On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 8:26 AM, Dan Richards <rodan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hmmm...well that isn't working either - same error. My method for
> verifying it's picking up the right settings.py is by putting a syntax
> error in the settings.py it should be using and seeing that it generates an
> error. This is the settings.py file in the directory below my app
> directory and that includes url.py and wsgi.py...
>
> On Wednesday, December 26, 2012 4:25:11 PM UTC-5, Ryan Blunden wrote:
>>
>> Ok. I would try setting the ENGINE value to *sqlite3* and try running *syncdb
>> *again. If that works (which it should), then we can presume it's a
>> configuration access problem with the DB.
>>
>>
>> On 26 December 2012 13:18, Dan Richards <roda...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> NO, just me messing around that it made no difference. I have the db
>>> access to all and trust and the error doesn't change no matter what I use
>>> there. It feels like it could be a permissions problem, but I don't know
>>> how to track it down other than to verify I can access postgres via psql
>>> which I can do...
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, December 26, 2012 12:40:28 PM UTC-5, Dan Richards wrote:
>>>>
>>>> First off, I am a newbie to django, python and postgres - so I suspect
>>>> I am missing something obvious, but I am stumped. Any ideas will be
>>>> gratefully accepted...
>>>>
>>>> I get the popular "Improperly configured settings.DATABASES" error
>>>> message when I run syncdb on my test app. I am running:
>>>>
>>>> django 1.4.3
>>>> postgres 9.2
>>>> MAC OS 10.6.8
>>>>
>>>> I have verified that it is picking up the right settings.py file (the
>>>> one in the app subdirectory) so I assume there is either something wrong
>>>> with the settings I have entered or something wrong with postgres. How
>>>> does one debug this??
>>>>
>>>> I can connect to my database via psql, but nothing I have tried seems
>>>> to work and there seems to be very little I can do to actually debug what
>>>> the problem is...when the syncdb doesn't work, how do you debug to figure
>>>> out what exactly isn't working???
>>>>
>>>> My settings.py file:
>>>>
>>>> # Django settings for hellodjango project.
>>>>
>>>> DEBUG = True
>>>> TEMPLATE_DEBUG = DEBUG
>>>>
>>>> ADMINS = (
>>>> ('Joe Smith', 'jsm...@foobar.com'),
>>>> )
>>>>
>>>> MANAGERS = ADMINS
>>>>
>>>> DATABASES = {
>>>> 'default': {
>>>> 'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.**postgresql**_psycopg2', # Add
>>>> 'postgresql_psycopg2', 'mysql', 'sqlite3' or 'oracle'.
>>>> 'NAME': 'test_db1', # Or path to database
>>>> file if using sqlite3.
>>>> 'USER': '', # Not used with sqlite3.
>>>> 'PASSWORD': '', # Not used with sqlite3.
>>>> 'HOST': '', # Set to empty string for
>>>> localhost. Not used with sqlite3.
>>>> 'PORT': '', # Set to empty string for
>>>> default. Not used with sqlite3.
>>>> }
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> # Local time zone for this installation. Choices can be found here:
>>>> #
>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**L**ist_of_tz_zones_by_name<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_zones_by_name>
>>>> # although not all choices may be available on all operating systems.
>>>> # In a Windows environment this must be set to your system time zone.
>>>> TIME_ZONE = 'America/New_York'
>>>>
>>>> # Language code for this installation. All choices can be found here:
>>>> #
>>>> http://www.i18nguy.com/**unicode**/language-identifiers.**html<http://www.i18nguy.com/unicode/language-identifiers.html>
>>>> LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
>>>>
>>>> SITE_ID = 1
>>>>
>>>> # If you set this to False, Django will make some optimizations so as
>>>> not
>>>> # to load the internationalization machinery.
>>>> USE_I18N = True
>>>>
>>>> # If you set this to False, Django will not format dates, numbers and
>>>> # calendars according to the current locale.
>>>> USE_L10N = True
>>>>
>>>> # If you set this to False, Django will not use timezone-aware
>>>> datetimes.
>>>> USE_TZ = True
>>>>
>>>> # Absolute filesystem path to the directory that will hold
>>>> user-uploaded files.
>>>> # Example:
>>>> "/home/media/media.lawrence.**co**m/media/<http://media.lawrence.com/media/>
>>>> "
>>>> MEDIA_ROOT = ''
>>>>
>>>> # URL that handles the media served from MEDIA_ROOT. Make sure to use a
>>>> # trailing slash.
>>>> # Examples:
>>>> "http://media.lawrence.com/**med**ia/<http://media.lawrence.com/media/>",
>>>> "http://example.com/media/";
>>>> MEDIA_URL = ''
>>>>
>>>> # Absolute path to the directory static files should be collected to.
>>>> # Don't put anything in this directory yourself; store your static files
>>>> # in apps' "static/" subdirectories and in STATICFILES_DIRS.
>>>> # Example:
>>>> "/home/media/media.lawrence.**co**m/static/<http://media.lawrence.com/static/>
>>>> "
>>>> STATIC_ROOT = ''
>>>>
>>>> # URL prefix for static files.
>>>> # Example:
>>>> "http://media.lawrence.com/**sta**tic/<http://media.lawrence.com/static/>
>>>> "
>>>> STATIC_URL = '/static/'
>>>>
>>>> # Additional locations of static files
>>>> STATICFILES_DIRS = (
>>>> # Put strings here, like "/home/html/static" or
>>>> "C:/www/django/static".
>>>> # Always use forward slashes, even on Windows.
>>>> # Don't forget to use absolute paths, not relative paths.
>>>> )
>>>>
>>>> # List of finder classes that know how to find static files in
>>>> # various locations.
>>>> STATICFILES_FINDERS = (
>>>> 'django.contrib.staticfiles.**fi**nders.FileSystemFinder',
>>>> 'django.contrib.staticfiles.**fi**nders.AppDirectoriesFinder',
>>>> # 'django.contrib.staticfiles.**f**inders.DefaultStorageFinder',
>>>> )
>>>>
>>>> # Make this unique, and don't share it with anybody.
>>>> SECRET_KEY = '3*a*mgk*)dcdyzi8v4#2%z^mt^63-****uqq5g)q63)xy37ogcqxux'
>>>>
>>>> # List of callables that know how to import templates from various
>>>> sources.
>>>> TEMPLATE_LOADERS = (
>>>> 'django.template.loaders.**files**ystem.Loader',
>>>> 'django.template.loaders.app_**d**irectories.Loader',
>>>> # 'django.template.loaders.eggs.****Loader',
>>>> )
>>>>
>>>> MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
>>>> 'django.middleware.common.**Comm**onMiddleware',
>>>> 'django.contrib.sessions.**middl**eware.SessionMiddleware',
>>>> 'django.middleware.csrf.**CsrfVi**ewMiddleware',
>>>> 'django.contrib.auth.**middlewar**e.**AuthenticationMiddleware',
>>>> 'django.contrib.messages.**middl**eware.MessageMiddleware',
>>>> # Uncomment the next line for simple clickjacking protection:
>>>> # 'django.middleware.**clickjackin**g.**XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
>>>> )
>>>>
>>>> ROOT_URLCONF = 'hellodjango.urls'
>>>>
>>>> # Python dotted path to the WSGI application used by Django's runserver.
>>>> WSGI_APPLICATION = 'hellodjango.wsgi.application'
>>>>
>>>> TEMPLATE_DIRS = (
>>>> # Put strings here, like "/home/html/django_templates" or
>>>> "C:/www/django/templates".
>>>> # Always use forward slashes, even on Windows.
>>>> # Don't forget to use absolute paths, not relative paths.
>>>> )
>>>>
>>>> INSTALLED_APPS = (
>>>> 'django.contrib.auth',
>>>> 'django.contrib.contenttypes',
>>>> 'django.contrib.sessions',
>>>> 'django.contrib.sites',
>>>> 'django.contrib.messages',
>>>> 'django.contrib.staticfiles',
>>>> 'kombu.transport.django',
>>>> 'djcelery',
>>>> # Uncomment the next line to enable the admin:
>>>> # 'django.contrib.admin',
>>>> # Uncomment the next line to enable admin documentation:
>>>> # 'django.contrib.admindocs',
>>>> )
>>>>
>>>> # A sample logging configuration. The only tangible logging
>>>> # performed by this configuration is to send an email to
>>>> # the site admins on every HTTP 500 error when DEBUG=False.
>>>> # See
>>>> http://docs.djangoproject.com/****en/dev/topics/logging<http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/logging>for
>>>> # more details on how to customize your logging configuration.
>>>> LOGGING = {
>>>> 'version': 1,
>>>> 'disable_existing_loggers': False,
>>>> 'filters': {
>>>> 'require_debug_false': {
>>>> '()': 'django.utils.log.**RequireDebug**False'
>>>> }
>>>> },
>>>> 'handlers': {
>>>> 'mail_admins': {
>>>> 'level': 'ERROR',
>>>> 'filters': ['require_debug_false'],
>>>> 'class': 'django.utils.log.**AdminEmailHa**ndler'
>>>> }
>>>> },
>>>> 'loggers': {
>>>> 'django.request': {
>>>> 'handlers': ['mail_admins'],
>>>> 'level': 'ERROR',
>>>> 'propagate': True,
>>>> },
>>>> }
>>>> }
>>>> # Parse database configuration from $DATABASE_URL
>>>> import dj_database_url
>>>> DATABASES['default'] = dj_database_url.config()
>>>>
>>>> BROKER_BACKEND = 'django'
>>>>
>>>> import djcelery
>>>> djcelery.setup_loader()
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> And here is the traceback:
>>>>
>>>> (venv)mac-rodan:hellodjango rodan$ python manage.py syncdb --verbosity 2
>>>> here we are
>>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>> File "manage.py", line 10, in <module>
>>>> execute_from_command_line(sys.****argv)
>>>> File "/Users/rodan/testdev/**hellodja**ngo/venv/lib/python2.**7/site-
>>>> **packages/django/core/**managemen**t/__init__.py", line 443, in
>>>> execute_from_command_line
>>>> utility.execute()
>>>> File "/Users/rodan/testdev/**hellodja**ngo/venv/lib/python2.**7/site-
>>>> **packages/django/core/**managemen**t/__init__.py", line 382, in
>>>> execute
>>>> self.fetch_command(subcommand)****.run_from_argv(self.argv)
>>>> File "/Users/rodan/testdev/**hellodja**ngo/venv/lib/python2.**7/site-
>>>> **packages/django/core/**managemen**t/base.py", line 196, in
>>>> run_from_argv
>>>> self.execute(*args, **options.__dict__)
>>>> File "/Users/rodan/testdev/**hellodja**ngo/venv/lib/python2.**7/site-
>>>> **packages/django/core/**managemen**t/base.py", line 232, in execute
>>>> output = self.handle(*args, **options)
>>>> File "/Users/rodan/testdev/**hellodja**ngo/venv/lib/python2.**7/site-
>>>> **packages/django/core/**managemen**t/base.py", line 371, in handle
>>>> return self.handle_noargs(**options)
>>>> File "/Users/rodan/testdev/**hellodja**ngo/venv/lib/python2.**7/site-
>>>> **packages/django/core/**managemen**t/commands/syncdb.py"**, line 58,
>>>> in handle_noargs
>>>> cursor = connection.cursor()
>>>> File "/Users/rodan/testdev/**hellodja**ngo/venv/lib/python2.**7/site-
>>>> **packages/django/db/**backends/**dummy/base.py", line 15, in complain
>>>> raise ImproperlyConfigured("**settings**.DATABASES is improperly
>>>> configured. "
>>>> django.core.exceptions.**Imprope**rlyConfigured: settings.DATABASES is
>>>> improperly configured. Please supply the ENGINE value. Check settings
>>>> documentation for more details.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I would expect a different error, but are you certain that psycopg2 is
installed?
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