Intellij not able to detect syntax of static assets loaded in django project

Question

Setting up virtual environment

$ pip3 install virtualenv virtualenvwrapper
$ mkdir Django; cd Django;
$ virtualenv django-virtual-env -p python3
$ ls django-virtual-env 
bin        lib        pyvenv.cfg
$ source django-virtual-env/bin/activate
(django-virtual-env) $ 
(django-virtual-env) $ which python3
$PWD/env_blog/bin/python3
(django-virtual-env) $ deactivate
$

pip dependencies required

pip install django

Setting up intellij for your project

• Configure Python interpreter

  • File -> Project Structure -> SDKs -> + -> Add Python SDK -> Virtual Environment -> Existing Environment -> (Set the interpretter to absolute path) ./django-virtual-env/bin/python

• Configure the project to be able to import the python modules

  • Right-click on project_dir -> Mark Directory as -> Sources Root

Still the following syntax is not getting detected. The code is correct and working. Not sure what is the issue

Answer 1

Django project configuration in IDEA is quite cumbersome, please vote for the corresponding ticket in PyCharm's bug tracker https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/PY-34155 The ticket has a screencast demonstrating the setup.

I believe the easiest way is:

• Lets assume we have a directory A which is a Django project root
• Open A in IDEA
• Open File | Project Structure
• Open Project Settings | Modules
• Remove the existing module if doesn't have Django facet under it right away
• Click + and Import Module -> Select A
• Create module from existing sources
• Once done - select Django facet and populate it's settings