This tutorial will walk you through the building blocks that make up REST framework. It'll take a little while to get through, but it'll give you a comprehensive understanding of how everything fits together.
## Getting started
## Setting up a new environment
Before we do anything else we'll create a new virtual environment, using [virtualenv]. This will make sure our package configuration is keep nicely isolated from any other projects we're working on.
Now that we're inside a virtualenv environment, we can install our packages requirements.
Now that we're inside a virtualenv environment, we can install our package requirements.
pip install django
pip install djangorestframework
Now we're ready to get coding.
***Note:** To exit the virtualenv environment at any time, just type `deactivate`. For more information see the [virtualenv documentation][virtualenv].*
## Getting started
Okay, we're ready to get coding.
To get started, let's create a new project to work with.
