Setting up Django and Posgtresql on ubuntu

Question

I am running Kubuntu 12.04 LTS.

I have been reading the django book and I have hit a snag where I'm unable to set up posgresql to work with the django app.

I have installed both python-postgresql and python-psycopg via synaptic. When I run: import conncetion from django.db I get the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last):                                                                                                          
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>                                                                                                       
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/db/__init__.py", line 11, in <module>                                                 
    if settings.DATABASES and DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS not in settings.DATABASES:                                                                   
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/conf/__init__.py", line 53, in __getattr__                                            
    self._setup(name)                                                                                                                       
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/conf/__init__.py", line 46, in _setup                                                 
% (desc, ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE))                                                                                                         
django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Requested setting DATABASES, but settings are not configured. You must either define the envirogs.configure() before accessing settings.  

Help me understand how django and postgreql communicate or direct me to a django tutorial suited for beginners or a post that helps one set up django and posgre on ubuntu.

Answer 1

You need to provide details in settings.py. This is the part which you have to configure

DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.', # Add 'postgresql_psycopg2', 'mysql', 'sqlite3' or 'oracle'.
        'NAME': '',                      # Or path to database file if using sqlite3.
        'USER': '',                      # Not used with sqlite3.
        'PASSWORD': '',                  # Not used with sqlite3.
        'HOST': '',                      # Set to empty string for localhost. Not used with sqlite3.
        'PORT': '',                      # Set to empty string for default. Not used with sqlite3.
    }
}

Please refer http://www.djangobook.com/en/2.0/chapter05.html#configuring-the-database

EDIT:

This is your settings.py file with out the comments.

DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2'
        'NAME': 'blank_db',
        'USER': 'postgres',
        'PASSWORD': 'thepasswd',
        'HOST': '',
        'PORT': '',
    }
}

You are missing a comma at the end of ENGINE entry