Re: Django app, part 1, error with the database

'NAME': 'C:/Users/songbird/Desktop/bdd/' # Or path to database file
if using sqlite3.

You're using a SQLite database, so you've to provide the full path to
SQLite database file, for example: 'NAME':
'C:/Users/songbird/Desktop/bdd/mydb.db3' instead only the path to
directory.

2011/11/1 Nikolas Stevenson-Molnar <nik.molnar@consbio.org>:
> 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-
>>
>
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