Settings module is missing, how do I add it?
Hey there,
just tried to install askbot in a virtualenv environment on Ubuntu. I followed the documentation over in the docs and got to the point to do a ./bin/python manage.py syncdb after setting the db and everything.
This brought up the following error message:
root@host:/srv/answers/askbot# ./bin/python manage.py syncdb
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "manage.py", line 11, in <module>
execute_manager(settings)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/Django-1.3.1-py2.6.egg/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 438, in execute_manager
utility.execute()
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/Django-1.3.1-py2.6.egg/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 379, in execute
self.fetch_command(subcommand).run_from_argv(self.argv)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/Django-1.3.1-py2.6.egg/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 261, in fetch_command
klass = load_command_class(app_name, subcommand)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/Django-1.3.1-py2.6.egg/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 67, in load_command_class
module = import_module('%s.management.commands.%s' % (app_name, name))
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/Django-1.3.1-py2.6.egg/django/utils/importlib.py", line 35, in import_module
__import__(name)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/Django-1.3.1-py2.6.egg/django/core/management/commands/syncdb.py", line 7, in <module>
from django.core.management.sql import custom_sql_for_model, emit_post_sync_signal
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/Django-1.3.1-py2.6.egg/django/core/management/sql.py", line 6, in <module>
from django.db import models
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/Django-1.3.1-py2.6.egg/django/db/__init__.py", line 14, in <module>
if not settings.DATABASES:
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/Django-1.3.1-py2.6.egg/django/utils/functional.py", line 276, in __getattr__
self._setup()
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/Django-1.3.1-py2.6.egg/django/conf/__init__.py", line 42, in _setup
self._wrapped = Settings(settings_module)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/Django-1.3.1-py2.6.egg/django/conf/__init__.py", line 89, in __init__
raise ImportError("Could not import settings '%s' (Is it on sys.path?): %s" % (self.SETTINGS_MODULE, e))
ImportError: Could not import settings 'askbot.settings' (Is it on sys.path?): No module named settings
Short notice on my paths: I've got a virtualenv in /srv/answers/aksbot with askbot installed in /srv/answers/askbot as well. Hence, I run the command in the correct virtualenv, but looking at the bath, it seems like it's using the system django config in /usr/local/lib, which it shouldn't. Do I need to do anything else to get this to work?
2 Answers
Hi. I would advise not to have your virtual environment in the same level as your sources. At least to me, it make things seem more complicated. It would be better if you have your virtualenv e.g. in /srv/answers/askbot and your project root in /srv/answers/askbot/myProject. This way, folder bin of your virtual env (with python etc.) will be outside your source files and it will be easier to realize which files are askbot's and which ones are of the virtual env.
Now to your problem. Are you sure you have run setup.py install and askbot-setup using the same python, like ./bin/python setup.py install and ./bin/askbot-setup? Also, in /srv/answers/askbot/ is there file settings.py? If not, try to do your installation this way to see if there is any progress.
Cheers
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Hello, the parent directory /srv/answers must be in the path as well.
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Asked: 2012-05-24 11:32:56 -0500
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Last updated: May 24 '12
