PyCharm: DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE is undefined

Question

I am using PyCharm IDE and when I run any file.py I get this error:

..raise ImportError("Settings cannot be imported, because environment variable %s is undefined." % ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE) ImportError: Settings cannot be imported, because environment variable DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE is undefined.

How to configure DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE environment variable in PyCharm?

http://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/quickstart/ – goh May 13 '11 at 07:27 — goh, May 13 '11 at 07:27

score 29 · Answer 1 · answered May 17 '12 at 17:55

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I had the same problem. The settings of my django support was empty:

PyCharm project config

answered May 17 '12 at 17:55

Gustavo Ambrozio

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Is this django support available only for professional edition and not the free one ? – Sourav Prem Apr 18 '17 at 18:35
@SouravPrem yes Django support is only available in the professional edition of Pycharm – matyas Dec 19 '17 at 15:53

score 10 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 21 '12 at 15:05

I had the same problem as well, and the fix in IntelliJ IDEA is not obvious (especially since there is no notification with a "fix-it" link for this problem).

You'll find you need to set Settings to your Django project's settings.py file in Project Structure > Modules > [your Django project's name] > Django.

Now you know where to stick it.

score 9 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 22 '11 at 17:13

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You can go to the tool bar which shows a dropdown and select your project ->edit configuration. There in the Environment variable area enter DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE mysite.settings and save .

answered Aug 22 '11 at 17:13

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score 8 · Answer 4 · answered May 13 '11 at 07:25

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"Standalone Django scripts"

answered May 13 '11 at 07:25

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams

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kenshuri · Answer 5 · 2020-12-26T14:19:00.730

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I faced the same problem and proposed solutions did not work.

I solved it by going in "File > Settings..." Then search for "Django console" and add the following Environment variable: DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=mysite.settings

edited Dec 26 '20 at 14:19

answered Dec 23 '20 at 08:46

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Apr 19 '19 at 11:42

for new commers, below is the additional info'.

where you can find the place to set DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE in pycharm 2019.1 is:

config -> language and frameworks -> Django's right pain.

the column just below the django project root you can cite your config file path.

and the environment variables column you can set DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE value.

PyCharm: DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE is undefined

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