Django /manage.py runserver doesn't work (Windows)

Question

I have installed python 2.7.10 in windows. I installed django in path c:python27/scripts/with a command pip install django and created project with command django-admin startproject mysite from the same path.

Now to run server i cd to path c:python27/scripts/mysite and ran a command manage.py runserver/ manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000 And this has no any effect.

where did i go wrong, and also i couldn't run with python console. and i couldn't redirect to my project from python CMD. all i did is from windows console.

Edit: Screenshot of execution

What do you mean by "this has no any effect"? It must do something.. Any errors? — Sayse, Jan 09 '16 at 09:55
@Sayse it doesn't execute like it's saying in the doc. and it doesn't prints any error. moves to next line. — Suman KC, Jan 09 '16 at 10:00
is your manage.py file executable ? What happens if you type "python manage.py runserver" instead ? — bruno desthuilliers, Jan 09 '16 at 10:09
Try out with python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000 or you can also try ./manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000! — Ymartin, Jan 09 '16 at 10:11
@brunodesthuilliers the result is `'python' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.` — Suman KC, Jan 09 '16 at 10:13
Try python manage.py runserver.If the python command not find,you should add the python bin to your environment variable. — Rico Teng, Jan 09 '16 at 10:14
@Ymartin same result with `/manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000!` no luck — Suman KC, Jan 09 '16 at 10:14
@RicoTeng it says `'python' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.` may be need to add python bin to environment variable... — Suman KC, Jan 09 '16 at 10:17
@SumanK.C Yeah, You should add python to your environment variable. — Rico Teng, Jan 09 '16 at 10:18
Does this answer your question? [Nothing happens when I do: python manage.py command](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11491529/nothing-happens-when-i-do-python-manage-py-command) — Tiago Martins Peres, Oct 08 '20 at 19:48

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 11 '16 at 02:43

First step was to set the environment variable.

windows key + pause or Control Panel\System and Security\System
Advance system settings (this will open system property)
navigate to Advanced tab > Environment variable
Edit path - append ;c:\python27 in variable value field
Restart CMD

then /python manage.py runserver should work

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 22 '17 at 01:35

Trying setting up a virtualenv for your project.

This same issue happened to me when trying to launch the test server

python .\manage.py runserver

from PowerShell on Windows 10. According to the Django site, there might be an issue with the type of arguments being passed from PowerShell.

My workaround was to use a virtualenv. Once that was setup with django installed via pip, the runserver command worked.

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 08 '20 at 13:25

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The best solution is to install Python from Microsoft Store. In this case, you won't have to worry about the Environmental Variables and Path. Windows will detect all that automatically.

answered Jun 08 '20 at 13:25

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score 1 · Answer 4 · edited Aug 10 '19 at 09:43

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Try this fix guys:
1. Right click on the windows icon/start on the bottom left and run Windows Powershell as admin.
2. Than type cd ~/ and later change the path again to the project folder.
3. type python manage.py runserver and press enter.

edited Aug 10 '19 at 09:43

Vaibhav Vishal

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answered Aug 10 '19 at 09:24

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By the way, since I use a windows machine, using *py -3 manage.py runserver* instead of "python3 ..." also worked. – Michel Mesquita Jul 22 '20 at 07:15

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jul 27 '19 at 08:27

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had the same problem. fixed it by checking python and django version compatibility. If you're still battling with this update one or the other or ensure they're both compatible with each other in the virtual'env' you're setting up.

good luck.

answered Jul 27 '19 at 08:27

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Oct 06 '20 at 06:41

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I think you forgot to add python to environment variables. So, During the installation, click the checkbox named "Add Python 3.9 to PATH" to add in environment variables. or you can simply add the path later.

answered Oct 06 '20 at 06:41

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Oct 17 '22 at 00:13

When you open the command prompt on windows, the default directory might be C:\WINDOWS\System32> Here, you have to change the directory by just adding cd to the default directory. Then copy the directory of where your project is and paste with one space. So it will be: C:\yourfolder\yourproject> Next, use the comman which is, python manage.py runserver

That's all

score -1 · Answer 8 · edited Jul 04 '18 at 12:11

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After setting C:\Python in the environment variables, issuing the following command helped:

py manage.py runserver

edited Jul 04 '18 at 12:11

Krisztián Balla

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answered Jul 04 '18 at 07:19

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