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Django settings not working correctly

I am able to execute
python manage.py migrate - it executes perfectly
But when I run
django-admin shell
it fails giving the following errors
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/cj/.vtenv/officingx/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 294, in run_from_argv
self.execute(*args, **cmd_options)
File "/home/cj/.vtenv/officingx/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 337, in execute
saved_locale = translation.get_language()
File "/home/cj/.vtenv/officingx/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/utils/translation/__init__.py", line 190, in get_language
return _trans.get_language()
File "/home/cj/.vtenv/officingx/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/utils/translation/__init__.py", line 57, in __getattr__
if settings.USE_I18N:
File "/home/cj/.vtenv/officingx/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/conf/__init__.py", line 53, in __getattr__
self._setup(name)
File "/home/cj/.vtenv/officingx/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/conf/__init__.py", line 39, in _setup
% (desc, ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE))
django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Requested setting USE_I18N, but settings are not configured. You must either define the environment variable DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE or call settings.configure() before accessing settings.
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/cj/.vtenv/officingx/bin/django-admin", line 11, in <module>
sys.exit(execute_from_command_line())
File "/home/cj/.vtenv/officingx/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 367, in execute_from_command_line
utility.execute()
File "/home/cj/.vtenv/officingx/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 359, in execute
self.fetch_command(subcommand).run_from_argv(self.argv)
File "/home/cj/.vtenv/officingx/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 306, in run_from_argv
connections.close_all()
File "/home/cj/.vtenv/officingx/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/db/utils.py", line 229, in close_all
for alias in self:
File "/home/cj/.vtenv/officingx/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/db/utils.py", line 223, in __iter__
return iter(self.databases)
File "/home/cj/.vtenv/officingx/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/utils/functional.py", line 35, in __get__
res = instance.__dict__[self.name] = self.func(instance)
File "/home/cj/.vtenv/officingx/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/db/utils.py", line 156, in databases
self._databases = settings.DATABASES
File "/home/cj/.vtenv/officingx/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/conf/__init__.py", line 53, in __getattr__
self._setup(name)
File "/home/cj/.vtenv/officingx/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/conf/__init__.py", line 39, in _setup
% (desc, ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE))
django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Requested setting DATABASES, but settings are not configured. You must either define the environment variable DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE or call settings.configure() before accessing settings.
My settings.py
"""
Django settings for officingx project.
Generated by 'django-admin startproject' using Django 1.10.5.
For more information on this file, see
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/topics/settings/
For the full list of settings and their values, see
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/ref/settings/
"""
import os
import dj_database_url
# Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)
BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
# Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/howto/deployment/checklist/
# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
SECRET_KEY = os.environ['OFFICINGX_SECRET_KEY']
# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
DEBUG = True
ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
# Application definition
INSTALLED_APPS = [
'django.contrib.admin',
'django.contrib.auth',
'django.contrib.contenttypes',
'django.contrib.sessions',
'django.contrib.messages',
'django.contrib.staticfiles',
'amenity.apps.AmenityConfig',
'booking.apps.BookingConfig',
'location.apps.LocationConfig',
'organization.apps.OrganizationConfig',
'photo.apps.PhotoConfig',
'product.apps.ProductConfig',
'property.apps.PropertyConfig',
]
MIDDLEWARE = [
'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
]
ROOT_URLCONF = 'officingx.urls'
TEMPLATES = [
{
'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
'DIRS': [os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'templates')]
,
'APP_DIRS': True,
'OPTIONS': {
'context_processors': [
'django.template.context_processors.debug',
'django.template.context_processors.request',
'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
],
},
},
]
WSGI_APPLICATION = 'officingx.wsgi.application'
# Database
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/ref/settings/#databases
DATABASES = {'default': dj_database_url.config()}
# Password validation
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
{
'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator',
},
{
'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator',
},
{
'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.CommonPasswordValidator',
},
{
'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.NumericPasswordValidator',
},
]
# Internationalization
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/topics/i18n/
LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
USE_I18N = True
USE_L10N = True
USE_TZ = True
# Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/howto/static-files/
STATIC_URL = '/static/'
Please help I can't understand why its not able read the settings even when migrate command is working perfectly fine

Taken from the docs:
Generally, when working on a single Django project, it’s easier to use manage.py than django-admin. If you need to switch between multiple Django settings files, use django-admin with DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE or the --settings command line option.
You didn't specify a --settings module (as an argument) in the django-admin, that's why Django complains. Do it like this: django-admin shell --settings=myproject.settings.
Also, from the docs:
The settings module should be in Python package syntax, e.g. mysite.settings. If this isn’t provided, django-admin will use the DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE environment variable.
You can also do ./manage.py shell

django heroku manage.py Import Error

I am doing the djangogirls tutorial and very new to programming, if this helps anyone else that's searching for a solution.
I am getting the following Import Error after trying to do heroku run python manage.py migrate:
Running `python manage.py migrate` attached to terminal... up, run.8303
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "manage.py", line 10, in <module>
execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
File "/app/.heroku/python/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 385, in execute_from_c
ommand_line
utility.execute()
File "/app/.heroku/python/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 354, in execute
django.setup()
File "/app/.heroku/python/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/__init__.py", line 21, in setup
apps.populate(settings.INSTALLED_APPS)
File "/app/.heroku/python/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/apps/registry.py", line 85, in populate
app_config = AppConfig.create(entry)
File "/app/.heroku/python/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/apps/config.py", line 87, in create
module = import_module(entry)
File "/app/.heroku/python/lib/python2.7/importlib/__init__.py", line 37, in import_module
__import__(name)
ImportError: No module named blog
My settings.py file is as follows:
"""
Django settings for mysite project.
For more information on this file, see
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/topics/settings/
For the full list of settings and their values, see
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/ref/settings/
"""
# Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)
import os
BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))
# Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/howto/deployment/checklist/
# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
SECRET_KEY = '1l8)#&q8r_wwev1r9mm8q5ezz8p#)rvg(l4%(t^-t8s4bva2+r'
# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
DEBUG = True
TEMPLATE_DEBUG = True
ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
# Application definition
INSTALLED_APPS = (
'django.contrib.admin',
'django.contrib.auth',
'django.contrib.contenttypes',
'django.contrib.sessions',
'django.contrib.messages',
'django.contrib.staticfiles',
'blog',
)
MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
'django.contrib.auth.middleware.SessionAuthenticationMiddleware',
'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
)
ROOT_URLCONF = 'mysite.urls'
WSGI_APPLICATION = 'mysite.wsgi.application'
# Database
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/ref/settings/#databases
DATABASES = {
'default': {
'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'db.sqlite3'),
}
}
# Internationalization
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/topics/i18n/
LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
TIME_ZONE = 'America/Chicago'
USE_I18N = True
USE_L10N = True
USE_TZ = False
# Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/howto/static-files/
STATIC_URL = '/static/'
import dj_database_url
DATABASES['default'] = dj_database_url.config()
SECURE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER = ('HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO', 'https')
ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['*']
STATIC_ROOT = 'staticfiles'
DEBUG = False
try:
from .local_settings import *
except ImportError:
pass
Directory:
-blog
- migrations
- init.py
- admin.py
- models.py
- (a few more)
- mysite
- myvenv
- manage.py
- (a few more)

Django not able to render context when in shell

This is what I am trying to run. When I run the server and run these lines within a view and then return an HttpResponse, then everything goes fine. However when I run python manage.py shell and then try to run through these lines then I get an error:
product = Product.objects.get(pk=4)
template = loader.get_template('weekly-email.html')
user = User.objects.get(pk=1)
body = template.render(Context({
'user': user,
'product': product,
}))
Output:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<console>", line 1, in <module>
File "/Users/croberts/.virtualenvs/testproj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/template/backends/django.py", line 74, in render
return self.template.render(context)
File "/Users/croberts/.virtualenvs/testproj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/template/base.py", line 209, in render
return self._render(context)
File "/Users/croberts/.virtualenvs/testproj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/template/base.py", line 201, in _render
return self.nodelist.render(context)
File "/Users/croberts/.virtualenvs/testproj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/template/base.py", line 903, in render
bit = self.render_node(node, context)
File "/Users/croberts/.virtualenvs/testproj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/template/base.py", line 917, in render_node
return node.render(context)
File "/Users/croberts/.virtualenvs/testproj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/template/base.py", line 963, in render
return render_value_in_context(output, context)
File "/Users/croberts/.virtualenvs/testproj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/template/base.py", line 939, in render_value_in_context
value = localize(value, use_l10n=context.use_l10n)
File "/Users/croberts/.virtualenvs/testproj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/utils/formats.py", line 181, in localize
return number_format(value, use_l10n=use_l10n)
File "/Users/croberts/.virtualenvs/testproj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/utils/formats.py", line 162, in number_format
get_format('DECIMAL_SEPARATOR', lang, use_l10n=use_l10n),
File "/Users/croberts/.virtualenvs/testproj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/utils/formats.py", line 110, in get_format
for module in get_format_modules(lang):
File "/Users/croberts/.virtualenvs/testproj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/utils/formats.py", line 82, in get_format_modules
modules = _format_modules_cache.setdefault(lang, list(iter_format_modules(lang, settings.FORMAT_MODULE_PATH)))
File "/Users/croberts/.virtualenvs/testproj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/utils/formats.py", line 51, in iter_format_modules
if not check_for_language(lang):
File "/Users/croberts/.virtualenvs/testproj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/utils/translation/__init__.py", line 181, in check_for_language
return _trans.check_for_language(lang_code)
File "/Users/croberts/.virtualenvs/testproj/lib/python3.4/functools.py", line 472, in wrapper
result = user_function(*args, **kwds)
File "/Users/croberts/.virtualenvs/testproj/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/utils/translation/trans_real.py", line 409, in check_for_language
if not language_code_re.search(lang_code):
TypeError: expected string or buffer
edit: and here is my settings.py:
# Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)
import os
DEBUG = True
BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
SECRET_KEY = 'SECRET'
ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
AUTH_USER_MODEL = 'crunch.User'
STATICFILES_DIRS = (
'/Users/croberts/testproj/static/',
)
# Application definition
INSTALLED_APPS = (
'django.contrib.admin',
'django.contrib.auth',
'django.contrib.contenttypes',
'django.contrib.sessions',
'django.contrib.messages',
'django.contrib.staticfiles',
'crunch',
'emailmanager',
)
MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
'django.contrib.auth.middleware.SessionAuthenticationMiddleware',
'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
)
ROOT_URLCONF = 'testproj.urls'
WSGI_APPLICATION = 'testproj.wsgi.application'
DATABASES = {
'default': {
'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'database'),
}
}
LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
TIME_ZONE = 'MST'
USE_I18N = True
USE_L10N = True
USE_TZ = False
STATIC_URL = '/static/'
MEDIA_ROOT = BASE_DIR+'/media/'
MEDIA_URL = '/media/'
Also, I am using django 1.8.

This is a known issue and will be fixed in 1.8.1.
Meanwhile, you can manually activate a language in your shell to fix it:
from django.utils.translation import activate
activate('en') # or any language code
UPDATE: 1.8.1 has been released, so the best solution is to upgrade to the latest 1.8.x version.

Django Tincymce, AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'endswith'

I added Tinymce to my django project. But now i cant start django test server. I'm getting following error.
(postjust)erkans-MacBook-Air:postjust erkan$ python manage.py runserver
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "manage.py", line 10, in <module>
execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
File "/Users/erkan/Dev/Python/virtualenvs/postjust/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 385, in execute_from_command_line
utility.execute()
File "/Users/erkan/Dev/Python/virtualenvs/postjust/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 354, in execute
django.setup()
File "/Users/erkan/Dev/Python/virtualenvs/postjust/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/__init__.py", line 21, in setup
apps.populate(settings.INSTALLED_APPS)
File "/Users/erkan/Dev/Python/virtualenvs/postjust/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/apps/registry.py", line 108, in populate
app_config.import_models(all_models)
File "/Users/erkan/Dev/Python/virtualenvs/postjust/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/apps/config.py", line 202, in import_models
self.models_module = import_module(models_module_name)
File "/usr/local/Cellar/python/2.7.8_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/importlib/__init__.py", line 37, in import_module
__import__(name)
File "/Users/erkan/Dev/Python/virtualenvs/postjust/lib/python2.7/site-packages/tinymce/models.py", line 6, in <module>
from tinymce import widgets as tinymce_widgets
File "/Users/erkan/Dev/Python/virtualenvs/postjust/lib/python2.7/site-packages/tinymce/widgets.py", line 10, in <module>
import tinymce.settings
File "/Users/erkan/Dev/Python/virtualenvs/postjust/lib/python2.7/site-packages/tinymce/settings.py", line 16, in <module>
JS_ROOT = getattr(settings, 'TINYMCE_JS_ROOT',os.path.join(settings.STATIC_ROOT, 'tiny_mce'))
File "/Users/erkan/Dev/Python/virtualenvs/postjust/bin/../lib/python2.7/posixpath.py", line 77, in join
elif path == '' or path.endswith('/'):
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'endswith'
I have Static_Url in my settings.
my settings.py :
"""
Django settings for postjust project.
For more information on this file, see
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/topics/settings/
For the full list of settings and their values, see
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/ref/settings/
"""
# Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)
import os
BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))
# Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/howto/deployment/checklist/
# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
SECRET_KEY = 'jb-#(98(ew4kkociwv+2y(3799r*vug7-$g)e=6wsxigrk30=!'
# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
DEBUG = True
TEMPLATE_DEBUG = True
ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['localhost','127.0.0.1']
# Application definition
INSTALLED_APPS = (
'django.contrib.admin',
'django.contrib.auth',
'django.contrib.contenttypes',
'django.contrib.sessions',
'django.contrib.messages',
'django.contrib.staticfiles',
'django_extensions',
'blog',
'pages',
'tinymce'
)
MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
'django.contrib.auth.middleware.SessionAuthenticationMiddleware',
'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
)
TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS = (
'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
'pages.context_processors.pages'
)
ROOT_URLCONF = 'postjust.urls'
WSGI_APPLICATION = 'postjust.wsgi.application'
# Database
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/ref/settings/#databases
DATABASES = {
'default': {
'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'db.sqlite3'),
}
}
# Internationalization
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/topics/i18n/
LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
USE_I18N = True
USE_L10N = True
USE_TZ = True
# Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/howto/static-files/
STATIC_URL = '/static/'
i try yo set static_url to '' and '/'. What is the solution ?

You need to have a STATIC_ROOT in your settings, not only STATIC_URL. Docs can be found here

Django: Collect Static WinError 3

ive got a problem here. When i try to "collectstatic" from manage.py it just kicks me off with following error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Program Files (x86)\JetBrains\PyCharm 3.1.3\helpers\pycharm\django_manage.py", line 23, in <module>
run_module(manage_file, None, '__main__', True)
File "C:\Python34\lib\runpy.py", line 182, in run_module
return _run_module_code(code, init_globals, run_name, mod_spec)
File "C:\Python34\lib\runpy.py", line 96, in _run_module_code
mod_name, mod_spec, pkg_name, script_name)
File "C:\Python34\lib\runpy.py", line 85, in _run_code
exec(code, run_globals)
File "C:/Users/mszalewski/PycharmProjects/OwnPixel_com\manage.py", line 10, in <module>
execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
File "C:\Python34\lib\site-packages\django\core\management\__init__.py", line 399, in execute_from_command_line
utility.execute()
File "C:\Python34\lib\site-packages\django\core\management\__init__.py", line 392, in execute
self.fetch_command(subcommand).run_from_argv(self.argv)
File "C:\Python34\lib\site-packages\django\core\management\base.py", line 242, in run_from_argv
self.execute(*args, **options.__dict__)
File "C:\Python34\lib\site-packages\django\core\management\base.py", line 285, in execute
output = self.handle(*args, **options)
File "C:\Python34\lib\site-packages\django\core\management\base.py", line 415, in handle
return self.handle_noargs(**options)
File "C:\Python34\lib\site-packages\django\contrib\staticfiles\management\commands\collectstatic.py", line 173, in handle_noargs
collected = self.collect()
File "C:\Python34\lib\site-packages\django\contrib\staticfiles\management\commands\collectstatic.py", line 103, in collect
for path, storage in finder.list(self.ignore_patterns):
File "C:\Python34\lib\site-packages\django\contrib\staticfiles\finders.py", line 106, in list
for path in utils.get_files(storage, ignore_patterns):
File "C:\Python34\lib\site-packages\django\contrib\staticfiles\utils.py", line 25, in get_files
directories, files = storage.listdir(location)
File "C:\Python34\lib\site-packages\django\core\files\storage.py", line 250, in listdir
for entry in os.listdir(path):
FileNotFoundError: [WinError 3] Das System kann den angegebenen Pfad nicht finden: 'C:\\Users\\mszalewski\\PycharmProjects\\static\\static'
Process finished with exit code 1
The following is my settings.py:
import os
import os.path
BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))
DEBUG = True
TEMPLATE_DEBUG = True
ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
INSTALLED_APPS = (
'django.contrib.admin',
'django.contrib.auth',
'django.contrib.contenttypes',
'django.contrib.sessions',
'django.contrib.messages',
'django.contrib.staticfiles',
)
MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
)
ROOT_URLCONF = 'OwnPixel_com.urls'
WSGI_APPLICATION = 'OwnPixel_com.wsgi.application'
DATABASES = {
'default': {
'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'db.sqlite3'),
}
}
LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
USE_I18N = True
USE_L10N = True
USE_TZ = True
STATIC_URL = '/static/'
TEMPLATE_DIRS = (
os.path.join(os.path.dirname(BASE_DIR), "static", "templates").replace('\\','/')
)
if DEBUG:
MEDIA_URL = '/media/'
STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(BASE_DIR), "static", "static-only").replace('\\', '/')
MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(BASE_DIR), "static", "media").replace('\\', '/')
STATICFILES_DIRS = (
os.path.join(os.path.dirname(BASE_DIR), "static", "static").replace('\\', '/'),
)
At least my extendes urls.py
if settings.DEBUG:
urlpatterns += static(settings.STATIC_URL,
document_root=settings.STATIC_ROOT)
urlpatterns += static(settings.MEDIA_URL,
document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
Iam very sure that its the double backslash in the path (at the end of the error code).
I hope you can help me to fix my problem.
THANKS!!!
Regards, Marvyn

What does your Directory structure actually look like?
I doubt that 'C:\Users\mszalewski\PycharmProjects\static\static' is the folder you're intending to use for the Project specific static files.
My guess is that you want to change
os.path.join(os.path.dirname(BASE_DIR), "static", "static").replace('\\', '/')
to
os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "static", "static")
Or something very similar. And don't worry about the '\\' and '/'. Python will actually get along just fine with some very odd combinations of them in the same path.

Because you are in a virtual directory (assuming you've already activated the virtual env like so : source <*Scripts* or *bin*>/activate), the path that STATIC_ROOT and STATICFILES_DIRS expect are different.
1) STATIC_ROOT is expecting the location of the static files on your local machine (whether that be the cloud server you are serving these files on the computer that you are developing on) --> i.e. something like STATIC_ROOT = 'C:/Users/<user>/Desktop/django_env_folder/mysite/static/mysite'
2) STATICFILES_DIRS on the other hand is expecting the virtual_env path (remember, when you activate your virtual env using the command above, the paths that os.<method>() requires are different (do some debugging to see, try running os.listdir('C:/....') and you will notice different results than expected. SO try something like this for STATICFILES_DIRS --> STATICFILES_DIRS = [
'mysite/static/mysite',
]
** This solution definitely works when serving on localhost, make sure Debug = True in your settings.py.