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+FAQ: Installation
+=================
+
+How do I get started?
+---------------------
+
+ #. `Download the code`_.
+ #. Install Django (read the :doc:`installation guide </intro/install>`).
+ #. Walk through the :doc:`tutorial </intro/tutorial01>`.
+ #. Check out the rest of the :doc:`documentation </index>`, and `ask questions`_ if you
+ run into trouble.
+
+.. _`Download the code`: http://www.djangoproject.com/download/
+.. _ask questions: http://www.djangoproject.com/community/
+
+What are Django's prerequisites?
+--------------------------------
+
+Django requires Python_, specifically any version of Python from 2.4
+through 2.7. No other Python libraries are required for basic Django
+usage.
+
+For a development environment -- if you just want to experiment with Django --
+you don't need to have a separate Web server installed; Django comes with its
+own lightweight development server. For a production environment, Django
+follows the WSGI_ spec, which means it can run on a variety of server
+platforms. See :doc:`Deploying Django </howto/deployment/index>` for some
+popular alternatives. Also, the `server arrangements wiki page`_ contains
+details for several deployment strategies.
+
+If you want to use Django with a database, which is probably the case, you'll
+also need a database engine. PostgreSQL_ is recommended, because we're
+PostgreSQL fans, and MySQL_, `SQLite 3`_, and Oracle_ are also supported.
+
+.. _Python: http://www.python.org/
+.. _WSGI: http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0333/
+.. _server arrangements wiki page: http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/ServerArrangements
+.. _PostgreSQL: http://www.postgresql.org/
+.. _MySQL: http://www.mysql.com/
+.. _`SQLite 3`: http://www.sqlite.org/
+.. _Oracle: http://www.oracle.com/
+
+Do I lose anything by using Python 2.4 versus newer Python versions, such as Python 2.5 or 2.6?
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Not in the core framework. Currently, Django itself officially supports any
+version of Python from 2.4 through 2.7, inclusive. However, newer versions of
+Python are often faster, have more features, and are better supported.
+Third-party applications for use with Django are, of course, free to set their
+own version requirements.
+
+Over the next year or two Django will begin dropping support for older Python
+versions as part of a migration which will end with Django running on Python 3
+(see below for details).
+
+All else being equal, we recommend that you use the latest 2.x release
+(currently Python 2.7). This will let you take advantage of the numerous
+improvements and optimizations to the Python language since version 2.4, and
+will help ease the process of dropping support for older Python versions on
+the road to Python 3.
+
+Can I use Django with Python 2.3?
+---------------------------------
+
+Django 1.1 (and earlier) supported Python 2.3. Django 1.2 and newer does not.
+We highly recommend you upgrade Python if at all possible, but Django 1.1 will
+continue to work on Python 2.3.
+
+Can I use Django with Python 3?
+-------------------------------
+
+Not at the moment. Python 3.0 introduced a number of
+backwards-incompatible changes to the Python language, and although
+these changes are generally a good thing for Python's future, it will
+be a while before most Python software catches up and is able to run
+on Python 3.0. For larger Python-based software like Django, the
+transition is expected to take at least a year or two (since it
+involves dropping support for older Python releases and so must be
+done gradually).
+
+In the meantime, Python 2.x releases will be supported and provided
+with bug fixes and security updates by the Python development team, so
+continuing to use a Python 2.x release during the transition should
+not present any risk.
+
+Will Django run under shared hosting (like TextDrive or Dreamhost)?
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+See our `Django-friendly Web hosts`_ page.
+
+.. _`Django-friendly Web hosts`: http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/DjangoFriendlyWebHosts
+
+Should I use the stable version or development version?
+-------------------------------------------------------
+
+Generally, if you're using code in production, you should be using a
+stable release. The Django project publishes a full stable release
+every nine months or so, with bugfix updates in between. These stable
+releases contain the API that is covered by our backwards
+compatibility guarantees; if you write code against stable releases,
+you shouldn't have any problems upgrading when the next official
+version is released.