Django Unittest doesn't load fixtures

Question

Django testrunner is not loading fixtures out of media app fixtures/ directory. How can I debug it - find if it's looking for my fixtures and where?

(Python 2.7.1, Django 1.3.1)

My app (app_label=media) directory structure:

media/fixtures/
media/fixtures/media.json
media/fixtures/auth.json
media/tests/
media/tests/__init__
media/tests/general.py (v---- test below)

general.py

from django.utils import unittest
from apps.webmachinist.media.models import *

class GalleryItemFormTest(unittest.TestCase):

    fixtures = ['media.json','auth.json']
[...]

Traceback:

./manage.py test media --verbosity=2
Creating test database for alias 'default' (':memory:')...
Syncing...
Creating tables ...
Creating table auth_permission
[...]
Creating table tagging_taggeditem
Installing custom SQL ...
Installing indexes ...
Migrating...
Running migrations for media:
 - Migrating forwards to 0002_auto__del_field_image_image__add_field_image_file__del_field_video_vid.
 > media:0001_initial
 > media:0002_auto__del_field_image_image__add_field_image_file__del_field_video_vid
 - Loading initial data for media.
No fixtures found.
Running migrations for portfolio:
 - Migrating forwards to 0001_initial.
 > portfolio:0001_initial
 - Loading initial data for portfolio.
No fixtures found.

Synced:
 > django.contrib.auth
 > django.contrib.contenttypes
 > django.contrib.sessions
 > django.contrib.sites
 > django.contrib.messages
 > django.contrib.staticfiles
 > django.contrib.admin
 > django.contrib.admindocs
 > south
 > sorl.thumbnail
 > tagging

Migrated:
 - apps.webmachinist.media
 - apps.webmachinist.portfolio
No fixtures found.

Where are your fixture files located? Django only searches 'fixtures' directories in each app. Can you summarize your app directory structure and show where the fixture files are? — S.Lott, Feb 01 '12 at 12:09
Please **update** the question with the additional details. Please do not add comments to a question which you own. You own it. You can make it complete, correct and consistent. Please **update** the question and then delete the hard-to-read comment. — S.Lott, Feb 01 '12 at 12:30

score 11 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 01 '12 at 12:52

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Use django.test.TestCase instead of unittest.TestCase.

answered Feb 01 '12 at 12:52

Raekkeri

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score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 17 '12 at 20:38

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This might save someone an extra search or two...

from django.test import TestCase

class MyTestCase(TestCase):
    fixtures = ['myfixture.json']

answered Jul 17 '12 at 20:38

scoopseven

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Django Unittest doesn't load fixtures

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