Which settings.py file are you modifying? I had this problem at first too when I didn't read about Django's changes from 1.3 to 1.4. Here's an excerpt from https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.4/releases/1.4/#updated-default-project-layout-and-manage-py :
Django 1.4 ships with an updated default project layout and manage.py file > for the > startproject<https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.4/ref/django-admin/#django-admin-startproject> > management > command. These fix some issues with the previous manage.py handling of > Python import paths that caused double imports, trouble moving from > development to deployment, and other difficult-to-debug path issues. manage.py mysite/ __init__.py settings.py urls.py myapp/ __init__.py models.py So basically, now there's a directory inside the project directory with the same name: $ django-admin.py startproject example $ ls > example/ __init__.py manage.py settings.py urls.py > $ ls example/ > __init__.py *settings.py* urls.py views.py wsgi.py The correct settings.py file you should use is NOT the one in the main project directory, it's the one INSIDE the directory that's created inside the project directory (the one I bolded). That's one major thing that's changed with this version of Django. The outer "settings.py" and "urls.py" shouldn't even exist, but for some reason they're being created anyway. -- Joey "JoeLinux" Espinosa* * <http://joelinux117.blogspot.com> <http://twitter.com/therealjoelinux><http://about.me/joelinux> On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 1:15 PM, maxim <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes > > > On Wednesday, 4 April 2012 13:12:27 UTC-4, JoeLinux wrote: >> >> Are you using Django 1.4? >> -- >> Joey "JoeLinux" Espinosa* >> * >> <http://joelinux117.blogspot.com> >> <http://twitter.com/therealjoelinux><http://about.me/joelinux> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 12:51 PM, maxim <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I can't get the tutorial working for me. When I try to run the command: >>> python manage.py syncdb >>> >>> I get this error: >>> Traceback (most recent call last): >>> File "manage.py", line 10, in <module> >>> execute_from_command_line(sys.**argv) >>> File >>> "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-**packages/django/core/**management/__init__.py", >>> line 443, in execute_from_command_line >>> utility.execute() >>> File >>> "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-**packages/django/core/**management/__init__.py", >>> line 382, in execute >>> self.fetch_command(subcommand)**.run_from_argv(self.argv) >>> File >>> "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-**packages/django/core/**management/base.py", >>> line 196, in run_from_argv >>> self.execute(*args, **options.__dict__) >>> File >>> "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-**packages/django/core/**management/base.py", >>> line 232, in execute >>> output = self.handle(*args, **options) >>> File >>> "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-**packages/django/core/**management/base.py", >>> line 371, in handle >>> return self.handle_noargs(**options) >>> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-**packages/django/core/** >>> management/commands/syncdb.py"**, line 57, in handle_noargs >>> cursor = connection.cursor() >>> File >>> "/usr/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.**ImproperlyConfigured: settings.DATABASES is >>> improperly configured. Please supply the ENGINE value. Check settings >>> documentation for more details. >>> >>> My settings file has this for databases: >>> DATABASES = { >>> 'default': { >>> 'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3', # Add >>> 'postgresql_psycopg2', 'postgresql', 'mysql', 'sqlite3' or 'oracle'. >>> 'NAME': '/home/maxim/mysite/mysite.db'**, >>> # 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. 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