Import Django settings from external script

Question

I have a python script within my Django project designed to run seperate from the Django app. I want to use the settings.py on my Django App how can I do that.

When I try to import

from django.conf import settings

i get

ImportError: No module named DjangoTastypie.settings

My project Structure

I am running using eclipse-> Run as python

Possible duplicate of [importing tastypie to project](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23285808/importing-tastypie-to-project) — Destrif, Jul 05 '16 at 06:20
Can you add your project structure? And how you are running your script? — Sardorbek Imomaliev, Jul 05 '16 at 08:39
Looks like your project is not in your `PYTHONPATH`. And I don't see your script in your project. — Sardorbek Imomaliev, Jul 05 '16 at 09:03
Hi the script is on tests.py, And I think the project is on the python path. Everything else ( including the Django and tastypie projects) work fine — Dhanushka Amarakoon, Jul 05 '16 at 09:10
Maybe you should consider writing django command https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/howto/custom-management-commands/ — Sardorbek Imomaliev, Jul 05 '16 at 09:52

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 05 '16 at 14:30

Based on @Sardorbek Imomaliev, you should also make your DjangoTastypie in your PYTHONPATH, you can do this in your script.

import os
import sys
import django
from django.conf import settings

sys.path.append("path/to/DjangoTastypie")  # path to the parent dir of DjangoTastypie
os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'mysite.settings')
django.setup()

Sardorbek Imomaliev · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-05T09:04:18.780

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Read https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/topics/settings/#calling-django-setup-is-required-for-standalone-django-usage

So you basically will need to put this at the beginning of your script

import os
import django
from django.conf import settings

os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'mysite.settings')
django.setup()

edited Jul 05 '16 at 09:04

answered Jul 05 '16 at 06:47

Sardorbek Imomaliev

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Hi I get the same error. `import os import django from django.conf import settings os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'DjangoTastypie.settings' django.setup()` and I get `ImportError: No module named DjangoTastypie.settings` – Dhanushka Amarakoon Jul 05 '16 at 08:35

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