jessenoller.com - So you want to use python on the mac?
http://jessenoller.com/2009/03/16/so-you-want-to-use-python-on-the-mac/

virtualenvwrapper virtualenv

In a complete tangent from my numerous other projects, I’ve had a few people ask me recently about python on the mac, how to get started/etc.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=694117

the stack I _should_ be using.

This article will show you how to create a repeatable Django development environment from scratch using zc.buildout.

Buildout is a tool for reliably creating reproducible software builds. It was originally developed by Zope Corporation, and is often used in Zope builds; however, there's no dependency on Zope. You can use it to build pretty much anything. And I'm going to show you how to get a Django build up and running using it.

A Django Development Environment with zc.buildout

django buildout cfg for easy setup