On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 2:23 AM, Larry Martell <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm having trouble getting django to read my fixture file. I created it in > yaml: > > - model: cdsem.fields > pk: 1 > fields: > name: data_file_id > description: data_file_id > - model: cdsem.fields > pk: 2 > fields: > name: tool_id > description: tool_id > > and so on. > > I put it in a file called initial_data.yaml in the fixtures dir of my > app. When I run syncdb it does not pick it up. FIXTURE_DIRS was not > set. I should not have to set it, but I did anyway, but it still did > not pick up the file. If I run loaddata and give it the path to the > file I get: > > Problem installing fixture './fixtures/initial_data': yaml is not a > known serialization format. > > The docs say yaml is supported. What am I doing wrong? >
According to the docs [1], you may need to install PyYAML: <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/PyYAML>. [1] <https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.4/topics/serialization/#serialization-formats> Joseph. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. 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.

