Django test not loading fixture data

Question

I have written tests for a Django project that i am working on, but one particular fixture fails to load. The fixture is generated using dumpdata and i havent fiddled with it at

Answer 1

One thing to note, when creating the FIXTURE_DIRS constant in your settings file, be sure to leave out the leading '/' if you have a general fixtures directory off of the root of your project.

Ex:
'/actual/path/to/my/app/fixtures/'

Now, in the settings.py file:
Will NOT work:
FIXTURE_DIRS = '/fixtures/'

Will work:
FIXTURE_DIRS = 'fixtures/'

It's possible this depends on how your other routes are configured, but it was a gotcha that had me scratching my head for a little while. Hope this is useful. Cheers.