How do I setup Django development environment on Mac?

For your information, I am going to use Microsoft Visual Code Studio to develop Python software based on django.

1. Install Visual Code Studio
2. Install Python Extension - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-python.python

3. Install a version of Python 3

   brew install python3

   If you face any issue while installing by brew, please run following command to get more help.

   brew doctor

   Once Python 3 is installed, you should run following command for your convenience

   brew link python

   If you face error something like below

   Linking /usr/local/Cellar/python/3.7.1... Error: Permission denied @ dir_s_mkdir - /usr/local/Frameworks

   You can fix it as following

   sudo mkdir /usr/local/Frameworks
   sudo chown $(whoami):admin /usr/local/Frameworks
   brew link python

4. Create a project environment for Django

   mkdir py
   cd py
   python3 -m venv env

   From above, I just created project folder as py and setup virtual environment that means we will start project on that folder. You can use different name instead of "py".
   
   

5. Open the project folder by running VS Code and using the File > Open Folder command.
   
   
6. In VS Code, open the Command Palette (View > Command Palette or (⇧⌘P)). Then select the Python: Select Interpreter command:
   
   And select venv as you created
   
   
   
   
7. Run Terminal: Create New Integrated Terminal (⌃⇧`) from the Command Palette, which creates a terminal and automatically activates the virtual environment by running its activation script.
   
   
8. The selected environment appears on the left side of the VS Code status bar, and notice the "(venv)" indicator that tells you that you're using a virtual environment:
   
   
   

9. Install Django in the virtual environment by running one of the following commands in the VS Code Terminal:

   python -m pip install django

You now have a self-contained environment ready for writing Django code. VS Code activates the environment automatically when you use Terminal: Create New Integrated Terminal.

The documentation I referenced is actually located at https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/python/tutorial-django, so you can know more if you have any additional doubt or curious.