setup.py

import os
import sys
from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib

from setuptools import setup

# Warn if we are installing over top of an existing installation. This can
# cause issues where files that were deleted from a more recent Django are
# still present in site-packages. See #18115.
overlay_warning = False
if "install" in sys.argv:
    lib_paths = [get_python_lib()]
    if lib_paths[0].startswith("/usr/lib/"):
        # We have to try also with an explicit prefix of /usr/local in order to
        # catch Debian's custom user site-packages directory.
        lib_paths.append(get_python_lib(prefix="/usr/local"))
    for lib_path in lib_paths:
        existing_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(lib_path, "django"))
        if os.path.exists(existing_path):
            # We note the need for the warning here, but present it after the
            # command is run, so it's more likely to be seen.
            overlay_warning = True
            break


setup()


if overlay_warning:
    sys.stderr.write("""

========
WARNING!
========

You have just installed Django over top of an existing
installation, without removing it first. Because of this,
your install may now include extraneous files from a
previous version that have since been removed from
Django. This is known to cause a variety of problems. You
should manually remove the

%(existing_path)s

directory and re-install Django.

""" % {"existing_path": existing_path})