How do I solve “django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Could not find the GDAL library” when running PyCharm test?

manpreet Best Answer 2 years ago

I'm using Django, Python 3.7. and PyCharm 2018.3.5. I have this test file ...

./web/tests/view_tests.py

It looks like the below

# Basic test to verify we can get valid return data
def test_calculate_tax(self):
    state = 'MN'
    gross = 100000
    salary = 75000
    json_data = json.dumps({'state': state,
                            'gross': gross,
                            'salary': salary})

    response = c.post('/content/vote/', json_data,
                      content_type='application/json',
                      HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH='XMLHttpRequest')
    self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)  # this is OK.
    print(response.content)
    self.assertEqual(response.content, 2)

When I right click the test name in PyCharm and select the "Run Test" option, though, I get the below error. I have no idea what it means or how to fix it ...

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Applications/PyCharm.app/Contents/helpers/pycharm/django_test_manage.py", line 56, in <module>
    django.setup()
  File "/Users/davea/Documents/workspace/myproject/venv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/__init__.py", line 24, in setup
    apps.populate(settings.INSTALLED_APPS)
  File "/Users/davea/Documents/workspace/myproject/venv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/apps/registry.py", line 114, in populate
    app_config.import_models()
  File "/Users/davea/Documents/workspace/myproject/venv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/apps/config.py", line 211, in import_models
    self.models_module = import_module(models_module_name)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python/3.7.2_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/importlib/__init__.py", line 127, in import_module
    return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
  File "", line 1006, in _gcd_import
  File "", line 983, in _find_and_load
  File "", line 967, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "", line 677, in _load_unlocked
  File "", line 728, in exec_module
  File "", line 219, in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "/Users/davea/Documents/workspace/myproject/web/models.py", line 2, 
                                                

                                                                                                        
                                                    
                                                
                                                


                                                    

                                                        
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