django-admin.py startproject mysite not working well on windows 7

I'm learning django and I did successfully start a site on Windows XP by following the tutorial.

However, on Windows 7 when I issued:

django-admin.py startproject mysite


python.exe was started and a window appeared to ask me to choose either python.exe or other program to open a file....

Did I do anything wrong or there are more tricks for windows 7?

10 Answers
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That's already been reported to the django, see http://bugs.python.org/issue7936
And these's an solution:
open regedit and find python.exe like this
"C:Python26python.exe" "%1"
change it to
"C:Python26python.exe" "%1" %*

This is what worked for me:
I already had c:python27 and c:python27Scripts in PATH.

Note that if I doesn't type python windows just opens the django-admin.py in editor.

python

django-admin.py

I had the same error when I ran django-admin.py on the command prompt. I couldn't create a projects.

django-admin.py

I tried to run Regedit by using Find to Search python.exe and then adding %% but it was not sufficient.

I then added the necessary Path to the System PATH as shown below.

%%

Open:
Control Panel -> System -> Advanced -> Environment Variables -> PATH.

Add to the PATH:

C:Python27python.exe;C:Python27Scripts;C:Python27Libsite-packagesdjangobin


It Work! Now I can Create Django Projects and applications Using Command on Windows 7.

I had the same problem i followed django-admin.py startproject mysite not working well on windows 7
and found that the python files still associated with my text editor.
Changing the necessary registry keys fix the issue.

I also had the same problem but don't worry its simple to solve this problem, just add "C:UsersNik'smyenvScripts" to the enviroment veriables and its done.
The address may be differnt in your pc as it depends where you install it.

In latest django(1.11.7 for now) , simple django-admin would work, instead of django-admin.py .

django-admin

django-admin.py

pip3 install django

Change the first line of django-admin.py #!/usr/bin/env python to for example #!D:Program FilesPythonpython.exe (Where you install your python.exe,that's my directory); it works.

#!/usr/bin/env python

#!D:Program FilesPythonpython.exe

python.exe

The solution is simple in Windows:

1-Go to C: Python34 Scripts

2-Right click on django-admin.py

3-Select open with

4-Select default program

5-Select Laucher Python for Windows (Console)

6- Run the command in CMD Windows python django-admin.py startproject mysite

python django-admin.py startproject mysite

In Windows 8.1, I faced the same problem. In my case when I tried to create my project, it would open the contents of the page in Internet Explorer window rather than creating the project folder. I became curious of what exactly was this django-manage.py. After searching, I got to django-admin.py file in the path C:Python34Scripts and I right clicked on it chose to open with default program of Launcher Python for Windows(Console).

Again I got back to the CMD and in my project directory I entered:
django-admin.py startproject mysite

And worked just fine.!!!

I have faced the same issue and when I ran the Python installer again and clicked on the repair option, it magically fixed everything for me. Now, I can run django-admin straight from CMD.

django-admin

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