Atualizando do Django 1.6 para 1.9: falha na migração do python manage.py

Estou executando o Django 1.6.6 na produção e atualizei recentemente para 1.9.7 no teste (servidor de desenvolvimento). Esta atualização foi realizada no servidor e eu segui as etapas descritas aquiAtualizando do Sul.

Percebi que a estrutura dos arquivos de migração mudou e eles não incluem mais umcreate declaração. Isso causa problemas, porque se eu extrair esse novo código do repositório GitHub e executarpython manage.py makemigrations oupython manage.py migrate, diz:

django.db.utils.OperationalError: no such table: appname_modelname

O traceback aponta para meus urls.py porque estou fazendo referência ao modelo em um conjunto de consultas:

queryset=list(chain(models.modelname.objects.filter(booleanField=True).order_by(object), models.aDifferentModel.objects.all())),

Antes da atualização 1.9,syncdb criou as tabelas para mim, mas este não é o caso commigrate. Eu também tenteipython manage.py migrate --run-syncdb mas isso dá o mesmo erro.

No entanto, se eu copiar o banco de dados SQLite dos meus ambientes de produção ou intermediário para minha máquina local e executar o comando, ele funcionará (porque a tabela já está no banco de dados).

Preciso criar manualmente essas tabelas (embora não assuma) ou estou fazendo algo errado?

Editar: Adicionado trechos de código e rastreamentos. Desculpe por não fazer isso inicialmente.

models.py

class HowToApply(models.Model):
    title = models.CharField(max_length=500, blank=True, null=True)
    notice = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)
description = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)
active = models.BooleanField(default=None)
image = models.FileField(upload_to='numeric/img/%Y', blank=True, null=True)
mobile_image = models.FileField(upload_to='mobile/img/%Y', blank=True, null=True)
sequence_number = models.IntegerField(unique=True)

...

urls.py

from django.conf.urls import patterns, include, url
from django.views.generic import RedirectView, TemplateView, ListView, CreateView
from numeric import models, forms, views
from honeypot.decorators import check_honeypot
from numeric.views import CheckDeviceView
from itertools import chain

urlpatterns = patterns('',
    url(r'^academy/howtoapply/

...

traceback

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "manage.py", line 10, in <module>
    execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 350, in execute_from_command_line
    utility.execute()
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 342, in execute
    self.fetch_command(subcommand).run_from_argv(self.argv)
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 348, in run_from_argv
    self.execute(*args, **cmd_options)
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 398, in execute
    self.check()
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 426, in check
    include_deployment_checks=include_deployment_checks,
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/checks/registry.py", line 75, in run_checks
    new_errors = check(app_configs=app_configs)
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/checks/urls.py", line 10, in check_url_config
    return check_resolver(resolver)
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/checks/urls.py", line 19, in check_resolver
    for pattern in resolver.url_patterns:
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/utils/functional.py", line 33, in __get__
    res = instance.__dict__[self.name] = self.func(instance)
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/urlresolvers.py", line 417, in url_patterns
    patterns = getattr(self.urlconf_module, "urlpatterns", self.urlconf_module)
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/utils/functional.py", line 33, in __get__
    res = instance.__dict__[self.name] = self.func(instance)
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/urlresolvers.py", line 410, in urlconf_module
    return import_module(self.urlconf_name)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/importlib/__init__.py", line 37, in import_module
    __import__(name)
  File "/var/www/website_mig/project/urls.py", line 14, in <module>
    (r'^', include('numeric.urls')),
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/conf/urls/__init__.py", line 52, in include
    urlconf_module = import_module(urlconf_module)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/importlib/__init__.py", line 37, in import_module
    __import__(name)
  File "/var/www/website_mig/numeric/urls.py", line 144, in <module>
    queryset = list(chain(models.HowToApply.objects.filter(active=True).order_by('sequence_number'), models.AcademyAdmin.objects.all())),
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/db/models/query.py", line 258, in __iter__
    self._fetch_all()
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/db/models/query.py", line 1074, in _fetch_all
    self._result_cache = list(self.iterator())
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/db/models/query.py", line 52, in __iter__
    results = compiler.execute_sql()
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py", line 852, in execute_sql
    cursor.execute(sql, params)
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/db/backends/utils.py", line 64, in execute
    return self.cursor.execute(sql, params)
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/db/utils.py", line 95, in __exit__
    six.reraise(dj_exc_type, dj_exc_value, traceback)
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/db/backends/utils.py", line 64, in execute
    return self.cursor.execute(sql, params)
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/db/backends/sqlite3/base.py", line 323, in execute
    return Database.Cursor.execute(self, query, params)
django.db.utils.OperationalError: no such table: numeric_howtoapply`
, ListView.as_view( queryset = list(chain(models.HowToApply.objects.filter(active=True).order_by('sequence_number'), models.AcademyAdmin.objects.all())), template_name = 'numeric/apply.html' ), name='apply'),

...

traceback

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "manage.py", line 10, in <module>
    execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 350, in execute_from_command_line
    utility.execute()
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 342, in execute
    self.fetch_command(subcommand).run_from_argv(self.argv)
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 348, in run_from_argv
    self.execute(*args, **cmd_options)
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 398, in execute
    self.check()
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 426, in check
    include_deployment_checks=include_deployment_checks,
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/checks/registry.py", line 75, in run_checks
    new_errors = check(app_configs=app_configs)
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/checks/urls.py", line 10, in check_url_config
    return check_resolver(resolver)
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/checks/urls.py", line 19, in check_resolver
    for pattern in resolver.url_patterns:
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/utils/functional.py", line 33, in __get__
    res = instance.__dict__[self.name] = self.func(instance)
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/urlresolvers.py", line 417, in url_patterns
    patterns = getattr(self.urlconf_module, "urlpatterns", self.urlconf_module)
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/utils/functional.py", line 33, in __get__
    res = instance.__dict__[self.name] = self.func(instance)
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/urlresolvers.py", line 410, in urlconf_module
    return import_module(self.urlconf_name)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/importlib/__init__.py", line 37, in import_module
    __import__(name)
  File "/var/www/website_mig/project/urls.py", line 14, in <module>
    (r'^', include('numeric.urls')),
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/conf/urls/__init__.py", line 52, in include
    urlconf_module = import_module(urlconf_module)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/importlib/__init__.py", line 37, in import_module
    __import__(name)
  File "/var/www/website_mig/numeric/urls.py", line 144, in <module>
    queryset = list(chain(models.HowToApply.objects.filter(active=True).order_by('sequence_number'), models.AcademyAdmin.objects.all())),
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/db/models/query.py", line 258, in __iter__
    self._fetch_all()
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/db/models/query.py", line 1074, in _fetch_all
    self._result_cache = list(self.iterator())
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/db/models/query.py", line 52, in __iter__
    results = compiler.execute_sql()
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py", line 852, in execute_sql
    cursor.execute(sql, params)
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/db/backends/utils.py", line 64, in execute
    return self.cursor.execute(sql, params)
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/db/utils.py", line 95, in __exit__
    six.reraise(dj_exc_type, dj_exc_value, traceback)
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/db/backends/utils.py", line 64, in execute
    return self.cursor.execute(sql, params)
  File "/var/www/website_mig/venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/db/backends/sqlite3/base.py", line 323, in execute
    return Database.Cursor.execute(self, query, params)
django.db.utils.OperationalError: no such table: numeric_howtoapply`

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