ModuleNotFoundError: No module named , can not find what causes the error in a Django application - django

I face the following error when I run the
python manage.py makemigrations
command
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "manage.py", line 15, in <module>
execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
File "/mnt/c/Users/connect/Desktop/PIM/env/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 381, in execute_from_command_line
utility.execute()
File "/mnt/c/Users/connect/Desktop/PIM/env/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 357, in execute
django.setup()
File "/mnt/c/Users/connect/Desktop/PIM/env/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/__init__.py", line 24, in setup
apps.populate(settings.INSTALLED_APPS)
File "/mnt/c/Users/connect/Desktop/PIM/env/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/apps/registry.py", line 89, in populate
app_config = AppConfig.create(entry)
File "/mnt/c/Users/connect/Desktop/PIM/env/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/apps/config.py", line 116, in create
mod = import_module(mod_path)
File "/mnt/c/Users/connect/Desktop/PIM/env/lib/python3.6/importlib/__init__.py", line 126, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 994, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 971, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 941, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 219, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 994, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 971, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 953, in _find_and_load_unlocked
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'rock_n_roll'
I can't seem to find where the error is coming from, any help ?

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Django new project ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'demoapp' (virtual env's name)

I am trying to start a new Django project but running into the error ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '<XYZ>' where XYZ is the name of my virtual environment created using mkvirtualenv. This is really weird and I can't say what has changed in my system recently to cause this.
Here are steps showing how this error occurs in a brand new project:
Create the virtual environment:
~/code/projects/temp$ mkvirtualenv demoapp
created virtual environment CPython3.9.6.final.0-64 in 237ms
creator CPython3Posix(dest=/Users/ankush/.virtualenvs/demoapp, clear=False, no_vcs_ignore=False, global=False)
seeder FromAppData(download=False, pip=bundle, setuptools=bundle, wheel=bundle, via=copy, app_data_dir=/Users/ankush/Library/Application Support/virtualenv)
added seed packages: pip==20.3.3, setuptools==51.3.3, wheel==0.36.2
activators BashActivator,CShellActivator,FishActivator,PowerShellActivator,PythonActivator,XonshActivator
virtualenvwrapper.user_scripts creating /Users/ankush/.virtualenvs/demoapp/bin/predeactivate
virtualenvwrapper.user_scripts creating /Users/ankush/.virtualenvs/demoapp/bin/postdeactivate
virtualenvwrapper.user_scripts creating /Users/ankush/.virtualenvs/demoapp/bin/preactivate
virtualenvwrapper.user_scripts creating /Users/ankush/.virtualenvs/demoapp/bin/postactivate
virtualenvwrapper.user_scripts creating /Users/ankush/.virtualenvs/demoapp/bin/get_env_details
Install Django:
(demoapp) ~/code/projects/temp$ pip install django
Collecting django
Using cached Django-4.0-py3-none-any.whl (8.0 MB)
Collecting asgiref<4,>=3.4.1
Using cached asgiref-3.4.1-py3-none-any.whl (25 kB)
Collecting sqlparse>=0.2.2
Using cached sqlparse-0.4.2-py3-none-any.whl (42 kB)
Installing collected packages: sqlparse, asgiref, django
Successfully installed asgiref-3.4.1 django-4.0 sqlparse-0.4.2
WARNING: You are using pip version 20.3.3; however, version 21.3.1 is available.
You should consider upgrading via the '/Users/ankush/.virtualenvs/demoapp/bin/python -m pip install --upgrade pip' command.
Start a new project
(demoapp) ~/code/projects/temp$ django-admin startproject uberclone
Run the new project right away:
(demoapp) ~/code/projects/temp$ cd uberclone/
(demoapp) ~/code/projects/temp/uberclone$ ./manage.py runserver
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/ankush/.virtualenvs/demoapp/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 373, in run_from_argv
self.execute(*args, **cmd_options)
File "/Users/ankush/.virtualenvs/demoapp/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/core/management/commands/runserver.py", line 66, in execute
super().execute(*args, **options)
File "/Users/ankush/.virtualenvs/demoapp/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 417, in execute
output = self.handle(*args, **options)
File "/Users/ankush/.virtualenvs/demoapp/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/core/management/commands/runserver.py", line 73, in handle
if not settings.DEBUG and not settings.ALLOWED_HOSTS:
File "/Users/ankush/.virtualenvs/demoapp/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/conf/__init__.py", line 84, in __getattr__
self._setup(name)
File "/Users/ankush/.virtualenvs/demoapp/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/conf/__init__.py", line 71, in _setup
self._wrapped = Settings(settings_module)
File "/Users/ankush/.virtualenvs/demoapp/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/conf/__init__.py", line 179, in __init__
mod = importlib.import_module(self.SETTINGS_MODULE)
File "/usr/local/Cellar/python#3.9/3.9.6/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/importlib/__init__.py", line 127, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1030, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1007, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 972, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 228, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1030, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1007, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 972, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 228, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1030, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1007, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 972, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 228, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1030, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1007, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 984, in _find_and_load_unlocked
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'demoapp'
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/ankush/code/projects/temp/uberclone/./manage.py", line 22, in <module>
main()
File "/Users/ankush/code/projects/temp/uberclone/./manage.py", line 18, in main
execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
File "/Users/ankush/.virtualenvs/demoapp/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 425, in execute_from_command_line
utility.execute()
File "/Users/ankush/.virtualenvs/demoapp/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 419, in execute
self.fetch_command(subcommand).run_from_argv(self.argv)
File "/Users/ankush/.virtualenvs/demoapp/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 386, in run_from_argv
connections.close_all()
File "/Users/ankush/.virtualenvs/demoapp/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/db/utils.py", line 208, in close_all
for alias in self:
File "/Users/ankush/.virtualenvs/demoapp/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/utils/connection.py", line 73, in __iter__
return iter(self.settings)
File "/Users/ankush/.virtualenvs/demoapp/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/utils/functional.py", line 48, in __get__
res = instance.__dict__[self.name] = self.func(instance)
File "/Users/ankush/.virtualenvs/demoapp/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/utils/connection.py", line 45, in settings
self._settings = self.configure_settings(self._settings)
File "/Users/ankush/.virtualenvs/demoapp/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/db/utils.py", line 144, in configure_settings
databases = super().configure_settings(databases)
File "/Users/ankush/.virtualenvs/demoapp/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/utils/connection.py", line 50, in configure_settings
settings = getattr(django_settings, self.settings_name)
File "/Users/ankush/.virtualenvs/demoapp/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/conf/__init__.py", line 84, in __getattr__
self._setup(name)
File "/Users/ankush/.virtualenvs/demoapp/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/conf/__init__.py", line 71, in _setup
self._wrapped = Settings(settings_module)
File "/Users/ankush/.virtualenvs/demoapp/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/conf/__init__.py", line 179, in __init__
mod = importlib.import_module(self.SETTINGS_MODULE)
File "/usr/local/Cellar/python#3.9/3.9.6/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/importlib/__init__.py", line 127, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1030, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1007, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 972, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 228, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1030, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1007, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 972, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 228, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1030, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1007, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 972, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 228, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1030, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1007, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 984, in _find_and_load_unlocked
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'demoapp'
I feel like there's something really dumb I'm missing, but can't seem to find it. Please help!
=== Edit 1: Adding manage.py contents ===
#!/usr/bin/env python
"""Django's command-line utility for administrative tasks."""
import os
import sys
def main():
"""Run administrative tasks."""
os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'uberclone.settings')
try:
from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
except ImportError as exc:
raise ImportError(
"Couldn't import Django. Are you sure it's installed and "
"available on your PYTHONPATH environment variable? Did you "
"forget to activate a virtual environment?"
) from exc
execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()

ImportError from python standard library

I get an ImportError when trying to import from python standard library.
This only happens when I use a custom django management command and not when I use the normal runserver.
This is the error I get:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "D:/stack/sendall/website/sendall/manage.py", line 15, in <module>
execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
File "D:\stack\sendall\website\venv\lib\site-packages\django\core\management\__init__.py", line 381, in execute_from_command_line
utility.execute()
File "D:\stack\sendall\website\venv\lib\site-packages\django\core\management\__init__.py", line 357, in execute
django.setup()
File "D:\stack\sendall\website\venv\lib\site-packages\django\__init__.py", line 24, in setup
apps.populate(settings.INSTALLED_APPS)
File "D:\stack\sendall\website\venv\lib\site-packages\django\apps\registry.py", line 112, in populate
app_config.import_models()
File "D:\stack\sendall\website\venv\lib\site-packages\django\apps\config.py", line 198, in import_models
self.models_module = import_module(models_module_name)
File "C:\Users\Joseph\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36-32\lib\importlib\__init__.py", line 126, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 978, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 961, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 950, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 655, in _load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 678, in exec_module
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 205, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "D:\stack\sendall\website\sendall\accounts\models.py", line 1, in <module>
from typing import AsyncContextManager
ImportError: cannot import name 'AsyncContextManager'
I am using python 3.7
Hope someone can help me solve this issue

wsgi.application failure on install of django-hosts

I'm attempting to install django-hosts.
I've added django-host to my installed apps, added the necessary code at the start and end of the middleware section and I've defined ROOT_HOSTCONF and DEFAULT_HOST as per the instructions located here:
https://django-hosts.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
I'm now getting the following error when I try to run the server on my local machine:
Unhandled exception in thread started by <function check_errors.<locals>.wrapper at 0x000002240DA40A60>
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\jason\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\django\core\servers\basehttp.py", line 44, in get_internal_wsgi_application
return import_string(app_path)
File "C:\Users\jason\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\django\utils\module_loading.py", line 17, in import_string
module = import_module(module_path)
File "C:\Users\jason\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\importlib\__init__.py", line 126, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 994, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 971, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 955, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 665, in _load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 678, in exec_module
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 219, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "C:\Users\jason\Desktop\jason\jasonsproject\wsgi.py", line 16, in <module>
application = get_wsgi_application()
File "C:\Users\jason\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\django\core\wsgi.py", line 13, in get_wsgi_application
return WSGIHandler()
File "C:\Users\jason\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\django\core\handlers\wsgi.py", line 140, in __init__
self.load_middleware()
File "C:\Users\jason\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\django\core\handlers\base.py", line 37, in load_middleware
middleware = import_string(middleware_path)
File "C:\Users\jason\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\django\utils\module_loading.py", line 17, in import_string
module = import_module(module_path)
File "C:\Users\jason\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\importlib\__init__.py", line 126, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 994, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 971, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 941, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 219, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 994, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 971, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 950, in _find_and_load_unlocked
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'django_hosts.middleware.HostsRequestMiddlewaremultipledomain'; 'django_hosts.middleware' is not a package
The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\jason\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\django\utils\autoreload.py", line 225, in wrapper
fn(*args, **kwargs)
File "C:\Users\jason\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\django\core\management\commands\runserver.py", line 140, in inner_run
handler = self.get_handler(*args, **options)
File "C:\Users\jason\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\django\contrib\staticfiles\management\commands\runserver.py", line 27, in get_handler
handler = super().get_handler(*args, **options)
File "C:\Users\jason\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\django\core\management\commands\runserver.py", line 65, in get_handler
return get_internal_wsgi_application()
File "C:\Users\jason\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\django\core\servers\basehttp.py", line 49, in get_internal_wsgi_application
) from err
django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: WSGI application 'jasonsproject.wsgi.application' could not be loaded; Error importing module.
Any thoughts on what could be going on?
Thanks!

Django - RuntimeError: populate() isn't reentrant

I'm trying to move my Django project to a production server(virtual machine running ubuntu server 14.04 LTS X64) freshly installed.
All I did so far is installing the project requirements.txt (no apache server installed nor mysql server)
When I try to run manage.py runserver I get this error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "manage.py", line 10, in <module>
execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 385, in execute_from_command_line
utility.execute()
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 354, in execute
django.setup()
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/__init__.py", line 21, in setup
apps.populate(settings.INSTALLED_APPS)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/apps/registry.py", line 78, in populate
raise RuntimeError("populate() isn't reentrant")
RuntimeError: populate() isn't reentrant
I have no idea how to trace the source of this issue, and if you need any information let me know.
requirements.txt:
amqp==1.4.9
anyjson==0.3.3
billiard==3.3.0.22
celery==3.1.19
dj-database-url==0.3.0
dj-static==0.0.6
Django==1.7.1
django-appconf==0.6
django-celery==3.1.17
django-compressor==1.4
django-discover-runner==1.0
django-role-permissions==0.6.2
djangorestframework==3.0.0
drf-nested-routers==0.11.1
gunicorn==19.1.1
kombu==3.0.33
mysql-connector-python==2.1.3
pytz==2015.7
six==1.8.0
static3==0.5.1
After trying running manage.pyalone, i got this error :
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/db/utils.py", line 108, in load_backend
return import_module('%s.base' % backend_name)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/importlib/__init__.py", line 109, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2254, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2237, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2212, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 321, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2254, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2237, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2212, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 321, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2254, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2237, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2212, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 321, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2254, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2237, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2224, in _find_and_load_unlocked
ImportError: No module named 'mysql'
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 345, in execute
settings.INSTALLED_APPS
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/conf/__init__.py", line 46, in __getattr__
self._setup(name)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/conf/__init__.py", line 42, in _setup
self._wrapped = Settings(settings_module)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/conf/__init__.py", line 94, in __init__
mod = importlib.import_module(self.SETTINGS_MODULE)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/importlib/__init__.py", line 109, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2254, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2237, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2212, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 321, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2254, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2237, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2226, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1200, in _load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1129, in _exec
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1471, in exec_module
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 321, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "/home/soufiaane/django_projects/CapValue/CapValue/__init__.py", line 5, in <module>
from .celery_settings import app as celery_app # noqa
File "/home/soufiaane/django_projects/CapValue/CapValue/celery_settings.py", line 9, in <module>
django.setup()
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/__init__.py", line 21, in setup
apps.populate(settings.INSTALLED_APPS)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/apps/registry.py", line 108, in populate
app_config.import_models(all_models)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/apps/config.py", line 202, in import_models
self.models_module = import_module(models_module_name)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/importlib/__init__.py", line 109, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/contrib/auth/models.py", line 40, in <module>
class Permission(models.Model):
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/db/models/base.py", line 124, in __new__
new_class.add_to_class('_meta', Options(meta, **kwargs))
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/db/models/base.py", line 299, in add_to_class
value.contribute_to_class(cls, name)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/db/models/options.py", line 166, in contribute_to_class
self.db_table = truncate_name(self.db_table, connection.ops.max_name_length())
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/db/__init__.py", line 40, in __getattr__
return getattr(connections[DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS], item)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/db/utils.py", line 242, in __getitem__
backend = load_backend(db['ENGINE'])
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/db/utils.py", line 126, in load_backend
raise ImproperlyConfigured(error_msg)
django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: 'mysql.connector.django' isn't an available database backend.
Try using 'django.db.backends.XXX', where XXX is one of:
'mysql', 'oracle', 'postgresql_psycopg2', 'sqlite3'
Error was: No module named 'mysql'
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "manage.py", line 10, in <module>
execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 385, in execute_from_command_line
utility.execute()
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 351, in execute
settings.configure()
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/conf/__init__.py", line 56, in configure
raise RuntimeError('Settings already configured.')
RuntimeError: Settings already configured.
which clearly indicates that i have an issue regarding mysql database support!
after struggeling with the mysql-connector-python package i was using in my devloppment version, i couldn't get it working on my linux server due to some compatibility issues.
so i end up installing mysqlclient package insteed and it worked like a charm!

I am getting a following error while using pycharm in windows 8.1

I have started working on python/django. But while using settings.py for database connection, I am getting the following error. I am using pycharm in windows 8.
"C:\Program Files (x86)\JetBrains\PyCharm 4.0.6\bin\runnerw.exe" C:\Python34\python.exe "C:/Users/hp user/PycharmProjects/edu/manage.py" runserver 8000
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Python34\lib\site-packages\django\db\backends\mysql\base.py", line 24, in <module>
import MySQLdb as Database
ImportError: No module named 'MySQLdb'
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:/Users/hp user/PycharmProjects/edu/manage.py", line 10, in <module>
execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
File "C:\Python34\lib\site-packages\django\core\management\__init__.py", line 338, in execute_from_command_line
utility.execute()
File "C:\Python34\lib\site-packages\django\core\management\__init__.py", line 312, in execute
django.setup()
File "C:\Python34\lib\site-packages\django\__init__.py", line 18, in setup
apps.populate(settings.INSTALLED_APPS)
File "C:\Python34\lib\site-packages\django\apps\registry.py", line 108, in populate
app_config.import_models(all_models)
File "C:\Python34\lib\site-packages\django\apps\config.py", line 198, in import_models
self.models_module = import_module(models_module_name)
File "C:\Python34\lib\importlib\__init__.py", line 109, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2254, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2237, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2226, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1200, in _load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1129, in _exec
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1471, in exec_module
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 321, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "C:\Python34\lib\site-packages\django\contrib\auth\models.py", line 41, in <module>
class Permission(models.Model):
File "C:\Python34\lib\site-packages\django\db\models\base.py", line 139, in __new__
new_class.add_to_class('_meta', Options(meta, **kwargs))
File "C:\Python34\lib\site-packages\django\db\models\base.py", line 324, in add_to_class
value.contribute_to_class(cls, name)
File "C:\Python34\lib\site-packages\django\db\models\options.py", line 250, in contribute_to_class
self.db_table = truncate_name(self.db_table, connection.ops.max_name_length())
File "C:\Python34\lib\site-packages\django\db\__init__.py", line 36, in __getattr__
return getattr(connections[DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS], item)
File "C:\Python34\lib\site-packages\django\db\utils.py", line 240, in __getitem__
backend = load_backend(db['ENGINE'])
File "C:\Python34\lib\site-packages\django\db\utils.py", line 111, in load_backend
return import_module('%s.base' % backend_name)
File "C:\Python34\lib\importlib\__init__.py", line 109, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2254, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2237, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2226, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1200, in _load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1129, in _exec
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1471, in exec_module
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 321, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "C:\Python34\lib\site-packages\django\db\backends\mysql\base.py", line 27, in <module>
raise ImproperlyConfigured("Error loading MySQLdb module: %s" % e)
django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Error loading MySQLdb module: No module named 'MySQLdb'
Process finished with exit code 1
Try installing the missing module with:
pip install mysql-python
(you might require sudo).
The author used windows 8 and Python 3.4. mysql-python is not compatible with Python 3.x. Please use mysqlclient
pip install mysqlclient