Django admin.py Unknown command: 'collectstatic'

Question

I have upgraded from django 1.2.7 to django 1.5.1
I am using python 2.6.6
When i try to run python manage.py collectstatic i get

Unknown command: 'collectstatic'

from my settings.py

 STATICFILES_FINDERS = (      'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.FileSystemFinder',      'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.AppDirectoriesFinder',      'compressor.finders.CompressorFinder', )   INSTALLED_APPS = (     'django.contrib.auth',     'django.contrib.contenttypes',     'django.contrib.sessions',     'django.contrib.sites',     'django.contrib.messages',     'django.contrib.admin',     'django.contrib.admindocs',     'django.contrib.staticfiles',  TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS = (     "django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth",     "django.core.context_processors.debug",     "django.core.context_processors.i18n",     "django.core.context_processors.media",     "django.core.context_processors.request",     "django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages",     "MYPROJECT.control.context_processors.debug",     "django.core.context_processors.static", ) 

If i run python manage.py help i get

Available subcommands:  [django]     cleanup     compilemessages     createcachetable     dbshell     diffsettings     dumpdata     flush     inspectdb     loaddata     makemessages     runfcgi     runserver     shell     sql     sqlall     sqlclear     sqlcustom     sqlflush     sqlindexes     sqlinitialdata     sqlsequencereset     startapp     startproject     syncdb     test     testserver     validate 

If i run python manage.py version

1.5.1

Answer 1

I had a similar error message, but despite my suspicions, it had nothing to do with the Django update. If you have an error in settings (I had an empty SECRET_KEY value), then "django" will be the only app that gets loaded. I found the root of the problem by running python manage.py shell and that quickly told me what's wrong with the settings.