id summary reporter owner description type status component version severity resolution keywords cc stage has_patch needs_docs needs_tests needs_better_patch easy ui_ux 12181 Django WSGI setup documention makes a critical oversight with unexperienced users tobz nobody "I installed Django with the intent to use it to make a website, but also to learn Python. I have never touched Python before in my life before I went to install Django. When I went to set my settings file in the WSGI configuration file, I supplied 'settings.py' naturally, as after reading the documentation, it gives a value that suggests a full filename. ('filename.extension' rather than just 'filename') Apparently, in Python, you load modules by just using the 'filename' part, not 'filename.extension' - this seems like a critical oversight when it comes to explaining setup to people unfamiliar with Python. I can only wonder how many users have this issue when trying to setup Django and as a result give up, and totally miss out on being able to learn both Python and Django. I urge you to mention this caveat so that users with no Python experience don't get stuck on it like I did." closed Documentation 1.1 invalid setup wsgi settings Unreviewed 0 0 0 0 0 0