django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Requested setting RQ_SHOW_ADMIN_LINK, but settings are not configured. You must either define the environment variable DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE or call settings.configure() before accessing settings.

[SurajPysquad]

i have added in setting file but it give me error this

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/pys/suraj_workplace/virtualenv/captain_env/lib/python3.8/site-packages/rq/worker.py", line 1359, in perform_job
rv = job.perform()
File "/home/pys/suraj_workplace/virtualenv/captain_env/lib/python3.8/site-packages/rq/job.py", line 1178, in perform
self._result = self._execute()
File "/home/pys/suraj_workplace/virtualenv/captain_env/lib/python3.8/site-packages/rq/job.py", line 1215, in _execute
result = self.func(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
File "/home/pys/suraj_workplace/virtualenv/captain_env/lib/python3.8/site-packages/rq/job.py", line 387, in func
return import_attribute(self.func_name)
File "/home/pys/suraj_workplace/virtualenv/captain_env/lib/python3.8/site-packages/rq/utils.py", line 204, in import_attribute
module = importlib.import_module(module_name)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/importlib/init.py", line 127, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File "", line 1014, in _gcd_import
File "", line 991, in _find_and_load
File "", line 975, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "", line 671, in _load_unlocked
File "", line 848, in exec_module
File "", line 219, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "/home/pys/suraj_workplace/projects/captain/./captain/core/utils/email.py", line 14, in
def send_template_mail(subject, template, to, context):
File "/home/pys/suraj_workplace/virtualenv/captain_env/lib/python3.8/site-packages/django_rq/decorators.py", line 28, in job
queue = get_queue(queue)
File "/home/pys/suraj_workplace/virtualenv/captain_env/lib/python3.8/site-packages/django_rq/queues.py", line 150, in get_queue
from .settings import QUEUES
File "/home/pys/suraj_workplace/virtualenv/captain_env/lib/python3.8/site-packages/django_rq/settings.py", line 8, in
SHOW_ADMIN_LINK = getattr(settings, 'RQ_SHOW_ADMIN_LINK', False)
File "/home/pys/suraj_workplace/virtualenv/captain_env/lib/python3.8/site-packages/django/conf/init.py", line 102, in getattr
self._setup(name)
File "/home/pys/suraj_workplace/virtualenv/captain_env/lib/python3.8/site-packages/django/conf/init.py", line 82, in _setup
raise ImproperlyConfigured(
django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Requested setting RQ_SHOW_ADMIN_LINK, but settings are not configured. You must either define the environment variable DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE or call settings.configure() before accessing settings.

[Narsimha96]

Im facing similar issue. Any solution?

[qasim29]

The error seems to arise due to the order of imports and possibly when settings are accessed during the import of modules.

I had the same issue.

just make sure wherever you guys are using:
import os

make sure to load the DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE on the next line
os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', '<your-folder-name>.settings')

This is especially important in entry-point scripts like asgi.py or wsgi.py.

for better clarity I have attached my asgi.py file for the order of import

import os

os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'backend.settings')

from django.core.asgi import get_asgi_application
from channels.auth import AuthMiddlewareStack
from channels.routing import ProtocolTypeRouter, URLRouter
from users.routing import websocket_urlpatterns

application = ProtocolTypeRouter({
    "http": get_asgi_application(),
    "websocket": AuthMiddlewareStack(
        URLRouter(
            websocket_urlpatterns
        )
    ),
})