Hi Nicolas, It looks like you have a syntax error in your settings file. It's possible you left of a comma after one of your dictionary values, or didn't close a brace. I can't tell for sure without more context: could you please provide the complete "DATABASES" section of your settings file?
On 11/1/2011 9:46 AM, Nicolas wrote: > Dear all, > I'm completly new to the world of django and python. > I'm trying to go through the tuto "Writing your first Django app, part > 1" and of course I have an error. > This error happens in the step "database setup". I edited the settings > file, wrote 'django.db.backends.sqlite3' for engine and a path to a db > file (as it's said in the tuto that "If the file doesn't exist, it > will automatically be created when you synchronize the database for > the first time" I just set a path to an empty folder). > And then, I run manage.py syncdb and I get this : > > C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages\django\bin\mysite>manage.py syncdb > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages\django\bin\mysite\manage.py", > line 9, in < > module> > execute_from_command_line(sys.argv) > File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\django\core\management > \__init__.py", line > 422, in execute_from_command_line > utility.execute() > File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\django\core\management > \__init__.py", line > 361, in execute > self.fetch_command(subcommand).run_from_argv(self.argv) > File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\django\core\management > \__init__.py", line > 234, in fetch_command > app_name = get_commands()[subcommand] > File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\django\core\management > \__init__.py", line > 102, in get_commands > apps = settings.INSTALLED_APPS > File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\django\utils\functional.py", > line 185, in > inner > self._setup() > File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\django\conf\__init__.py", line > 42, in _set > up > self._wrapped = Settings(settings_module) > File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\django\conf\__init__.py", line > 90, in __in > it__ > mod = importlib.import_module(self.SETTINGS_MODULE) > File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\django\utils\importlib.py", line > 35, in im > port_module > __import__(name) > File "C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages\django\bin\mysite\mysite > \settings.py", lin > e 15 > 'NAME': 'C:/Users/songbird/Desktop/bdd/' # Or path to database > file if using sqlite3. > ^ > SyntaxError: invalid syntax > > I'm on windows 7. > So, my question is simple: what am I doing wrong? > Thanks a lot in advance. > Best > -Nicolas- > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
