getdefaultlocale returning None when running sync.db on Django project in PyCharm

Question

OSX 10.7.3, PyCharm version 2.5 build PY 117.200

I\'ll run through how I get the error:

1. I start a new project
2. Create a new VirtualEnv and select P

Answer 1

Basically the reason this occurs is that PyCharm doesn't, by default, have access to environmental variables.

I've found 3 solutions to this problem:

1. Set a global environmental variable, using the link CrazyCoder suggests in the comments to this question.

2. Run PyCharm from a terminal window by changing to the PyCharm application directory and running ./pycharm (possibly create a symlink in your PATH to make this less inconvenient)

3. Open PyCharm preferences, browse to Console > Django Console, type in your required environmental variables as you would in your bash profile e.g. LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8

I'd suggest the 3rd way as most elegant, although it's annoying that variables aren't loaded by default.