Django/VSCode Setup Guide [Windows 10] 1. Create folder & open with VSCode 2. Setup Virtual Environment a. [optional] Ensure python>=3.0: python --version b. python -m venv VENV c. VENV\Scripts\activate [IMPORTANT: use backslash only after VENV] d. Choose interpreter: cntrl-shift-p > select interpreter with VENV 3. Setup Version Control a. git init b. Create .gitignore c. Copy text from gitignore.io for Django file. Add /VENV to environment section d. Use VSCode to stage and do initial commit 4. Install dependencies a. pip install Django b. pip install “selenium<4.0” c. Check install d. note: must have geckodriver previously installed and on windows PATH 5. Run Server a. python manage.py runserver
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