Error running Django in Intellij / Pycharm

Question

i have problem running Django server in Intellij / Pycharm (I tried in both).

There is that red cross:

And this is the error i get:

I have Python 2.7.10 and Django (via pip) installed on my computer. I've tried reinstalling both python and Django, but it didn't help. I've specified project sdk (Python).

Edit:

This is what it looks like in "Project Interpreter" page.

and Django configuration:

Answer 1

If your IntelliJ is up to date, there is another solution.

I had the exact same problem in IntelliJ 2017.2 and it was driving me crazy until I read this post from a IntelliJ maintainer.

If you use IntelliJ Idea and "Load an existing project", it will model it as a Java project with a Python modules attached. You cannot get Django loaded, no matter what you do.

I handled this by purging the .idea directory, and created a new Django project, with the pre-existing Django directory as the base directory in IntelliJ. I can now see Django in the project structure > project settings > module part of Intellij, and I can select the django settings file.

Step by step in pictures

1. Delete .idea folder

2. Create new project

3. Select Python > Django

4. Hit next

5. Select existing django project path (or start from scratch with a new folder)

6. Add DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=yourprojectname.settings to your run configuration (can be found in yourprojectname/wsgi.py file).

Enjoy your Django development 🚀

Answer 2

Try adding DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=untitled.settings to the environment variables listed in the configuration menu by clicking the dropdown titled 'Django' in your first photo.