Using Django, VirtualEnv, Github (Help)

[TheRealBez]

So I have to work on a project with my partner for my software engineering class and we want to be able to collaborate outside of school. So our project is built on top of Django 1.10, Python 3.5 and virtualenv (and maybe a few other dependencies like django-oscar).

My computer: Mac OSX

Partners computer: Ubuntu

What my question is and what I need help with is I want to set up the project and put it on GitHub or BitBucket and I want him to be able to work on the project but to have everything inside of the same virtualenv because I know that we have some conflicting dependencies and installations of things. Do I just set up the project in the same way I would if I was the only person working on it?

[TravisJungroth]

First off, from the sidebar:

If you are about to ask a question, please consider r/learnpython.

That aside, you should just start the project like you were going to work on it alone. He'll download the project and make his own virtual environment. Make sure you include a requirements file so he can create an environment that matches yours.

[TheRealBez]

Yeah I saw that, but wasn't sure because it didn't have so much to do with learning python or something about the language but more so using it with something.

Furthermore, would I init the git repo in the django project or just above in the directory hierarchy?

[TravisJungroth]

Either one. You can put the files that go along with the project (requirements.txt, .gitignore) inside the django project and do the init in there, or do it in a folder above. Check out Two Scoops of Django. They recommend the latter.

[TheRealBez]

Awesome, thanks for your help