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.. _faq-usage:
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FAQ: Using Django
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Why do I get an error about importing DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE?
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Make sure that:
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* The environment variable DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE is set to a fully-qualified
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Python module (i.e. "mysite.settings").
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* Said module is on ``sys.path`` (``import mysite.settings`` should work).
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* The module doesn't contain syntax errors (of course).
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* If you're using mod_python but *not* using Django's request handler,
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you'll need to work around a mod_python bug related to the use of
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``SetEnv``; before you import anything from Django you'll need to do
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the following::
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os.environ.update(req.subprocess_env)
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(where ``req`` is the mod_python request object).
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I can't stand your template language. Do I have to use it?
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We happen to think our template engine is the best thing since chunky bacon,
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but we recognize that choosing a template language runs close to religion.
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There's nothing about Django that requires using the template language, so
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if you're attached to ZPT, Cheetah, or whatever, feel free to use those.
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Do I have to use your model/database layer?
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Nope. Just like the template system, the model/database layer is decoupled from
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the rest of the framework.
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The one exception is: If you use a different database library, you won't get to
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use Django's automatically-generated admin site. That app is coupled to the
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Django database layer.
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How do I use image and file fields?
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Using a ``FileField`` or an ``ImageField`` in a model takes a few steps:
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#. In your settings file, define ``MEDIA_ROOT`` as the full path to
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a directory where you'd like Django to store uploaded files. (For
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performance, these files are not stored in the database.) Define
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``MEDIA_URL`` as the base public URL of that directory. Make sure that
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this directory is writable by the Web server's user account.
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#. Add the ``FileField`` or ``ImageField`` to your model, making sure
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to define the ``upload_to`` option to tell Django to which subdirectory
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of ``MEDIA_ROOT`` it should upload files.
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#. All that will be stored in your database is a path to the file
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(relative to ``MEDIA_ROOT``). You'll most likely want to use the
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convenience ``get_<fieldname>_url`` function provided by Django. For
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example, if your ``ImageField`` is called ``mug_shot``, you can get the
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absolute URL to your image in a template with
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``{{ object.get_mug_shot_url }}``.
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