Can't install Django - Cannot fetch index base URL https://pypi.python.org/simple/

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I am trying to install Django on my windows computer, but I am unable to install it. I have been asked to setup the environment, but I am new to this, I have never used Python or Django before, I don't even know what is the use of Django properly. So far I have install Python34. I have setup the environment variables. I have installed pip. When I run

C:\Users\username>pip install Django==1.6.5
Downloading/unpacking Django==1.6.5
  Cannot fetch index base URL https://pypi.python.org/simple/
  Could not find any downloads that satisfy the requirement Django==1.6.5
Cleaning up...
No distributions at all found for Django==1.6.5
Storing debug log for failure in C:\Users\username\pip\pip.log

What's wrong here? I have gone step by step according to this guide here. What do I need before installing Django? Do I need to have any server or database before running this command?

Can anyone help?

it's wrote here python works with python 3.3 not sure it works with upper versions : docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.6/intro/install — Freelancer
– Freelancer, Commented May 15, 2014 at 9:03
your on the development version not the stable version (so not the 1.6.5) — Freelancer
– Freelancer, Commented May 15, 2014 at 9:10

user3365207 · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-15 10:35:54Z

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It's a pip connection problem. If you are using Proxy it should be connected via proxy. First of all check if you have been connected to your proxy server using this command.

C:\>netsh winhttp show proxy

If is gives this result.

Current WinHTTP proxy settings:
    Direct access (no proxy server).

Then it means that you haven't been connected to proxy server. Please set the proxy using the commands below.

set http_proxy=http://username:password@proxyserver:proxyport
set https_proxy=https://username:password@proxyserver:proxyport

For more info, checkout this link.

edited May 15, 2014 at 10:35

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user3365207 Over a year ago

Now I get the same error for installing PIP.

C:\Python33\Scripts>python get-pip.py Downloading/unpacking pip   Cannot fetch index base URL https://pypi.python.org/simple/   Could not find any downloads that satisfy the requirement pip Cleaning up... No distributions at all found for pip Storing debug log for failure in C:\Users\zhg31838\pip\pip.log

user3365207 Over a year ago

C:\Python33\Scripts\get-pip.py run on 05/15/14 10:34:05 Downloading/unpacking pip   Getting page https://pypi.python.org/simple/pip/   Could not fetch URL https://pypi.python.org/simple/pip/: timed out   Will skip URL https://pypi.python.org/simple/pip/ when looking for download links for pip   Getting page https://pypi.python.org/simple/   Could not fetch URL https://pypi.python.org/simple/: timed out   Will skip URL https://pypi.python.org/simple/ when looking for download links for pip   Cannot fetch index base URL https://pypi.python.org/simple/

Freelancer Over a year ago

@user3365207 check this question I think it comes from a connection problem : stackoverflow.com/questions/17416938/… Are you using a virtualenv or something like that else you can try to reinstall pip. Tell me if it works.

user3365207 Over a year ago

Yes it worked after setting up the proxy configuration like this. Please edit your answer and write about the proxy settings in the answer for people looking for same question in future

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