django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: 'django_mongodb_engine' isn't an available database backend

Question

I'm unable to run django mongo engine properly.

My database entry in settings.py is

DATABASES = {
'default': {
    'ENGINE': 'django_mongodb_engine',
    'NAME': 'local',
}
}

and my pip freeze result is

Django==1.8.2
django-mongodb-engine==0.5.2
djangotoolbox==1.6.2
pymongo==3.0.2

error while running

python manage.py runserver

is

django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: 'django_mongodb_engine' isn't an available database backend.
Try using 'django.db.backends.XXX', where XXX is one of:
u'base', u'mysql', u'oracle', u'postgresql_psycopg2', u'sqlite3'
Error was: cannot import name BaseDatabaseFeatures

Any suggestions how to solve this.

@ajaysingh, how to solve this problem? i am facing same issue — Jignasha Royala
– Jignasha Royala, Commented Jan 30, 2018 at 6:55
@jignasha django-norel is not supported in latest versions of django. This library is deprecated. — randomuser
– randomuser, Commented Feb 5, 2018 at 9:53
@ajaysingh,so What is alternative to use mongoDB with Django? how to solve this problem? — Jignasha Royala
– Jignasha Royala, Commented Feb 5, 2018 at 10:43

Mohammad reza Ayubi · Accepted Answer · 2022-01-19 08:29:30Z

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If you are using djongo and face this error when you call make migrations do this:

Open terminal and install pytz (pip install pytz)

edited Jan 19, 2022 at 8:29

answered Dec 28, 2021 at 13:42

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SaeX · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-29 10:27:58Z

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You need django-nonrel installed as well, as per the documentation.

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randomuser Over a year ago

trying this : pip install git+github.com/django-nonrel/[email protected] but nothing is happening after this. Any alternatives to install django-nonrel?

satta sunder talukder · Accepted Answer · 2022-01-02 16:37:34Z

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Well, I got the same problem with my pipenv activated. Later, I figured out djongo was not installed in my pipenv. I just installed it. It's been working fine now.

pipenv install djongo

answered Jan 2, 2022 at 16:37

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BharathKumarMurugan · Accepted Answer · 2018-01-08 13:18:39Z

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But, the main drawback is django-nonrel works only if you use Python2.x, it cannot work with Python3.x

answered Jan 8, 2018 at 13:18

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This sounds more like a comment and not as an answer to this question. If I am wrong, please edit your answer to clearly demonstrate how this answers the question. Otherwise, please leave it as a comment once you earn enough reputation.

Piyush Singh · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-14 12:12:42Z

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Try uninstalling 'Pymongo' and install it as 'pip install pymongo' as compared to installing it via an ide

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user2789451 Over a year ago

Hi, how did you fix the issue "React app with Django error 'string indices must be integers'"? You seem to have deleted the question on StackOverflow.

Evhz · Accepted Answer · 2018-03-21 22:30:27Z

I had this issue. If you plan to work with Django 1.7.x, 1.8.x, a lib that works just fine is:
django-mongoengine v0.2.1

In later versions (pip install django-mongoengine) it comes forced the install of Django 2.x (which you can still cancel by adding --no-deps) but still, less hassle if force the django-mongoengine package version by: `pip install git+https://github.com/MongoEngine/[email protected]

The requirements.txt file remains something like this:

Django==1.7.11
-e git+https://github.com/MongoEngine/django-mongoengine@4ea7168faf9b6f67a5c9e8e82690b4310aca0ff0#egg=django_mongoengine-v0.2.1
djangotoolbox==1.8.0
mongoengine==0.13.0
pymongo==2.8
pyserial==3.1.1
requests==2.13.0
six==1.10.0
wheel==0.24.0

The good of of django-mongoengine is that mongoengine easily allows you to access pymongo methods:

class Post(Document):
    #fields    

collection = Post._get_collection()
collection.update({}, {"$set": {"newfield": 1}}, multi=True)

Tomerikoo · Accepted Answer · 2021-12-28 20:53:46Z

This error occurs because the django utils.py file does not recognize that django is an available backend. To solve this error, please follow these steps:

Go to C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38-32\Lib\site-packages and find the django folder.
Now cut and paste the django folder in the C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38-32\Lib\site -packages\django\db\backends directory.
Now you might be getting the error cannot import six from django.utils. For resolving that go to C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38-32\Lib\site-packages\django\db\backends\django\operations.py file and replace the line from django.utils import six , datetime to from django.utils import datetime and beneath that just write import six.

Now in the settings.py file of your django project add the lines

DATABASES = {
   'default': {
    'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.djongo',
    'NAME': 'admin',
 }
}

Mihir Patel · Accepted Answer · 2024-01-07 07:14:33Z

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Newer versions of pymongo and djongo are not compatible, This works :

[[source]]
url = "https://pypi.org/simple"
verify_ssl = true
name = "pypi"

[packages]
django = "*"
django-crispy-forms = "*"
django-rest-framework = "*"
social-auth-app-django = "*"
social-auth-app-django-mongoengine = "*"
django-ses = "*"
djongo = "==1.3.6"
python-dotenv = "*"
djoser = "*"
pymongo = "==3.12.3"
pytz = "*"

[dev-packages]

[requires]
python_version = "3.11"

answered Jan 7, 2024 at 7:14

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