问题
In trying to add a new field to a preexisting Model/table, I get a DatabaseError with 'table already exists.' I have run migrations before this one so I am a bit puzzled why adding a new field would pop up this error.
Commands executed:
python manage.py schemamigration app --auto
python manage.py migrate app
Previous SO questions like this were answered with faking a migration.
python manage.py migrate app --fake
python manage.py migrate app
The problem that arises from this is that the column is not created. So when you runserver, you will see a DatabaseError 'no such column'.
As far as my model, I am only adding a CharField.
Thanks in advance for your help-
回答1:
You need to do schemamigration app --initial first without your new field, then migrate app --fake 0001 (or whichever migration number it returned) to set the south database to that state (tables already created).
Add your new field, then run schemamigration myapp --auto, then migrate.
回答2:
I commented out the field, ran schemamigration, then migrate. Uncommented out the field, ran schemamigration, then migrate and it worked. Not sure what I was doing wrong.
回答3:
This happens when you doing something on migration and did not let south knows about it.
If you looking at the south_* table in the database, you will find-out south keeps logs about db migrations in the database. The common way is to faking the migration.
There is a fake argument for the South.
here you can find out what is all about: http://south.readthedocs.org/en/latest/commands.html#options
来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10769644/django-south-adding-new-field-but-databaseerror-occurs-table-already-exists