It looks like you really are missing the PIL module.
syncdb isn't necessary with app-engine-patch. But, $ python manage.py shell will probably fail with the same error until PIL gets installed. Which platform are you developing on? On Jan 30, 10:44 am, metametagirl <metametag...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm trying to start a new app using Django 1.0 with the app-engine- > patch. I'm used to using MySQL but I'm new to this datastore. The > Django tutorial says to run 'python manage.py syncdb' to create the > tables, but this doesn't work for me in my development environment. > Is this step necessary when using this combination of technologies > (Django 1.0 + app-engine-patch)? > > Also, how do you invoke the Django admin in the development > environment? My understanding is that it won't work once you upload > the app to GAE, but that there should be a way to make it work in the > dev environment. > > > python manage.py syncdb > > WARNING:root:Could not read datastore data from /var/folders/bz/ > bzgZyG4mE5adBq+imZYFdk+++TI/-Tmp-/django_myapp.datastore > WARNING:root:Could not initialize images API; you are likely missing > the Python "PIL" module. ImportError: No module named PIL > Unknown command: 'syncdb' > Type 'manage.py help' for usage. > > Thanks in advance, > Kelly --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to google-appengine@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---