django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Requested setting CACHES, but settings are not configured. You must either define the environment varia

Question

I\'ve tried everything that I could find to fix this issue, and I\'m starting to tear my hair out a little. I\'m getting this error:

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Answer 1

I got this error when I imported TestCase from unittest2. I fixed it by importing TestCase by:

from django.test import TestCase

My suspicions were raised when the test was labelled "Unittest" rather than "Test". I had to run the whole suite before Pycharm realised I'd made this change...

Answer 2

fill "working directory" correctly with your working path then write the copy down in it's place

Answer 3

In my case I needed to use

python3 manage.py check --deploy

instead of

django-admin check --deploy

Answer 4

since, I don't want to add this in every file, I created a file called usercustomize.py and added this content:

import os
os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE']='foosite.settings'

The file path in my case:

src/foosite/usercustomize.py

I installed foosite with "pip install -e". I am unsure if this works for normal installs.

Answer 5

Use this

import os

os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'mysite.settings'

instead of

os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "<appname>.settings")

Answer 6

If you are using PyCharm Pro, you can either test your app by action 'Run Django Console...'. After you click 'test', it will prompt you for the app you want to test.

or

Create a Django test in Run/Debug configuration.