This is another incompatible change: older versions used "maxlength".
Have you examined http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/BackwardsIncompatibleChanges This is there to help with situation like yours. regards Steve David wrote: > Thank you Karen. > > I've gotten a little further on this, here is my new error after > downgrading to 0.96.3: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/surftrackr# ./manage.py syncdb > Error: Couldn't install apps, because there were errors in one or more > models: > surftrackr.httpauth: __init__() got an unexpected keyword argument > 'max_length' > surftrackr.log: __init__() got an unexpected keyword argument > 'max_length' > surftrackr.wordsearch: __init__() got an unexpected keyword argument > 'max_length' > surftrackr.trackr: __init__() got an unexpected keyword argument > 'max_length' > surftrackr.preferences: __init__() got an unexpected keyword argument > 'max_length' > > > > On Oct 14, 11:25 pm, "Karen Tracey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 1:20 AM, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I'm not a python programmer, this is the first time I've ever worked >>> with a python app. I'm trying to install "Surftrackr" for my company >>> and I have a problem. I have searched and can not find any clear >>> answers. >>> >>> I have the installed the latest svn of Django. (I started out with the >>> released tarball) This is the error I get: >>> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/surftrackr# ./manage.py syncdb >>> [snipped] >>> >> workstation = models.ManyToManyField(Workstation,> null=True, >> blank=True, filter_interface=True) >> >>> File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/django/db/models/fields/ >>> related.py", line 759, in __init__ >>> Field.__init__(self, **kwargs) >>> TypeError: __init__() got an unexpected keyword argument >>> 'filter_interface' >>> >>> Can someone please help me with this? >>> >> This "Surftrackr"is apparently coded to an earlier version of Django than >> 1.0. This specific error is related to a larger change in the way admin >> definitions are done, see: >> >> http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/BackwardsIncompatibleChanges#Moved... >> >> Ideally you'd want to get a version of this app from its makers that has >> been migrated to Django 1.0, but from a brief look >> athttp://surftrackr.net/blog/index/they call their March 26, 2008 release >> "probably final" so it sounds like they are no longer maintaining it. The >> "About" page lists an email address for the owner, though, so you could try >> that and see if there are any plans to make it compatible with 1.0. >> >> Django 0.96.3 is still available from the download page, so you could try >> installing this app on that level. I'd really hesitate to do any >> development of new code on that old level, though. >> >> Karen >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
