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Sjos Sivlingworkz
Sjos Sivlingworkz

Reputation: 187

How to fix error trying to migrate manage.py

I am a beginner when it comes to python so i watch tutorials regulary. The Django framework tutorial i'm watching right now eventually had a step where i had to run the command

python manage.py migrate

i got the error 

django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: mysqlclient 1.3.13 or newer 
is required; you have 0.9.3.

i know that there are other answers to this error but none work for me.

does anybody have a fix?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 355

Answers (3)

Reez0
Reez0

Reputation: 2689

All other answers are telling you what to install, to help avoid these kinds of errors in future you should use virtual envs.

Virtualenv will isolate your Python/Django setup on a per-project basis. This means that any changes you make to one project won't affect any others you're also developing.

$ mkdir yourdirname
$ cd yourdirname

Then you can use

$ python3 -m venv whateveryouwannanameyourvenv

And finally:

C:\Users\Name\yourdirname> myvenv\Scripts\activate

From there you can run pip install mysql and you can have different environments for each project.

Upvotes: 0

Fullstack Developer
Fullstack Developer

Reputation: 439

You have to install pymysql for Django like this.

pip install pymysql

or (if you python3)

pip3 install pymysql --upgrade

If you are in venv, first of all you must have to activate that.

Upvotes: 0

rahnama7m
rahnama7m

Reputation: 977

You must upgrade mysqlclient for Django. So do this: 

pip install [package_name] --upgrade

if you have virtual environment, first of all you must activate that. Then run this line of code. It is recommended to use venv and then install your packages into that for better management of your project.

Upvotes: 1

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