How to make GDAL for Django Projects on Window

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Jan 24, 2024

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How to make GDAL for Django Projects on Window

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Jan 24, 2024 01:43 PM

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Recently I’m studying python and django framework. And a problem encountered while working on a project which created by a my collage is use GDAL library in project. I will be easier if running project on linux / mac osx because gdal just need install via some command like `sudo apt-get install -y libgdal-dev gdal-bin

But will really hard if running project on window. I found pyenv-win to be the right flovar for my purpose, and pyenv-win-env for make isolate environment with virtualenv .

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And now with GDAL we can make it easier with pywin

Step 1 : Create a folder for project like geo_project by use command python -m venv venv and active it use .\venv\Script\activate If you use nushell like me, we can use command overlay use .\venv\Scripts\activate.nu

Step 2 : Install pipwin use command pip install pipwin. This like we are clone person of me. Hahaa =))

Step 3 : Install gdal use simple command pipwin install gdal and that’s it. Then continue install django use pip install django. Make a project use command django-admin startproject geo-project and check that everthing is working by python manage.py runserver

Step 4: Install missing dependencies pip install psycopg2

Step 5 : Connection with PostgreSQL / PostGIS by config in settings.py in database variables

Step 6 : Define the variable for django can found GDAL path. There is config in settings.py

Updated: If you like me encounter the problem when connect to postgresql and got the problem with postgis not found. I’m running postgresql like portable and add to Laragon. Please add it to postgresql follow this way :

Download PostGIS bundle file from web https://postgis.net/documentation/getting_started/install_windows/ and got the download link form https://download.osgeo.org/postgis/windows/. Get a version adapt for your postgresql

Extract all file content from download zip file and merge to postgresql folder in your window. And that’s all. Good luck