pip / virtualenv / django installation issue

Question

I\'m on a new virtualenv, and trying to install django on it.

When I type, which django-admin.py I get back /usr/local/bin/django-admin.py

Answer 1

Like David pointed out, you should tell virtualenv not to use packages outside your virtual environment (using the --no-site-packages flag). That's why "which django-admin.py" returns "/usr/local/bin/django-admin.py"

Answer 2

First, you should be setting up the virtualenv with --no-site-packages:

virtualenv --no-site-packages …/my-env/

Then you should make sure that you've activated it:

. …/my-env/bin/activate

Or, with virtualenv helper:

workon my-env

Then install Django with:

pip install django