Error: No module named staticfiles

Question

I'm newbie with django, I'm trying to deploy my project on a production server but I'm getting this error:

Error: No module named staticfiles

When trying to start the server:

python manage.py runfcgi host=127.0.0.1 port=8081 --settings=settings

with the fastCGI + nginx

Any idea?

Thanks!

Solution 1

I just remove the whole server and installed everything again, that solved everything. Seems I got some old django ghost installation or something

Sorry and thanks!

Solution 2

You're probably using older version of Django. staticfiles app has been available from version 1.3 only.

Solution 3

You most likely need to upgrade your version of django by using setuptools

sudo easy_install --upgrade django

Solution 4

FYI - I just ran into this error. The default Django for the system is 1.2.1 and I am using Django 1.3 in a virtualenv. I was getting the error because I had forgotten to activate my virtualenv so it was trying to use the system Django.

Solution 5

Another way this error could occur; is that you call ./manage.py even if your in the correct virtualenv. For some reason it uses the system python as supposed to the virtualenv one.

The correct syntax is:

python manage.py <command>

I hope this saves someone some time.

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Comments

[Mc-]

I have just downloaded the last version from the trunk. I'll check that anyway

[Mc-]

Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import django >>> django.VERSION (1, 3, 0, 'alpha', 0)

[Oldskool]

Thanks for this answer, you just saved me a major headache digging into this issue.