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Python Django Basics Model Administration Adding Instances

Sahar Nasiri
Sahar Nasiri
7,454 Points

I have a weird error

Here is my code: https://w.trhou.se/0a3s6wn62p

When I type Course.objects.all() I get an Import error while I have imported Course class. What does this error mean? And how can I fix it?

Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,457 Points

Can you please post the input used and error stacktrace you see?

Sahar Nasiri
Sahar Nasiri
7,454 Points
>>> Course.objects.all()                                                                                        
Traceback (most recent call last):                                                                              
  File "/usr/local/pyenv/versions/3.5.0/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/core/management/commands/shell.py", l
ine 69, in handle                                                                                               
    self.run_shell(shell=options['interface'])                                                                  
  File "/usr/local/pyenv/versions/3.5.0/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/core/management/commands/shell.py", l
ine 61, in run_shell                                                                                            
    raise ImportError                                                                                           
ImportError                                                                                                     

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:                                             

Traceback (most recent call last):                                                                              
  File "/usr/local/pyenv/versions/3.5.0/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/db/backends/utils.py", line 64, in ex
ecute 
        return self.cursor.execute(sql, params)                                                                     
  File "/usr/local/pyenv/versions/3.5.0/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/db/backends/sqlite3/base.py", line 32
3, in execute                                                                                                   
    return Database.Cursor.execute(self, query, params)                                                         
sqlite3.OperationalError: no such table: courses_course                                                         

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

Traceback (most recent call last):                                                                              
  File "<console>", line 1, in <module>                                                                         
  File "/usr/local/pyenv/versions/3.5.0/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/db/models/query.py", line 234, in __r
epr__                                                                                                           
    data = list(self[:REPR_OUTPUT_SIZE + 1])                                                                    
  File "/usr/local/pyenv/versions/3.5.0/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/db/models/query.py", line 258, in __i
ter__
        self._fetch_all()                                                                                           
  File "/usr/local/pyenv/versions/3.5.0/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/db/models/query.py", line 1074, in _f
etch_all                                                                                                        
    self._result_cache = list(self.iterator())                                                                  
  File "/usr/local/pyenv/versions/3.5.0/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/db/models/query.py", line 52, in __it
er__                                                                                                            
    results = compiler.execute_sql()                                                                            
  File "/usr/local/pyenv/versions/3.5.0/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py", line 848,
 in execute_sql                                                                                                 
    cursor.execute(sql, params)                                                                                 
  File "/usr/local/pyenv/versions/3.5.0/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/db/backends/utils.py", line 79, in ex
ecute                                                                                                           
    return super(CursorDebugWrapper, self).execute(sql, params)                                                 
  File "/usr/local/pyenv/versions/3.5.0/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/db/backends/utils.py", line 64, in ex
ecute  
        return self.cursor.execute(sql, params)                                                                     
  File "/usr/local/pyenv/versions/3.5.0/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/db/utils.py", line 95, in __exit__   
    six.reraise(dj_exc_type, dj_exc_value, traceback)                                                           
  File "/usr/local/pyenv/versions/3.5.0/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/utils/six.py", line 685, in reraise  
    raise value.with_traceback(tb)                                                                              
  File "/usr/local/pyenv/versions/3.5.0/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/db/backends/utils.py", line 64, in ex
ecute                                                                                                           
    return self.cursor.execute(sql, params)                                                                     
  File "/usr/local/pyenv/versions/3.5.0/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/db/backends/sqlite3/base.py", line 32
3, in execute   

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,457 Points

The line "sqlite3.OperationalError: no such table: courses_course" implies that while the models.py has been updated to include the Course class, the database file either hasn't been initialized with a manage.py syncdb or hasn't been updated with a migration.