I don't really see the point, it's basically just a web interface for the `manage.py startproject` command. It also includes the ace text editor but that's pretty easy to get up and running without Django-IDE.<p>If Django-IDE included something like an interface for building an app's models and managing the URL routes then perhaps it would be something to talk about.
Hmm, I don't know. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to be nasty, but this looks to me like wasted effort. Who is the target audience for this project?<p>Most Django/Python programmers are prone to have a setup they already comfortable with. It'd require <i>a lot</i> of nice features for me to ditch the comfort of my highly-customized Vim and a command line where I can do anything I want. Not even Eclipse did it for me (coming from .NET as I did I was really looking into finding a 'do-it-all' IDE when I first started.)<p>Anyway, I don't want to be the one to discourage you, so take my criticism with a grain of salt :)
The idea of a Django-centric development environment is interesting, but I'm not entirely sure what this is offering over the usual terminal + editor + browser setup. That's not to say I don't think an IDE would be useful, I think it would. It could integrate several popular Django debug tools, database tools and (if your into it) some WSYWIG HTML tools.<p>I would love to have see the README updated with some idea of what the developer's long term vision for this project is. That might generate more interest and constructive feedback for the community and developer.
I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong, but when I first ran it I landed on an error page. Then I tried to open one of my existing projects. It tells me to select the project folder, but the file uploader wants me to select a single file, so I can't do it. Then I tried to start a new project, but it just says "An error occured, please contact the administrator."
I applaud the initiative, but this has a long way to go before it adds more value than the effort you put in to set it up and switch over from your existing editor. By far the best python/django IDE is pycharm. It's free for open source developers, and a small price to pay for anyone serious about python based web development.