Python package. (Read more about packages in the official Python docs if you're a Python beginner.)
manage.py: A command-line utility that lets you interact with this Django project in various ways. You can read all the details about manage.py in django-admin.py and manage.py.
settings.py: Settings/configuration for this Django project. Django settings will tell you all about how settings work.
urls.py: The URL declarations for this Django project; a "table of contents" of your Django-powered site. You can read more about URLs in URL dispatcher.

python manage.py runserver.