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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