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djangoimporterrormanage.py

run a cloned repository for django project


Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/cand/Python_Project/Data Science Github/gitando/django-simples/manage.py", line 10, in main from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'django'

The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:

Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/cand/Python_Project/Data Science Github/gitando/django-simples/manage.py", line 21, in main() File "/home/cand/Python_Project/Data Science Github/gitando/django-simples/manage.py", line 12, in main raise ImportError( ImportError: Couldn't import Django. Are you sure it's installed and available on your PYTHONPATH environment variable? Did you forget to activate a virtual environment?


Solution

  • You need to run source .venv/bin/activate before running any other python commands. This should solve the error you are asking about. I recommend that you read more about virtual environments with Python to understand better how to use them.