Satchmo is based on the Django framework, therefore you do need a fully functioning Django instance to use Satchmo. The Django installation guide will step you through the process.
It is recommended that you use the latest stable Django 1.0 series. As of this release Django 1.0 is the minimum version but 1.0.2 is recommended because it has the latest bug fixes and enhancements.
Satchmo requires Python 2.3 or later and a database supported by Django.
There are a number of other Python packages that are required for usage of all the features in Satchmo.
There are also a number of other Django packages (mentioned below) that you will require
For the account registration process, you will need:
A valid Django cache backend (file, memcached or DB) is required for the config settings.
The following package is required to load the initial data and run the unit tests:
Docutils is useful for auto generating some documentation:
Detailed steps for installing these dependencies is included in the installation section.