Opened 9 years ago
Closed 9 years ago
#25443 closed Uncategorized (worksforme)
tutorial 1: database setup fails
| Reported by: | xtrick | Owned by: | nobody |
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| Component: | Uncategorized | Version: | 1.8 |
| Severity: | Normal | Keywords: | SECRET_KEY |
| Cc: | Triage Stage: | Unreviewed | |
| Has patch: | no | Needs documentation: | no |
| Needs tests: | no | Patch needs improvement: | no |
| Easy pickings: | no | UI/UX: | no |
Description
All went well until the command
$ python manage.py makemigrations polls
This fails with the following message
django.core.exceptions.improperlyconfigured: The SECRET_KEY setting must not be empty.
I'm sorry if this is trivia(probably is) but i'm new to al this and stumped.
Others may get the same problem and i will await your response d_hewlett@…
Change History (6)
comment:1 by , 9 years ago
| Resolution: | → worksforme |
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| Status: | new → closed |
comment:3 by , 9 years ago
| Resolution: | worksforme |
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| Status: | closed → new |
comment:4 by , 9 years ago
i have checked thoroughly and get the same result. Please Help!
i find mention of a 'secret key' strange in itself given your database is not a complex one and maybe a clue in itself.
Suggestion: Perhaps the tutorial used to work however some change has invalidated it.....i'm also surprised to be confronted with this problem.
i'll abandon database use until i get explanation and press on.
comment:5 by , 9 years ago
Hi, there should be a SECRECT_KEY listed in your settings.py that was generated when you ran startproject. Please ask on django-users for ideas to help diagnose. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/django-users
comment:6 by , 9 years ago
| Resolution: | → worksforme |
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| Status: | new → closed |
Hi, I doubt this is a bug in the tutorial. Could you please try the ways listed at TicketClosingReasons/UseSupportChannels to get help first? Thanks!