[GH-ISSUE #396] getting an error when i try to install webvirtmgr for the first time #299

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opened 2026-02-27 16:38:46 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments
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Originally created by @chamambom on GitHub (Aug 25, 2014).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/retspen/webvirtmgr/issues/396

I am getting the following error when i try to install webvirtmgr for the first time.tried all the tricks i could get on the net and no success,can anyone advise

File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/django/conf/init.py", line 95, in init
raise ImportError("Could not import settings '%s' (Is it on sys.path?): %s" % (self.SETTINGS_MODULE, e))
ImportError: Could not import settings 'webvirtmgr.settings' (Is it on sys.path?): No module named lockfile

Originally created by @chamambom on GitHub (Aug 25, 2014). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/retspen/webvirtmgr/issues/396 I am getting the following error when i try to install webvirtmgr for the first time.tried all the tricks i could get on the net and no success,can anyone advise File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/django/conf/**init**.py", line 95, in **init** raise ImportError("Could not import settings '%s' (Is it on sys.path?): %s" % (self.SETTINGS_MODULE, e)) ImportError: Could not import settings 'webvirtmgr.settings' (Is it on sys.path?): No module named lockfile
kerem closed this issue 2026-02-27 16:38:46 +03:00
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@retspen commented on GitHub (Aug 26, 2014):

You need install lockfile:
$ sudo pip install lockfile

<!-- gh-comment-id:53376734 --> @retspen commented on GitHub (Aug 26, 2014): You need install lockfile: <code>$ sudo pip install lockfile</code>
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@chamambom commented on GitHub (Aug 26, 2014):

thanx restspen ,i am new to python and was really biting my head over how i can get about it and thanx because it worked.I am learning python hopefully i will understand it quite soon.

<!-- gh-comment-id:53413366 --> @chamambom commented on GitHub (Aug 26, 2014): thanx restspen ,i am new to python and was really biting my head over how i can get about it and thanx because it worked.I am learning python hopefully i will understand it quite soon.
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