python config_error ai_generated true

pytest.PytestConfigWarning: Unknown config option: DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE E django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Requested setting INSTALLED_APPS, but settings are not configured.

ID: python/pytest-django-settings-not-configured

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80%Fix Rate
86%Confidence
0Evidence
2024-08-05First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
4.x active — — —

Root Cause

pytest-django is not installed or not active, so DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE in pytest.ini is ignored and Django isn't configured before import.

generic

中文

pytest-django 未安装或未启用，导致 pytest.ini 中的 DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE 被忽略，Django 在导入前未配置。

Workarounds

  1. 95% success 
    pip install pytest-django, then in pyproject.toml:
[tool.pytest.ini_options]
DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE = "myproj.settings"
python_files = "tests.py test_*.py *_tests.py"

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. 60% fail

    Works only if `django.setup()` is also called; still fails on fixtures.

  2. 55% fail

    pytest-django does this itself; double-init causes warnings and test DB issues.