Django 1.10 claims template does not exist, but it clearly does - django

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But if I copy and paste that location into firefox, the template is there...
views.py:
def artists(request):
artists = Artist.objects.all()
template = loader.get_template('artists/index.html')
context = {'artists': artists,}
return HttpResponse(template.render(context, request))
index.html:
{% extends "site_base.html" %}
{% load i18n %}
{% block head_title %}pinax-project-account{% endblock %}
{% block body_class %}home{% endblock %}
{% block body_base %}
<section class="jumbotron">
<div class="container">
{% include "_messages.html" %}
<h1>{% blocktrans %}Welcome to<br>pinax-project-account{% endblocktrans %}</h1>
<p>
{% blocktrans %}
In addition to what is provided by the "zero" project, this project
provides thorough integration with django-user-accounts, adding
comprehensive account management functionality. It is a foundation
suitable for most sites that have user accounts.
{% endblocktrans %}
</p>
{% if not user.is_authenticated %}
{% url "account_login" as login_url %}
{% url "account_signup" as signup_url %}
<p>{% blocktrans %}You can Log In or Sign Up to try out the site.{% endblocktrans %}</p>
{% endif %}
</div>
</section>
<section>
<div class="container">
<h2 class="text-center">{% blocktrans %}What is Pinax?{% endblocktrans %}</h2>
<p class="lead">
{% blocktrans %}
<b>Pinax</b> is an open-source platform based on Django and
intended to provide a starting point for websites. It takes
care of the things that many sites have in common, so you can
focus on what makes your site different.
{% endblocktrans %}
</p>
<div class="feature-columns">
<div>
<i class="fa fa-cubes fa-3x"></i><br>
{% blocktrans %}
<b>Starter projects</b> provide project layout,
scaffolding, already integrated components and
ready-to-go code.
{% endblocktrans %}
</div>
<div>
<i class="fa fa-puzzle-piece fa-3x"></i><br>
{% blocktrans %}
<b>Reusable apps</b> provide common
infrastructure, back-end functionality,
and user-facing components.
{% endblocktrans %}
</div>
<div>
<i class="fa fa-tint fa-3x"></i><br>
{% blocktrans %}
<b>Themes</b> provide default templates and
stylesheets for quick prototyping and easy customization.
{% endblocktrans %}
</div>
</div>
</div>
</section>
<section>
<div class="container">
<p class="lead text-center">
{% blocktrans %}
See pinaxproject.com
for more information.
{% endblocktrans %}
</p>
</div>
</section>
{% endblock %}
Settings.py:
import os
PROJECT_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), os.pardir))
PACKAGE_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
BASE_DIR = PACKAGE_ROOT
DEBUG = True
DATABASES = {
"default": {
"ENGINE": "django.db.backends.sqlite3",
"NAME": "dev.db",
}
}
ALLOWED_HOSTS = [
"localhost",
]
# Local time zone for this installation. Choices can be found here:
# http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_zones_by_name
# although not all choices may be available on all operating systems.
# On Unix systems, a value of None will cause Django to use the same
# timezone as the operating system.
# If running in a Windows environment this must be set to the same as your
# system time zone.
TIME_ZONE = "UTC"
# Language code for this installation. All choices can be found here:
# http://www.i18nguy.com/unicode/language-identifiers.html
LANGUAGE_CODE = "en-us"
SITE_ID = int(os.environ.get("SITE_ID", 1))
# If you set this to False, Django will make some optimizations so as not
# to load the internationalization machinery.
USE_I18N = True
# If you set this to False, Django will not format dates, numbers and
# calendars according to the current locale.
USE_L10N = True
# If you set this to False, Django will not use timezone-aware datetimes.
USE_TZ = True
# Absolute filesystem path to the directory that will hold user-uploaded files.
# Example: "/home/media/media.lawrence.com/media/"
MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(PACKAGE_ROOT, "site_media", "media")
# URL that handles the media served from MEDIA_ROOT. Make sure to use a
# trailing slash.
# Examples: "http://media.lawrence.com/media/", "http://example.com/media/"
MEDIA_URL = "/site_media/media/"
# Absolute path to the directory static files should be collected to.
# Don"t put anything in this directory yourself; store your static files
# in apps" "static/" subdirectories and in STATICFILES_DIRS.
# Example: "/home/media/media.lawrence.com/static/"
STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(PACKAGE_ROOT, "site_media", "static")
# URL prefix for static files.
# Example: "http://media.lawrence.com/static/"
STATIC_URL = "/site_media/static/"
# Additional locations of static files
STATICFILES_DIRS = [
os.path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, "static", "dist"),
]
STATICFILES_STORAGE = "django.contrib.staticfiles.storage.ManifestStaticFilesStorage"
# List of finder classes that know how to find static files in
# various locations.
STATICFILES_FINDERS = [
"django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.FileSystemFinder",
"django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.AppDirectoriesFinder",
]
# Make this unique, and don't share it with anybody.
SECRET_KEY = "#t_)=9g2nssm4!6rw^vq(1_sqbnxi4zky--b8!crlvp(f1r=ol"
TEMPLATES = [
{
"BACKEND": "django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates",
"DIRS": [
os.path.join(PACKAGE_ROOT, "templates"),
os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'templates/'),
'/home/shawn/Workspace/WebSites/artCollective/ac3/ac3/templates/ac3/',
],
"APP_DIRS": True,
"OPTIONS": {
"debug": DEBUG,
"context_processors": [
"django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth",
"django.template.context_processors.debug",
"django.template.context_processors.i18n",
"django.template.context_processors.media",
"django.template.context_processors.static",
"django.template.context_processors.tz",
"django.template.context_processors.request",
"django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages",
"account.context_processors.account",
"pinax_theme_bootstrap.context_processors.theme",
],
},
},
]
MIDDLEWARE = [
"django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware",
"django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware",
"django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware",
"django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware",
"django.contrib.auth.middleware.SessionAuthenticationMiddleware",
"django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware",
"django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware",
]
ROOT_URLCONF = "ac3.urls"
# Python dotted path to the WSGI application used by Django's runserver.
WSGI_APPLICATION = "ac3.wsgi.application"
INSTALLED_APPS = [
"django.contrib.admin",
"django.contrib.auth",
"django.contrib.contenttypes",
"django.contrib.messages",
"django.contrib.sessions",
"django.contrib.sites",
"django.contrib.staticfiles",
# theme
"bootstrapform",
"pinax_theme_bootstrap",
# external
"avatar",
"account",
"pinax.eventlog",
"pinax.webanalytics",
# project
"ac3",
"artists",
]
# A sample logging configuration. The only tangible logging
# performed by this configuration is to send an email to
# the site admins on every HTTP 500 error when DEBUG=False.
# See http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/logging for
# more details on how to customize your logging configuration.
LOGGING = {
"version": 1,
"disable_existing_loggers": False,
"filters": {
"require_debug_false": {
"()": "django.utils.log.RequireDebugFalse"
}
},
"handlers": {
"mail_admins": {
"level": "ERROR",
"filters": ["require_debug_false"],
"class": "django.utils.log.AdminEmailHandler"
}
},
"loggers": {
"django.request": {
"handlers": ["mail_admins"],
"level": "ERROR",
"propagate": True,
},
}
}
FIXTURE_DIRS = [
os.path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, "fixtures"),
]
EMAIL_BACKEND = "django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend"
ACCOUNT_OPEN_SIGNUP = True
ACCOUNT_EMAIL_UNIQUE = True
ACCOUNT_EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_REQUIRED = False
ACCOUNT_LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = "home"
ACCOUNT_LOGOUT_REDIRECT_URL = "home"
ACCOUNT_EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_EXPIRE_DAYS = 2
ACCOUNT_USE_AUTH_AUTHENTICATE = True
AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = [
"account.auth_backends.UsernameAuthenticationBackend",
]
I have
spent hours on what should have a trivial solution. Django is looking in the correct location for the template, why can it not be rendered?

Answer 1

Try to remove slash after templates from settings.py in
os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'templates')

Answer 2

I encountered the same issue, and finally resolved it. If you created the html file in notepad;
copy and paste what you have in the notepad file into a WordPad file.
save as...then select a plain text file in the drop down bar
Goodluck!