python - Unknown command: 'collectstatic' Django 1.7 -

i want static files. use django 1.7 , python 2.7.5 , openshift hosting. when try run:

python manage.py collectstatic

i get:

unknown command: 'collectstatic' type 'manage.py help' usage. 

in settings.py:

...  installed_apps = (    'django.contrib.staticfiles',     'django.contrib.admin',     'django.contrib.auth',     'django.contrib.contenttypes',     'django.contrib.sessions',     'django.contrib.messages',     'testapp',  )  template_context_processors = (    'django.core.context_processors.static',  ) databases = {     'default': {         'engine': 'django.db.backends.mysql',         'name': os.environ['openshift_app_name'],         'user': os.environ['openshift_mysql_db_username'],          'password': os.environ['openshift_mysql_db_password'],         'host': os.environ['openshift_mysql_db_host'],         'port': os.environ['openshift_mysql_db_port'],     } } static_root = ''     static_url = '/static/' ... 

many people had proble. forgot 'django.contrib.staticfiles' in installed_apps. have setting.

ok, run help:

options:  -v verbosity, --verbosity=verbosity                        verbosity level; 0=minimal output, 1=normal output,                        2=verbose output, 3=very verbose output  --settings=settings   python path settings module, e.g.                        "myproject.settings.main". if isn't provided,                        django_settings_module environment variable                        used.  --pythonpath=pythonpath                        directory add python path, e.g.                        "/home/djangoprojects/myproject".  --traceback           raise on exception  --no-color            don't colorize command output.  --version             show program's version number , exit  -h, --help            show message , exit   traceback (most recent call last):  ...  file "c:\python27\lib\os.py", line 423, in __getitem__    return self.data[key.upper()]  keyerror: 'openshift_app_name' 

openshift_app_name - environment variable (link: https://www.openshift.com/page/openshift-environment-variables) can me?

it looks can't find environment variable openshift_app_name. should try setting , see if fixes problem. django can't import settings because can't find environment variable.

those environment variables set openshift. running collectstatic command in shell has not had them set. you'll either need set them in shell or edit settings.py able handle situation. work:

databases = {     'default': {         'engine': 'django.db.backends.mysql',         'name': os.environ.get('openshift_app_name', 'a sensible default'),