Así que tengo un proyecto de Django que no usa una base de datos (la configuración 'BASES DE DATOS' está comentada). Elegí usar Django ya que existe la posibilidad de que necesite la funcionalidad de la base de datos en el futuro. De todos modos, he estado trabajando dentro y fuera de este proyecto durante un par de meses sin problemas. Estoy ejecutando Linux Mint y no he tenido problemas para usar elpython manage.py runserver comando hasta ahora.

Bueno, hoy encendí la aplicación y comencé el servidor local sin problemas. Luego intenté abrir la aplicación en mi navegador y recibí el mensaje de error bastante horrible:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/contrib/sessions/backends/base.py", line 170, in _get_session
    return self._session_cache
AttributeError: 'SessionStore' object has no attribute '_session_cache'

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py", line 87, in get_response
    response = middleware_method(request)
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/contrib/auth/middleware.py", line 34, in process_request
    if user and hasattr(user, 'get_session_auth_hash'):
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/utils/functional.py", line 224, in inner
    self._setup()
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/utils/functional.py", line 357, in _setup
    self._wrapped = self._setupfunc()
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/contrib/auth/middleware.py", line 23, in <lambda>
    request.user = SimpleLazyObject(lambda: get_user(request))
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/contrib/auth/middleware.py", line 11, in get_user
    request._cached_user = auth.get_user(request)
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/contrib/auth/__init__.py", line 151, in get_user
    user_id = request.session[SESSION_KEY]
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/contrib/sessions/backends/base.py", line 49, in __getitem__
    return self._session[key]
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/contrib/sessions/backends/base.py", line 175, in _get_session
    self._session_cache = self.load()
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/contrib/sessions/backends/db.py", line 21, in load
    expire_date__gt=timezone.now()
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/db/models/manager.py", line 92, in manager_method
    return getattr(self.get_queryset(), name)(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/db/models/query.py", line 351, in get
    num = len(clone)
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/db/models/query.py", line 122, in __len__
    self._fetch_all()
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/db/models/query.py", line 966, in _fetch_all
    self._result_cache = list(self.iterator())
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/db/models/query.py", line 265, in iterator
    for row in compiler.results_iter():
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py", line 700, in results_iter
    for rows in self.execute_sql(MULTI):
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py", line 775, in execute_sql
    sql, params = self.as_sql()
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py", line 100, in as_sql
    out_cols, s_params = self.get_columns(with_col_aliases)
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py", line 246, in get_columns
    col_aliases)
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py", line 328, in get_default_columns
    r = '%s.%s' % (qn(alias), qn2(column))
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py", line 62, in __call__
    r = self.connection.ops.quote_name(name)
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/db/backends/dummy/base.py", line 18, in complain
    raise ImproperlyConfigured("settings.DATABASES is improperly configured. "
django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: settings.DATABASES is improperly configured. Please supply the ENGINE value. Check settings documentation for more details.

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/contrib/sessions/backends/base.py", line 170, in _get_session
    return self._session_cache
AttributeError: 'SessionStore' object has no attribute '_session_cache'

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3.3/wsgiref/handlers.py", line 137, in run
    self.result = application(self.environ, self.start_response)
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/contrib/staticfiles/handlers.py", line 64, in __call__
    return self.application(environ, start_response)
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/core/handlers/wsgi.py", line 187, in __call__
    response = self.get_response(request)
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py", line 199, in get_response
    response = self.handle_uncaught_exception(request, resolver, sys.exc_info())
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py", line 236, in handle_uncaught_exception
    return debug.technical_500_response(request, *exc_info)
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/views/debug.py", line 91, in technical_500_response
    html = reporter.get_traceback_html()
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/views/debug.py", line 349, in get_traceback_html
    c = Context(self.get_traceback_data(), use_l10n=False)
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/views/debug.py", line 307, in get_traceback_data
    frames = self.get_traceback_frames()
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/views/debug.py", line 465, in get_traceback_frames
    'vars': self.filter.get_traceback_frame_variables(self.request, tb.tb_frame),
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/views/debug.py", line 232, in get_traceback_frame_variables
    cleansed[name] = self.cleanse_special_types(request, value)
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/views/debug.py", line 187, in cleanse_special_types
    if isinstance(value, HttpRequest):
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/utils/functional.py", line 224, in inner
    self._setup()
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/utils/functional.py", line 357, in _setup
    self._wrapped = self._setupfunc()
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/contrib/auth/middleware.py", line 23, in <lambda>
    request.user = SimpleLazyObject(lambda: get_user(request))
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/contrib/auth/middleware.py", line 11, in get_user
    request._cached_user = auth.get_user(request)
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/contrib/auth/__init__.py", line 151, in get_user
    user_id = request.session[SESSION_KEY]
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/contrib/sessions/backends/base.py", line 49, in __getitem__
    return self._session[key]
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/contrib/sessions/backends/base.py", line 175, in _get_session
    self._session_cache = self.load()
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/contrib/sessions/backends/db.py", line 21, in load
    expire_date__gt=timezone.now()
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/db/models/manager.py", line 92, in manager_method
    return getattr(self.get_queryset(), name)(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/db/models/query.py", line 351, in get
    num = len(clone)
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/db/models/query.py", line 122, in __len__
    self._fetch_all()
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/db/models/query.py", line 966, in _fetch_all
    self._result_cache = list(self.iterator())
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/db/models/query.py", line 265, in iterator
    for row in compiler.results_iter():
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py", line 700, in results_iter
    for rows in self.execute_sql(MULTI):
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py", line 775, in execute_sql
    sql, params = self.as_sql()
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py", line 100, in as_sql
    out_cols, s_params = self.get_columns(with_col_aliases)
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py", line 246, in get_columns
    col_aliases)
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py", line 328, in get_default_columns
    r = '%s.%s' % (qn(alias), qn2(column))
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py", line 62, in __call__
    r = self.connection.ops.quote_name(name)
  File "/home/peter/.virtualenvs/vis_it/lib/python3.3/site-packages/django/db/backends/dummy/base.py", line 18, in complain
    raise ImproperlyConfigured("settings.DATABASES is improperly configured. "
django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: settings.DATABASES is improperly configured. Please supply the ENGINE value. Check settings documentation for more details.
[28/Nov/2014 13:18:54] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 500 59

No he tocado la aplicación desde la última vez que trabajé en ella y estaba funcionando bien entonces. Realmente no tengo idea de qué está hablando, ya que no tengo cachés implementados y no estoy usando una base de datos ... He preguntado a algunas universidades que están familiarizadas con Django y tampoco tienen idea de qué es esto. ¿Algunas ideas? También he intentado establecer BASES DE DATOS en un dict vacío {} siguiendo el consejo de una publicación en línea pero sin ningún efecto. Un poco perdido.

EDITAR: Pensé que debería mencionar que mientras tanto desde la última vez que toqué este proyecto, comencé y configuré un nuevo proyecto de Django que sí usa una base de datos. ¿Es posible que este proyecto esté de alguna manera en caché y rompa el que estoy tratando de trabajar actualmente?

EDIT2: Debo señalar que esta aplicación web está actualmente en vivo y trabajando enhttp://mrcagney-maps.com. El código es exactamente el mismo (sin haberlo tocado desde la última vez que presioné el servidor). Muy raro.