Make sure the python on the host machine is at least 3.x.
python -m venv .venv
This will create a folder called .venv, which contains the scripts to activate the virtual environment. After activate, all the pachages installed via pip install <packagename> will be installed in the .venv dir without messing up the global environment.
NB: Make sure to run:
.venv/Scripts/Activate.ps1 (windows)
or
.venv/Scripts/activate(MacOS/Linux)
everytime before actually doing anything (e.p. install packages/running server).
install these:
pip install django
pip install djangorestframework
pip install djangorestframework-simplejwt
pip install django-cors-headers
pip install Pillow
pip install python-dotenv
pip install yagmail
pip install six
Then it should be able to run with:
python .\manage.py runserver