#2490: [patch] make runtests.py error messages more user friendly
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Reporter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Owner: adrian
Status: new | Component: Unit test system
Version: SVN | Resolution:
Keywords: | Stage: Accepted
Has_patch: 1 | Needs_docs: 1
Needs_tests: 0 | Needs_better_patch: 1
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Changes (by Gary Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>):
* needs_better_patch: 0 => 1
* stage: Unreviewed => Accepted
* needs_docs: 0 => 1
Comment:
Marking this as accepted since, at the very least, the help text should be
printed out.
Also, probably want to use sys.stderr.write() to print the error message
instead of the print statement. The error message should mention
something about setting `DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE` or using `--settings`, or
at least let the user know that they are seeing the message because
`DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE` is not set. Just saying "No settings file found"
is not as helpful.
Personally, I don't think we should try to import a settings module in the
runtest directory, since this would user code added to the django source
tree. Besides, you can use whatever settings you want with the
environment variable or the `--settings` option. If this code is taken
out then I would say no documentation is needed, but if it stays then
there should be documentation about it.
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Ticket URL: <http://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/2490#comment:3>
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