Loading Fixtures Django

Question

I'm trying to load some fixtures within my Django tests, but they don't seem to load.

In my settings.py, I specify:

FIXTURE_DIRS = (os.path.join(PROJECT_DIR, 'dhtmlScheduler\\fixtures\\'))

Now, within my test case:

def setUp(self):
    fixtures = ['users.json', 'employee.json']

I should also probably mention that I'm using the Nose test runner:

TEST_RUNNER = 'django_nose.NoseTestSuiteRunner'

and unittest:

class TestEmployee(unittest.TestCase):

I must be missing something obvious, can someone point me in the right direction?

Unrelated to the question: Use a raw string for your directory there: `r'dhtmlScheduler\fixtures\'`. Easier to read. :) — Luke Sneeringer, Mar 19 '13 at 16:27
Note to Luke and others: "Note that these paths should use Unix-style forward slashes, even on Windows." [source](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/ref/settings/#fixture-dirs) — Jarad, Aug 02 '23 at 18:22

bruno desthuilliers · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-19T16:25:23.647

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FIXTURE_DIRS is supposed to be a list or tuple, not a string. Remember that it's the comma that defines a tuple litteral, not the parens, IOW your settings should be

FIXTURE_DIRS = (
    os.path.join(PROJECT_DIR, 'dhtmlScheduler\\fixtures\\'), 
    )

As a side note, hardcoding the path separator kind of defeats the whole point of using os.path.join(), so this should really be:

FIXTURE_DIRS = (
    os.path.join(PROJECT_DIR, 'dhtmlScheduler', 'fixtures'), 
    )

Edit : and finally, you have to declare your TestCase fixtures at the class level, not in the setUp() method...

edited Mar 19 '13 at 16:25

answered Mar 18 '13 at 14:37

bruno desthuilliers

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Thanks for the tips with the separator, but I still can't load the tests. – james_dean Mar 18 '13 at 14:54

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 18 '13 at 15:54

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FIXTURE_DIRS = (os.path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, 'fixtures'),)

Or

from django.test import TestCase

class MyTestCase(TestCase):
     fixtures = [
        '/myapp/fixtures/users.json', 
        '/myapp/fixtures/employee.json'
     ]

edited Mar 18 '13 at 15:54

p.s.w.g

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answered Mar 18 '13 at 15:38

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 13 '20 at 01:57

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In your test case file, Simply make reference to your predefined fixtures in this manner as shown below

answered May 13 '20 at 01:57

Adépòjù Olúwáségun

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Loading Fixtures Django

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