Test-Driven Development for the Web, with Python, Selenium, Django, JavaScript - Installation

 previous - Motivation and using the tutorial Test-Driven Development with Python

What I'll be using

I'm assuming I'll make mistakes. To ensure that I keep concerns separate and I don't end up trashing my work environment I created a virtual machine (vm) using Virtualbox which is install with the amd64 version of Debian GNU\Linux OS in this case the latest stable release at the time or writing is 8.7 (Jessie). However I installed a "base, with the Gnome desktop" vm a few months ago with 8.5 which I've cloned and updated.

Python3

 v3.4.2-2 was installed.

Using the Debian repositories:

virtualenvwrapper 

v4.3.1-2

git

using git-all - v1:2;1;4-2.1deb8u2

The tutorial suggests not using an IDE as such but rather use a text editor.

Gedit

 v3.14.0-3 is pre-install

vim-nox

v2:7.4.488-7+deb8u1

This package contains a version of vim compiled with support for scripting with Lua, Perl, Python, Ruby, and Tcl but no GUI.

I'll report any additional plugins or configuration changes as I go but for now I'll be using the editors as is.

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