

We specifically require libjpeg-devel for compiling the Python Image Library (PIL), which is used by a lot of Python Django projects for image manipulation: No *nix environment should be without vi, an evil and arcane text editor: Gcc and gcc++ will be needed later to compile some of the Python libraries (eg PIL): Wget will make installing the Django stuff easier: We'll probably need to install a Subversion client, so also select that: This is where we stop clicking next and select our packages. Most of the installation is just clicking next, and accepting the defaults:Ĭhoose your closest Mirror.

First make your way over to and run their installer. To get started we need to setup a Python environment running under Cygwin.
