Oh man, it looks like my post got butchered. If you can't figure out
where each line ends, let me know!

On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 4:22 PM, Kurtis Mullins
<kurtis.mull...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Did you get an opportunity to type anything after "yes"? Or did it
> just blow up at that point?
>
> Based on the traceback, it looks like it is having trouble getting
> your system's default username. I've never really noticed that it has
> that functionality before but I wonder if there's something "weird"
> about your System's configuration?
>
> Which version of Django are you using?
>
> To by-pass this (until you get the real problem worked out) give this a shot:
>
> python manage.py shell # This will open up a terminal-shell in your
> Django Environment
> from django.contrib.auth.models import User # Import the User Model so
> we can create a new user
> user = User.objects.create_user(username='someusername',
> password='somepassword', is_superuser=True) # Create the new User
> (Remember these credentials)
> user.save() # Save the User
> exit() # Exit the Python Shell
>
> And you should be all good to go.
>
> On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 3:46 PM, Bill Torcaso <b...@billtorcaso.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>> I'm working through the tutorail.  Part 1 was fine, and part 2 shows me the 
>> site with the light blue background.  I proceed to make my first app, 
>> 'djangotest'.
>>
>> I run django-admin.py and get a project
>> I edit settings.py to select sqlite3, and put in an absolute path to a 
>> sqlite db file.  I leave 'America/Chicago' unchanged.  the same error 
>> happens if I change it to my timezone in EST.
>> When I run syncdb, I get this error.  I look in the source and it has 
>> something to do with 'locale' and a tuple of (None, None).  Please help.
>>
>>
>> [-----] python manage.py syncdb
>> Creating tables ...
>> Creating table auth_permission
>> Creating table auth_group_permissions
>> Creating table auth_group
>> Creating table auth_user_user_permissions
>> Creating table auth_user_groups
>> Creating table auth_user
>> Creating table django_content_type
>> Creating table django_session
>> Creating table django_site
>>
>> You just installed Django's auth system, which means you don't have any 
>> superusers defined.
>> Would you like to create one now? (yes/no): yes
>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>   File "manage.py", line 10, in <module>
>>     execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
>>   File 
>> "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 
>> 443, in execute_from_command_line
>>     utility.execute()
>>   File 
>> "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 
>> 382, in execute
>>     self.fetch_command(subcommand).run_from_argv(self.argv)
>>   File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", 
>> line 196, in run_from_argv
>>     self.execute(*args, **options.__dict__)
>>   File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", 
>> line 232, in execute
>>     output = self.handle(*args, **options)
>>   File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", 
>> line 371, in handle
>>     return self.handle_noargs(**options)
>>   File 
>> "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/commands/syncdb.py",
>>  line 110, in handle_noargs
>>     emit_post_sync_signal(created_models, verbosity, interactive, db)
>>   File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/sql.py", 
>> line 189, in emit_post_sync_signal
>>     interactive=interactive, db=db)
>>   File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/django/dispatch/dispatcher.py", 
>> line 172, in send
>>     response = receiver(signal=self, sender=sender, **named)
>>   File 
>> "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/django/contrib/auth/management/__init__.py",
>>  line 73, in create_superuser
>>     call_command("createsuperuser", interactive=True, database=db)
>>   File 
>> "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 
>> 150, in call_command
>>     return klass.execute(*args, **defaults)
>>   File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", 
>> line 232, in execute
>>     output = self.handle(*args, **options)
>>   File 
>> "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/django/contrib/auth/management/commands/createsuperuser.py",
>>  line 70, in handle
>>     default_username = get_default_username()
>>   File 
>> "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/django/contrib/auth/management/__init__.py",
>>  line 105, in get_default_username
>>     default_username = get_system_username()
>>   File 
>> "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/django/contrib/auth/management/__init__.py",
>>  line 85, in get_system_username
>>     return getpass.getuser().decode(locale.getdefaultlocale()[1])
>> TypeError: decode() argument 1 must be string, not None
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>   --  Bill
>>
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