Azure and Django overview

Starting with the 1.5 release, PTVS supports Django and cloud computing on Azure!

For a Video walkthrough please watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsLti4KlgAY

You can use PTVS to develop / edit / debug Django apps with or without using Azure.  PTVS has built in support for deployment to Azure. 

Azure itself supports multiple languages and app architectures with various mgmt tools:

  • C#/.Net, C++, Java, Node.js, Python, ...
  • "Cloud Service", "Web Sites", VMs (Windows & Linux)
  • IPython notebook backed by a Windows or Linux based engine in Azure
  • Python Azure SDK (Windows, Linux, MacOS)
  • Commands for creating apps, managing VMs, etc.

Full documentation on these topics, including installation are available on Azure webpages at: https://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/develop/python

 

Using Django with PTVS

For full documentation on Django itself please see https://www.djangoproject.com/ .

[Note: you need to have a CPython interpreter installed prior to using the Django features of PTVS]

PTVS 1.5 supports Django on Azure's "Cloud Service".  "Web Sites" support will be available starting in 2.0.

You can use PTVS to create, edit, debug and deploy your Django project. While the Edit/Debug features are Cloud independent, built-in deployment support currently is limited to Windows Azure. 

On Azure you can run Django on Windows and Linux VM’s, or run it as a “Cloud Service”.   PTVS’s built-in support for deployment to Azure uses the Cloud Service model.  On Windows Azure / Cloud Service, IIS + FastCGI is used along with our own WFastCGI script to handle requests.   You can also setup Django with Apache, etc.  but there isn’t built-in support for it.

The following features are currently supported:

Creating a Django Application:

New Python Project Templates

 

Django Templates:

Template Added to Solution Explorer

 

Template Intellisense

Template Intellisense for Django Filters

 

Debugging:

Debugger stopped at a template breakpoint

 

Running in the local Windows Azure Emulator and Publishing to the cloud:

Add Deployment Project

 

 

For a complete walkthrough of the features and deployment to Windows Azure, please see:  https://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/develop/python/tutorials/django-with-visual-studio/.

Last edited Feb 12 at 8:14 PM by Ptools, version 12

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