redditDupe

A duplication of the reddit site for the Harare Institute of Technology community. The purpose of this project is to teach new members the basics of Python and how to use the Django framework, while building something interesting and fun.

Getting Started

1. Install Python -v 3+ : https://www.python.org/downloads/

   • to check if Python is installed open your cmd(Windows + R) and type "python"

2. Install git bash : https://gitforwindows.org/

   • configure your git username and email using the following commands in the cmd:
   • $ git config --global user.name "Emma Paris"
   • $ git config --global user.email "eparis@atlassian.com"

3. Install pip : https://www.liquidweb.com/kb/install-pip-windows/

   • type "pip -v" in your cmd to check if its installed

4. Installing virtualenv

   • in your cmd type "pip install virtualenv"

Project environment setup

1. Clone project from github to your Desktop

   • open cmd(Windows + R) and navigate to Desktop(cd Desktop)
   • git clone https://github.com/hitpythondevelopers/redditDupe.git

2. Create virtual environment

   • navigate into the project folder(cd redditDupe)
   • type "virtualenv venv"
   • to activate the environment type "\venv\Scripts\activate.bat"

3. Install requirements

   • pip install django