After installing Python:

== Install Web2Py ==
As a Developer, it is best to run the Trunk version of Web2Py, so that you can fine-tune the version that you have installed & get involved with the Web2Py developer community:
{{{
bzr branch lp:~mdipierro/web2py/devel web2py
}}}

There are occasional issues with the latest Trunk, so you may need to try a slightly older revision. If this is needed, after downloading:
{{{
cd web2py
bzr revno
bzr revert -r <earlier revision>
}}}

If you have a slow internet connection, then {{{bzr branch}}} of Web2Py may take a long time (640Mb). If you wish to get started more quickly, you can do a "lightweight checkout", which does not provide the revision history and so cannot be used to either rollback to earlier versions or updated to newer ones:
{{{
bzr checkout --lightweight lp:~mdipierro/web2py/devel web2py
}}}
== Install Eden ==
As a Developer, you should generally run the Trunk version of Eden, so that you can submit patches against the latest code:
{{{
cd web2py/applications
bzr branch lp:sahana-eden eden
}}}

NB Note the fact that we ensure that the name of the web2py application has no hyphen in, as otherwise it cannot run under Apache!

== Start Eden ==
If you just want to test your installation of Eden, without Eclipse, you can start web2py from the command line:
{{{
cd .. # the web2py main directory
python web2py.py
}}}

== Install Eclipse ==
If you want a graphical debugger to set breakpoints & step through code then it is recommended to install Eclipse:
 * DeveloperGuidelinesEclipse

== Developer Guidelines ==
Now, see how to put your installation to work:
 * DeveloperGuidelines