Django: how to upgrade from 1.1 to 1.2?

Question

Does anyone know how to / can anyone link to simple instructions for how to upgrade from Django 1.1 to Django 1.2?

I can find masses of documentation on the differences between them, the changes you'll need to make to your project etc.

What I can't find is actually how to upgrade!

Thanks.

Answer 1

Django 1.2 is fully compatible with 1.1, so your projects could stay the same way.

To update django in your server: If you already have a svn repository, just update it, Otherwise uninstall Django and then download it again from here http://www.djangoproject.com/download/ I have never had problems with trunk version, but that is your decision.

Answer 2

svn co http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk/ django-trunk
cd django-trunk
sudo python setup.py install

Answer 3

I usually create a symlink from my Python site-packages directory to the Django version I am using. When I change versions I merely change the symlink to point at the right version. Here is the documentation for creating a symlink. The docs mention the development version but you can do it for any version.

Answer 4

First, follow the instructions for removing old versions of Django

Then, you can follow these steps to pull the released branch of 1.2.x:

svn co http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/branches/releases/1.2.X/ django
cd django
sudo python setup.py install

I agree with uanefren, though. Using trunk has never posed any issues for me, and it probably has the best ongoing support and most current documentation.