>>> cursor = connection.cursor() Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 1, in File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/django/db/backends/dummy/base.py", line 15, in complain raise ImproperlyConfigured("You haven't set the database ENGINE setting yet.") ImproperlyConfigured: You haven't set the database ENGINE setting yet. DATABASES = { 'default': { 'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3', # Add 'postgresql_psycopg2', 'postgresql', 'mysql', 'sqlite3' or 'oracle'. 'NAME': '/home/marijus/djcode/db/mydata.db',# Or path to database file if using sqlite3. 'USER': '', # Not used with sqlite3. 'PASSWORD': '', # Not used with sqlite3. 'HOST': '', # Set to empty string for localhost. Not used with sqlite3. 'PORT': '', # Set to empty string for default. Not used with sqlite3. } }