tutorial 1 problems from djangoproject website - not working, do not exactly understand

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Paul Kagan

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Mar 22, 2022, 9:13:02 AM3/22/22
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root@videotron:~ # django-admin startproject mysite
root@videotron:~ # python manage.py runserver
python: can't open file 'manage.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory
root@videotron:~ # ls
.Xauthority     .elinks         .nn             .viminfo        git
.cache          .emacs.d        .npm            .virtualenvs    mbox
.cargo          .k5login        .profile        .vnc            mysite
.composer       .local          .rnd            .weechat
.config         .login          .shrc           about.txt
.cshrc          .mysql_history  .thelounge      ca.key
root@videotron:~ # cd mysite
root@videotron:~/mysite # ls
manage.py       mysite
root@videotron:~/mysite # python manage.py runserver
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "manage.py", line 11, in main
    from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'django'

The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "manage.py", line 22, in <module>
    main()
  File "manage.py", line 17, in main
    ) from exc
ImportError: Couldn't import Django. Are you sure it's installed and available on your PYTHONPATH environment variable? Did you forget to activate a virtual environment?
root@videotron:~/mysite # ImportError: Couldn't import Django. Are you sure it's installed and available on your PYTHONPATH environment variable? Did you forget to activate a virtual environment?
-sh: ImportError:: not found
root@videotron:~/mysite # python
Python 3.7.10 (default, Apr 10 2021, 01:41:46)
[Clang 11.0.1 (g...@github.com:llvm/llvm-project.git llvmorg-11.0.1-0-g43ff75f2c on freebsd13
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import django
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'django'
>>> import django
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'django'
>>> exit()
root@videotron:~/mysite #

harsh jain

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Mar 24, 2022, 8:48:43 AM3/24/22
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Still facing issue ?
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Kasper Laudrup

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Mar 24, 2022, 9:51:53 AM3/24/22
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On 24/03/2022 08.05, harsh jain wrote:
> Still facing issue ?
> This course will help you - Advanced web development course online
>

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Samapika Nayak

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Mar 24, 2022, 10:18:56 AM3/24/22
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create a virtual env, install django

Shah Tech

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Mar 24, 2022, 10:18:56 AM3/24/22
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you must first your current directory to your project directory mysite:
in window type: cd mysite
and then try python manage.py runserver

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