No need to apologise ... we're all human - we can (and do) all make mistakes. More importantly - we all learned :)
I believe this is why James was trying to verify which Django (and where) you were really invoking. Problems like this are why a lot of people recommend against installing any Python packages globally. Leave system python for the system :) -- Curtis On Tue, 16 Jul 2019, at 10:37, Ehigie Aito wrote: > Ok, before I start let me apologize. > It seems I am the proverbial boy who cried wolf as I have discovered where > the source of the problem. > I hope my explanation will help anyone who might make the mistake I was > making. > Lets start: > On my development machine, I had Django 1.9.5 installed globally and in > Django 1.9.5, in the settings.py file, now MIDDLEWARE is called > MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES. Somehow in new Django projects I was creating with Python > 3.8 in a virtualenvironment, calling django-admin to create it, Python 3.8 > wasnt using the django-admin command of the installed Django in the virtual > environment but was using that of the globally installed version 1.9.5 which > has MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES and on completion, trying to run the project with > Python 3.8 caused it to fail. This never happens with Python 3.7 though as it > always uses the django-admin of the virtual environment. > > Hope my apology is accepted. > > Thank you all very much for your help. > > Kind regards > > On Monday, July 15, 2019 at 1:25:24 PM UTC+1, Curtis Maloney wrote: >> >> >> On Mon, 15 Jul 2019, at 22:13, Ehigie Aito wrote: >>> Like I said, I didn't say the problem was from Django. I said it's from >>> Python 3.8 because creating a project with Python 3.7 doesn't produce this >>> traceback. >> >> I think it's quite clear there is an incompatibility with Django and Python >> 3.8a1. >> >> I just don't think it's your original conclusion of "Creating a project with >> Python 3.8 and Django 2.2.3, the MIDDLEWARE variable in the settings.py file >> is changed to MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES" >> >> I'm trying to ask for what _evidence_ you have that this change has happened. >> >> As I said earlier, I think there is a change in how Python 3.8 works that is >> causing those checks to fail. >> >> -- >> C >> >> >>> >>> On Mon, 15 Jul 2019, 13:07 Curtis Maloney, <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> __ >>>> I think you're making an assumption about the cause of the problem, >>>> without evidence. >>>> >>>> Yes, there's an issue shown in that traceback related to middleware, but >>>> I've not seen yet why you've concluded it's creating a settings.py with >>>> MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES. >>>> >>>> I think the problem is more likely some change in Python 3.8 is making the >>>> middleware not initialise, or the detection of what's in the MIDDLEWARE >>>> list is not working. >>>> >>>> Can you elaborate on what evidence you have that the combination of Python >>>> 3.8 and Django 2.2.3 is generating a settings.py with MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES ? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> C >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "Django developers (Contributions to Django itself)" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/django-developers. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-developers/5a40defe-8a9c-46cc-b2f1-5cf4fea652b8%40www.fastmail.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-developers/5a40defe-8a9c-46cc-b2f1-5cf4fea652b8%40www.fastmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Django developers (Contributions to Django itself)" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/django-developers. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-developers/CA%2BB1BD4atpnwQWiJBEYzGpc5orLcxj8%3DiMU1Y-kc%3DomAfELBZA%40mail.gmail.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-developers/CA%2BB1BD4atpnwQWiJBEYzGpc5orLcxj8%3DiMU1Y-kc%3DomAfELBZA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django developers (Contributions to Django itself)" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/django-developers. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-developers/1b216c6b-d40e-4756-9dc6-1dea38242091%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-developers/1b216c6b-d40e-4756-9dc6-1dea38242091%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django developers (Contributions to Django itself)" group. 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