ImproperlyConfigured Error for Django application

Question

I keep getting an Improperly Configured Error when I try to run my server

Error message:

django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Requested setting DEBUG, but settings are not configured. You must either define the environment variable DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE or call settings.configure() before accessing settings.

I created a new django project, I have django installed in my virtual environment, I did not forget to activate the virtual environment, And I triple checked my python path, Here is the full traceback:

(venv3) C:\Users\user\Desktop\trialproject>django-admin.py runserver
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\user\Desktop\trialproject\venv3\Scripts\django-admin.py", line 5, in <module>
    management.execute_from_command_line()
  File "c:\users\user\desktop\trialproject\venv3\lib\site-packages\django\core\management\__init__.py", line 401, in execute_from_command_line
    utility.execute()
  File "c:\users\user\desktop\trialproject\venv3\lib\site-packages\django\core\management\__init__.py", line 395, in execute
    self.fetch_command(subcommand).run_from_argv(self.argv)
  File "c:\users\user\desktop\trialproject\venv3\lib\site-packages\django\core\management\base.py", line 328, in run_from_argv
    self.execute(*args, **cmd_options)
  File "c:\users\user\desktop\trialproject\venv3\lib\site-packages\django\core\management\commands\runserver.py", line 60, in execute
    super().execute(*args, **options)
  File "c:\users\user\desktop\trialproject\venv3\lib\site-packages\django\core\management\base.py", line 369, in execute
    output = self.handle(*args, **options)
  File "c:\users\user\desktop\trialproject\venv3\lib\site-packages\django\core\management\commands\runserver.py", line 67, in handle
    if not settings.DEBUG and not settings.ALLOWED_HOSTS:
  File "c:\users\user\desktop\trialproject\venv3\lib\site-packages\django\conf\__init__.py", line 76, in __getattr__
    self._setup(name)
  File "c:\users\user\desktop\trialproject\venv3\lib\site-packages\django\conf\__init__.py", line 57, in _setup
    raise ImproperlyConfigured(
django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Requested setting DEBUG, but settings are not configured. You must either define the environment variable DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE or call settings.configure() before accessing settings.

Someone please help me figure out the problem. Thanks

Are you getting this error just after installation of django or did you changed anything in files? — Gokul nath, Jul 19 '20 at 14:55
Are you using settings.configure() somewhere before Django loads settings... — Ernesto Casanova, Jul 19 '20 at 15:05
[“python manage.py runserver” vs “django-admin runserver”](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32199621/python-manage-py-runserver-vs-django-admin-runserver) — Wertartem, Jul 19 '20 at 15:19

babak gholamirad · Answer 1 · 2020-07-20T07:59:31.997

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that usually happen when you want to run your server with wrong virtual environment. make sure you have the right virtual environment and try this :

python manage.py runserver

UPDATE : check if this is useful for you

edited Jul 20 '20 at 07:59

answered Jul 19 '20 at 16:42

babak gholamirad

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I still get the same error. I used the right virtual environment. – naughty-bryan Jul 20 '20 at 06:57

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