Questions tagged [syncdb]

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Django manage.py Unknown command: 'syncdb'

I'm trying to follow this tutorial but I'm stuck on the 5th step. When I execute [~/Django Projects/netmag$] python manage.py syncdb I get the following error message : Unknown command: 'syncdb' Type 'manage.py help' for usage. and here is the…
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How can I perform Django's `syncdb --noinput` with call_command?

>>> from django.core.management import call_command >>> call_command('syncdb') executes the syncdb management command from within a python script. However, I want to run the equivalent of $ python manage.py syncdb --noinput from within a python…
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Django flush vs sqlclear & syncdb

Can anyone tell if there is a difference between >manage.py flush # or reset and >manage.py sqlclear appname | python manage.py dbshell >manage.py syncdb
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Postgresql socket error on OSX 10.7.3 when running Django's syncdb

Since upgrading OSX to version 10.7.3, when I attempt to run a Django "syncdb" command, I receive the following psycopg2 error from Postgresql 8.4.2: psycopg2.OperationalError: could not connect to server: No such file or directory Is the server…
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Django syncdb conflicting related_name when using inheritance and ForeignKey

This time I think it's not me being stupid but an actual conflict. I have the below code (simplified): from django.db import models class Alpha(models.Model): relation = models.ForeignKey('Delta', related_name = 'reverse_relation', blank =…
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Django syncdb and migrate

I'm moving django website from one server to another, and I tried to syncdb, so i've put python manage.py syncdb, and i get this output: Syncing... Creating tables ... The following content types are stale and need to be deleted: orders |…
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stale content types while syncdb in Django

While I'm trying to syncdb for my django project, I'm seeing following complains: The following content types are stale and need to be deleted: myapp | Any objects related to these content types by a foreign key will also be deleted. Are you sure…
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Django: My models.py file seems to have trouble syncing to the database.

I tried setting up a simple models.py file as part of this tutorial that I was following online. When I tried the syncdb command, I got the following errors: File "manage.py", line 10, in execute_from_command_line(sys.argv) File…
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Django: update database schema without losing data

What is the best solution if I want to upgrade (alter) my database schema (add new fields to tables by adding them just to Django models) without losing data in these tables? "syncdb" not adding them of course, so I need your advices how to alter…
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Django Models not Showing Up in DB after syncdb

I have a models folder that has a few models in files that are already in the DB. I have just added another file/model but it is not being added to the DB when I run syncdb. I've tried manage.py validate and it is running fine. I have also run the…
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Django get syncdb sqlall statement to update after code changes

Trying to see the SQL that syncdb would generate at the current moment in time. After several searches the answer wasn't readily apparent -- I know you can use: python manage.py syncdb --sqlall returns: Create the database tables for all apps in…
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Why do I get this error when I run "python manage.py syncdb --all"?

I am trying to apply tutorial http://docs.django-cms.org/en/2.1.3/getting_started/tutorial.html. But I didn't succeed to perform the initial database setup Why do I get this error when I run "python manage.py syncdb --all" ? Traceback (most recent…
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heroku: relation "auth_group" does not exist

I'm facing problem while doing syncdb on heroku. I have a custom user model and when I try to sync,heroku gives this error. django.db.utils.ProgrammingError: relation "auth_group" does not exist I tried python manage.py makemigrations but nothing…
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Django not creating db tables for models (neither with syncdb nor South)

I have a Django project on a Centos VPS. I created some models and debugged them so they validate and give no errors. I have them in a "models" folder in my myapp and have added each model to the init file in this directory, for example: from…
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Django can't syncdb after drop/create database

I wanted to reset a database and issued a drop database followed by a create database on a postgresql server accessed through psycopg2 by a django app. When I do ./manage.py syncdb I get the following…
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