how to setup your development environment for python/django

django-dev-howto.txt

# as root
yum install python-pip python-pillow python-lxml python-psutil python-simplejson python-ldap python-crypto python-pwquality PyYAML MySQL-python python-psycopg2 libxslt-python python-greenlet python-gevent  python-gevent-socketio python-gevent-websocket
pip install --upgrade pip
pip install wheel virtualenv

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# as usual user
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# install to common ~/wheels to save downloads
mkdir ~/wheels
pip wheel -w ~/wheels Django
# if you have requirements.txt
pip wheel -w ~/wheels -r requirements.txt

# create a project directory (aka virtualenv)
virtualenv --system-site-packages myproject
cd myproject
source ./bin/activate

# install from the wheels
# --no-index below means without internet
pip install --no-index --find-links=~/wheels Django
pip install --find-links=~/wheels -r requirements.txt