from django.utils.version import get_version VERSION = (1, 8, 0, 'alpha', 1) __version__ = get_version(VERSION) def setup(): """ Configure the settings (this happens as a side effect of accessing the first setting), configure logging and populate the app registry. """ from django.apps import apps from django.conf import settings from django.utils.log import configure_logging configure_logging(settings.LOGGING_CONFIG, settings.LOGGING) apps.populate(settings.INSTALLED_APPS)