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Error: No module named django evolution... have a lost a file in my branch commit perhaps? does anyone know where to investigate this error?

happens when I try to run manage.py anything

perhaps put the missing '.' back?

FunkyBob, Was that to me, or another conversation prior to entering the room?

I just got here

Thats from a fresh hg clone .... that was running fine on another system. But maybe theres something wrong with my branch

mattmcc, do you mean something like this http://dpaste.com/902981/ ?

d1rkp1tt: you

I'm not sure how anything could be trying to "import django evolution" without raising an e xception

or syntax error

Well nothing is running yet. Its just trying to validate or syncdb for example

d1rkp1tt: you have a funny idea of what constitutes running code

ok, well site wise..

Its ok, if its not a common issue I will start file comparing my branches. Just thought someone might be able to point me in the right direction

yelooo

Greetings. I am trying to get {{ STATIC_URL }} to work in my template that I am rendering with render_to_response. I've made sure the template context processor is in settings.py and the STATIC_* things are set. I'm on Django 1.5 RC.

Nothing is output in the HTML, and there is no errors. It is like it completely ignores the tag.

(Ah the docs website is up again :) )

DDevine: Use render() instead, and make sure you have the request context processor enabled.

Looks like the answer was in the docs.

For some reason if you want context processors to be used you have to pass along the request context. The docs mention this (now that the site is up, it went down for like 10 minutes). Yeah, I may as well use render() instead. Same amount of code.

DDevine: less code, in fact

since you don't also need to import RequestContext

Yep. Ok, I'm quite happy now.

Thanks.

no point doing all that work for a stock Context, especially as it would prevent y ou from ever using Context [and thus Templates] outside of web requests

request basically does the same thing as render_to_response anyway.

library is kicking me out now. Cyas.

is there a slick way to redirect to the requesting url?

redirect(request.path)?

mattmcc: embarrased thank you

Careful not to make an infinite redirect :D

I am struggling with my post variables being returned as unicode which doesn't have things like length. What is the method I am supposed to be using to work with simple post data so I can test to see if it is present and a value that is usable.

Forms are good at validating post data..

mattmcc: basically it is a 1 field form with a search term. Just want to get it and do a search. Seems like form is an overkill but can't seem to get the thing to work with a manual form. Is a form object just what I have to do?

Oh, yeah, searches are different.

Usually you'd just grab request.GET['q']

yeah i guess posting is kinda silly for this now that you mention it

mattmcc: so i think what i was looking for was not quite request.path. If i have a page with a form, and the submit button makes a request to a new view, i want that view to return a redirect to the original page with the form

As a general rule, you only post when you're modifying resources.

mattmcc: ok same problem. The search term is in a unicode object that doesn't even let me use len() on it. Am I just missing a foundational concept?

neataroni: The login form does that by carring the originating page in a 'next' hidden field.

omnicronx: Er. Why doesn't len(request.GET['q']) work?

Unicode objects are still strings.

yeah, though, len on unicode objects is weird.

Well, that's a whole other thing.. :)

though, the cases where it'll be wrong are very very rare, so you're generally safe

also, it's platform dependant :(

lol ok I was able to get that to work. Thank you for the help. Unicode discussions always make me want to cry

you should be happy, django's doing quite a good job at unicode. not so much for a lot of 3rd party apps

Error: No module named django evolutio

Error: No module named django evolution

So.. This is all I get, I have checked the files from two different machines running the same branch of code

one runs, and one does not

AND, if I stall another branch. The site runs

Which has me thinking, the newest branch relies on some module that is unavailable

The error doesnt provide me much to investigate

Or.. maybe it provides everything.

In which case, where do I find django_evolution and what does it do

On Google?

Havent found much yet.

what option value do i use for a foreign key null in a form?

That error is pretty weak