Ticket #13043: 13043__alternate_approach_with_more_info.patch

manage.py

@@ -1 +1 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-from django.core.management import execute_manager
+"""
+This file is automatically created in each Django project.
+It is a thin wrapper around django-admin.py
+"""
+import django.core.management
+
 try:
     import settings # Assumed to be in the same directory.
-except ImportError:
-    import sys
-    sys.stderr.write("Error: Can't find the file 'settings.py' in the directory containing %r. It appears you've customized things.\nYou'll have to run django-admin.py, passing it your settings module.\n(If the file settings.py does indeed exist, it's causing an ImportError somehow.)\n" % __file__)
+except ImportError, import_error:
+    import sys, traceback
+    sys.stderr.write("""
+ERROR:
+    Could not import the 'settings' module.
+    The error was '%s'.  See the traceback below for the full error.
+
+TIPS:
+    * Make sure the 'settings' module doesn't have any syntax errors
+    * Make sure any import statements in the 'settings' module are valid
+        (e.g. is the dependency in the python site-packages?)
+    * Make sure the file 'settings.py' is in the directory containing %r.
+        (If the file settings.py does indeed exist, it's causing an ImportError somehow.)
+    * If you have customized things. You may have to run django-admin.py, passing it your settings module.
+
+""" % (import_error, __file__))
+    traceback.print_exc()
     sys.exit(1)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    execute_manager(settings)
+    django.core.management.execute_manager(settings)