#8978: python manage.py dbshell unhelpful error when postgresql-client not
installed
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Reporter: darkpixel | Owner: nobody
Status: new | Milestone:
Component: django-admin.py | Version: 1.0
Resolution: | Keywords:
Stage: Unreviewed | Has_patch: 0
Needs_docs: 0 | Needs_tests: 0
Needs_better_patch: 0 |
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Old description:
> If you try to start a dbshell and don't have the postgresql client
> installed, you get an unhelpful error message:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/code/sfd$ ./manage.py dbshell
> 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 77, in run_from_argv
> self.execute(*args, **options.__dict__)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py",
> line 96, in execute
> output = self.handle(*args, **options)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py",
> line 178, in handle
> return self.handle_noargs(**options)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-
> packages/django/core/management/commands/dbshell.py", line 10, in
> handle_noargs
> connection.client.runshell()
> File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-
> packages/django/db/backends/postgresql/client.py", line 17, in runshell
> os.execvp('psql', args)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.5/os.py", line 353, in execvp
> _execvpe(file, args)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.5/os.py", line 389, in _execvpe
> func(fullname, *argrest)
> OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
New description:
If you try to start a dbshell and don't have the postgresql client
installed, you get an unhelpful error message:
{{{
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/code/sfd$ ./manage.py dbshell
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 77, in run_from_argv
self.execute(*args, **options.__dict__)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py",
line 96, in execute
output = self.handle(*args, **options)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py",
line 178, in handle
return self.handle_noargs(**options)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-
packages/django/core/management/commands/dbshell.py", line 10, in
handle_noargs
connection.client.runshell()
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-
packages/django/db/backends/postgresql/client.py", line 17, in runshell
os.execvp('psql', args)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/os.py", line 353, in execvp
_execvpe(file, args)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/os.py", line 389, in _execvpe
func(fullname, *argrest)
OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
}}}
Comment (by kmtracey):
Fixed formatting.
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Ticket URL: <http://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/8978#comment:2>
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