What is the difference between postgres and postgresql_psycopg2 as a database engine for django?

Question

I have worked with python for a while, but never django. I am taking over a project that a different employee made before leaving our company. I am wondering if there is a d

Answer 1

It's the same. django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2 used in django <1.8 and it was renamed in django 1.9 to django.db.backends.postgresql. From docs:

Changed in Django 1.9:

The django.db.backends.postgresql backend is named django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2 in older releases. For backwards compatibility, the old name still works in newer versions.