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:
{{{
git clone https://github.com/mdipierro/web2py.git
}}}
Note: HTTPS clones are not read-only (while git:// clones are). They will NOT work if your git is not configured as previously described.

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
git log
git checkout <hash>
}}}
"git log" shows you a log including the hash-value of every revesion. Checkout sets your working-copy to the revision with the specified hash-value.


== 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
git clone https://github.com/flavour/eden.git
}}}

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 ==
For setting up a basic developer environment, '''with simpler security''', it is necessary to edit a configuration file before starting Eden. Edit the web2py/application/eden/models/000_config.py. Look for the line with {{{FINISHED_EDITING_CONFIG_FILE = False}}} and change False to True. Save the file.

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