Manage.py : Unknown command: 'migrate'

Question

I'm using django and I'm facing a little problem. I would like to use the 'migrate' command with manage.py But when I try I get this error message:

  Unknown command: 'migrate'
  Type 'manage.py help' for usage.

I have south installed (I installed it with pip), but I still can't use this command. I don't know what to do.

Thank you for your help!

For more answers see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12346033/south-unknown-command-migrate — Divisible by Zero, May 02 '13 at 15:51

score 33 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 11 '12 at 15:50

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You have to include south in INSTALLED_APPS in your settings.py.

answered Oct 11 '12 at 15:50

Daniel Roseman

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I've also encountered a funny one. I have named django project the same 'south' and even if I had it included in INSTALLED_APPS it won't include anything because it was just trying to include itself. – darkless Mar 19 '14 at 23:13

score 25 · Answer 2 · edited Aug 02 '15 at 19:38

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This is likely caused by following the 1.7 (DEV version) tutorial when we all get the last stable version (1.6) installed by pip.

It would not appear migrate is even a part of 1.7 in general!

Maybe the following command solve your problem: python manage.py syncdb

So either follow 1.6 tutorial or follow the instructions to install the 1.7 dev version of Django.

edited Aug 02 '15 at 19:38

Zanon

answered Mar 05 '14 at 04:04

R Claven

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Might not have been appropriate for the original proposer, but this was exactly what I was doing wrong when I got this error. – dataduck Mar 13 '14 at 06:58
You two are awesome for the props! – R Claven Nov 12 '14 at 19:15

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