Django Programming error column does not exist even after running migrations

Question

I run python manage.py makemigrations and I get: No changes detected Then, python manage.py migrate and I get: No migrations to apply.

Answer 1

When I get this error, my extreme way to solve it is to reset my database:

1. Reset your database

For Postgresql on Heroku:

Heroku > your_app > Resources > database > add-ons > click on your database and open it

For postgresql

settings > Reset database

2. Delete all files in your_app > migrations > __pycache__ except __init.py__
3. Delete all files in your_app > migrations except __pycache__ folder and __init.py__

4. Then run:

   python manage.py makemigrations

   python manage.py migrate

   python manage.py createsuperuser

type in to create your superuser, then run:

python manage.py makemigrations

python manage.py migrate

python manage.py 

If you are able to inspect your models from your admin section, then it should be all okay now.