How to add the django-evolution dir to my Python Path - Ubuntu

Question

I want to install Django-Evolution, but their documention is scarce on how to do it. My main stumbling point (I am still learning stuff in Linux) is the following line:

Check out the Django Evolution sources, and put the checkout directory into your Python Path.

How do I do that? I guess I did it once before when I installed Django, but I was just following a blow by blow set of instructions then (http://www.webmonkey.com/2010/02/install_django_and_build_your_first_app/). Here is the entire quote from their FAQ file on Evolution:

How do I install Django Evolution?

There have not been any official releases of Django Evolution. If you want to use Django Evolution, you will need to use a subversion checkout.

Check out the Django Evolution sources, and put the checkout directory into your Python Path.

Then add 'django_evolution' to the list of installed applications for the project in which you want to use Django Evolution.

Answer 1

To put a directory on your Python path, add it to the PYTHONPATH environment variable, or create that variable pointing to the checkout directory.

Answer 2

To add a directory to your PYTHONPATH you need to add this line into either ~/.profile, ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_profile:

export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:/path/to/Django/Evolution/directory

replacing /path/to/Django/Evolution/directory by the absolute path of the directory containing Django-Evolution