The error message provides the answer: "Please fill out DATABASE_NAME in the
settings module before using the database."
When using sqlite3 you are required to provide a path the target DB as per
comment: # Or path to database file if using sqlite3.
so
Add the full path to DATABASE_NAME. I.E.
DATABASE_NAME = '/path/to/app/db_name.db'
On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 10:41 AM, john <johnhitz...@msn.com> wrote:
>
> I am trying to follow the Django | Writing your first Django ap part 1
> tutorial. When I get to the python manage.py syncdb command I get the
> following:
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "manage.py", line 11, in <module>
> execute_manager(settings)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/django/core/management/
> __init__.py", line 340, in execute_manager
> utility.execute()
> File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/django/core/management/
> __init__.py", line 295, in execute
> self.fetch_command(subcommand).run_from_argv(self.argv)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/django/core/management/
> base.py", line 192, in run_from_argv
> self.execute(*args, **options.__dict__)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/django/core/management/
> base.py", line 219, in execute
> output = self.handle(*args, **options)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/django/core/management/
> base.py", line 348, in handle
> return self.handle_noargs(**options)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/django/core/management/
> commands/syncdb.py", line 51, in handle_noargs
> cursor = connection.cursor()
> File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/django/db/backends/
> __init__.py", line 56, in cursor
> cursor = self._cursor(settings)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/django/db/backends/sqlite3/
> base.py", line 139, in _cursor
> raise ImproperlyConfigured, "Please fill out DATABASE_NAME in the
> settings module before using the database."
> django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Please fill out
> DATABASE_NAME in the settings module before using the database.
> j...@john-laptop:~/Django/mysite$ python manage.py syncdb
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "manage.py", line 11, in <module>
> execute_manager(settings)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/django/core/management/
> __init__.py", line 340, in execute_manager
> utility.execute()
> File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/django/core/management/
> __init__.py", line 295, in execute
> self.fetch_command(subcommand).run_from_argv(self.argv)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/django/core/management/
> base.py", line 192, in run_from_argv
> self.execute(*args, **options.__dict__)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/django/core/management/
> base.py", line 219, in execute
> output = self.handle(*args, **options)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/django/core/management/
> base.py", line 348, in handle
> return self.handle_noargs(**options)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/django/core/management/
> commands/syncdb.py", line 51, in handle_noargs
> cursor = connection.cursor()
> File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/django/db/backends/
> __init__.py", line 56, in cursor
> cursor = self._cursor(settings)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/django/db/backends/sqlite3/
> base.py", line 139, in _cursor
> raise ImproperlyConfigured, "Please fill out DATABASE_NAME in the
> settings module before using the database."
> django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Please fill out
> DATABASE_NAME in the settings module before using the database.
>
>
> Here is how my settings. py file is settup.
>
> ADMINS = (
> # ('Your Name', 'your_em...@domain.com'),
> )
>
> MANAGERS = ADMINS
>
> DATABASE_ENGINE = 'sqlite3' # 'postgresql_psycopg2',
> 'postgresql', 'mysql', 'sqlite3' or 'oracle'.
> DATABASE_NAME = '' # Or path to database file if using
> sqlite3.
> DATABASE_USER = '' # Not used with sqlite3.
> DATABASE_PASSWORD = '' # Not used with sqlite3.
> DATABASE_HOST = '' # Set to empty string for localhost.
> Not used with sqlite3.
> DATABASE_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/List_of_tz_zones_by_name
> # although not all choices may be available on all operating systems.
> # If running in a Windows environment this must be set to the same as
> your
> # system time zone.
> TIME_ZONE = 'Am
>
> My understanding is, that because I am using sqlite it will
> automatically create a database file when I run the syncdb command. I
> had a slightly different experience with Turbogears.
>
> My thought is that my sqlite is not set up correctly, but I don't even
> know where to start looking.
>
> >
>
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