Install Spatialite for python (GeoDjango) on OS X

Question

I am tearing my hair out trying to install Spatialite for GeoDjango!

I am already using Homebrew, it\'s generally easy and convenient so I initially tried to follow

Answer 1

When I was istalling this i follow this instructions https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/contrib/gis/install/spatialite/#pysqlite2

pysqlite2

If you’ve decided to use a newer version of pysqlite2 instead of the sqlite3 Python stdlib module, then you need to make sure it can load external extensions (i.e. the required enable_load_extension method is available so SpatiaLite can be loaded).

This might involve building it yourself. For this, download pysqlite2 2.6, and untar:

$ wget https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/p/pysqlite/pysqlite-2.6.3.tar.gz
$ tar xzf pysqlite-2.6.3.tar.gz
$ cd pysqlite-2.6.3

Next, use a text editor (e.g., emacs or vi) to edit the setup.cfg file to look like the following:

[build_ext]
#define=
include_dirs=/usr/local/include
library_dirs=/usr/local/lib
libraries=sqlite3
#define=SQLITE_OMIT_LOAD_EXTENSION