Update settings.py to not initialize the DB for collectstatic

pinku1721 · Oct 27, 2020 · de9d1a6 · de9d1a6
1 parent 857ad50
commit de9d1a6
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diff --git a/mysite/settings.py b/mysite/settings.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 """
 from pathlib import Path
 import os
+import sys
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 from django.core.management.utils import get_random_secret_key
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@
             "NAME": os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "db.sqlite3"),
         }
     }
-else:
+elif len(sys.argv) > 0 and sys.argv[1] != 'collectstatic':
     if os.getenv("DATABASE_URL", None) is None:
         raise Exception("DATABASE_URL environment variable not defined")
     r = urlparse(os.environ.get("DATABASE_URL"))