Problem with syncdb in Django 1.4

[diegocepr@…]

I am trying to do the tutorial with django 1.4 and I get an error doing 'python manage.py syncdb'. I am using the DATABASES as it is created and I've try to use sqlite3 and mysql backends. I tried it in windows and in unix. Rasult is always the same:

  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.

But settings.py is:

DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3', # Add 'postgresql_psycopg2', 'postgresql', 'mysql', 'sqlite3' or 'oracle'.
        'NAME': 'polls.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. Not used with sqlite3.
    }
}

However I have tried with previous version of Django and it works ok.

[Claude Paroz]

Please use preview next time to properly format the report.

My guess is that you are not placing the settings.py file in the right place. Please use support channels to get help before reporting a bug.
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