Including external dependencies in your project
Sometimes, it is better to include external dependencies in your project. This ensures that whenever a developer upgrades third-party modules, all the other developers will receive the upgraded version in the next update from the version control system (Git, Subversion, or others).
Also, it is better to have external dependencies included in your project when the libraries are taken from unofficial sources, that is, somewhere other than Python Package Index (PyPI), or different version control systems.
Getting ready
Start with a virtual environment with a Django project in it.
How to do it…
Execute the following steps one by one:
- If you haven't done this already, create an externals directory under your ...
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