Hello Django Community,
I often find myself repeating the same setup steps when working on Django projects:
1. Creating a virtual environment
2. Activating it
3. Installing Django (if it’s not already installed)
To streamline this, I created a simple Bash script that:
• Checks if a virtual environment exists; if not, it creates one.
• Activates the virtual environment.
• Installs Django only if it isn’t already installed. Would it be possible for Django to integrate a similar automated setup?
For example, when running django-admin startproject, it could:
• Check if a virtual environment exists (or provide an option to create one).
• Ensure Django is installed before proceeding.
This would help reduce repetitive setup steps for developers and improve the onboarding experience for new users.
I’d love to hear thoughts from the community! Would this be a valuable addition to Django?
Thanks!
— Austin Schwebel