django test doesn't create a database for the test

Question

i am trying to run tests with python manage.py test the output is this. the directory that contains my test file has an init file. i have two test files also, i'm not sure if that would affect it.

System check identified no issues (0 silenced).
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Ran 0 tests in 0.000s

i have ran python manage.py test -v 2 an the output is this

Skipping setup of unused database(s): default.
System check identified no issues (0 silenced).
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ran 0 tests in 0.000s
OK

It is not creating a database or even running the tests in my file, i do not know what is wrong. This is my first time running tests.

settings.py

"""
Django settings for vuewe project.
Generated by 'django-admin startproject' using Django 3.0.7.
For more information on this file, see
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/topics/settings/
For the full list of settings and their values, see
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/ref/settings/
"""
import os
import sys
import environ
env = environ.Env(
 # set casting, default value
 DEBUG=(bool, False)
)
# reading .env file
environ.Env.read_env()
# Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)
BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
# Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/howto/deployment/checklist/
# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
SECRET_KEY = env('SECRET_KEY')
# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
DEBUG = env('DEBUG')
ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
LOGOUT_REDIRECT_URL = 'homepage'
# Application definition
INSTALLED_APPS = [
 'django.contrib.admin',
 'django.contrib.auth',
 'django.contrib.contenttypes',
 'django.contrib.sessions',
 'django.contrib.messages',
 'django.contrib.staticfiles',
 'aview.core',
 'aview.dashboard'
]
MIDDLEWARE = [
 'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
 'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
 'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
 'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
 'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
 'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
 'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
]
ROOT_URLCONF = 'vuewe.urls'
TEMPLATES = [
 {
 'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
 'DIRS': [],
 'APP_DIRS': True,
 'OPTIONS': {
 'context_processors': [
 'django.template.context_processors.debug',
 'django.template.context_processors.request',
 'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
 'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
 ],
 },
 },
]
WSGI_APPLICATION = 'vuewe.wsgi.application'
# Database
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/ref/settings/#databases
DATABASES = {
 'default': {
 'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
 'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'db.sqlite3'),
 'TEST': {
 'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
 'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'db.sqlite3'),
 },
 
 }
}
if 'test' in sys.argv:
 DATABASES['default'] = {'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3'}
# Password validation
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
 {
 'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator',
 },
 {
 'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator',
 },
 {
 'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.CommonPasswordValidator',
 },
 {
 'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.NumericPasswordValidator',
 },
]
# Internationalization
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/topics/i18n/
LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
USE_I18N = True
USE_L10N = True
USE_TZ = True
# Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/howto/static-files/
STATIC_URL = '/static/'
STATICFILES_DIRS = [
 os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static'),
 ]
EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend'
EMAIL_HOST = 'smtp.gmail.com'
EMAIL_PORT = 587
EMAIL_USE_TLS = True
EMAIL_HOST_USER = env('EMAIL_HOST_USER')
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = env('EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD')

Answer 1

have you defined function name with, test_ as prefix ? like below

def test_your_function()

else every settings looks fine

• blockhead: Yes, I have that.

Answer 2

This just got me. You might also be importing the wrong test case.

If you import:

from unittest import TestCase

rather than

from django.test import TestCase

It won't create anything.

Answer 3

I've seen the problem. I had a class method decorator on top my class instead of the function that has cls.