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Python Django Basics Test Time Template Tests

Sagar Thakkar
Sagar Thakkar
8,814 Points
Posted by Sagar Thakkar
Sagar Thakkar
8,814 Points

django.core.urlresolvers.NoReverseMatch: 'courses' is not a registered name

it shows this error 3 times like below............

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Creating test database for alias 'default'...                                                                                                                                            
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ERROR: test_course_detail_view (courses.tests.CourseViewTest)                                                                                                                            
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Traceback (most recent call last):                                                                                                                                                       
  File "/usr/local/pyenv/versions/3.5.0/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/                                                                                                              
    extra, resolver = resolver.namespace_dict[ns]                                                                                                                                        
KeyError: 'courses'                                                                                                                                                                      

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:                                                                                                                      

Traceback (most recent call last):                                                                                                                                                       
  File "/home/treehouse/workspace/learning_site/courses/tests.py", line 59,                                                                                                              
    resp = self.client.get(reverse('courses:detail', kwargs={'pk':self.cour                                                                                                              
  File "/usr/local/pyenv/versions/3.5.0/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/                                                                                                              
    key)                                                                                                                                                                                 
django.core.urlresolvers.NoReverseMatch: 'courses' is not a registered name 

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ERROR: test_course_list_view (courses.tests.CourseViewTest)                                                                                                                              
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Traceback (most recent call last):                                                                                                                                                       
  File "/usr/local/pyenv/versions/3.5.0/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/                                                                                                              
    extra, resolver = resolver.namespace_dict[ns]                                                                                                                                        
KeyError: 'courses'                                                                                                                                                                      

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:                                                                                                                      

Traceback (most recent call last):                                                                                                                                                       
  File "/home/treehouse/workspace/learning_site/courses/tests.py", line 50,                                                                                                              
    resp = self.client.get(reverse('courses:list'))                                                                                                                                      
  File "/usr/local/pyenv/versions/3.5.0/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/                                                                                                              
    key)                                                                                                                                                                                 
django.core.urlresolvers.NoReverseMatch: 'courses' is not a registered name  

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ERROR: test_step_detail (courses.tests.CourseViewTest)                                                                                                                                   
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Traceback (most recent call last):                                                                                                                                                       
  File "/usr/local/pyenv/versions/3.5.0/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/                                                                                                              
    extra, resolver = resolver.namespace_dict[ns]                                                                                                                                        
KeyError: 'courses'                                                                                                                                                                      

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:                                                                                                                      

Traceback (most recent call last):                                                                                                                                                       
  File "/home/treehouse/workspace/learning_site/courses/tests.py", line 64,                                                                                                              
    resp = self.client.get(reverse('courses:step', kwargs={'course_pk':self                                                                                                              
  File "/usr/local/pyenv/versions/3.5.0/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/                                                                                                              
    key)                                                                                                                                                                                 
django.core.urlresolvers.NoReverseMatch: 'courses' is not a registered name                                                                                                              

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Ran 5 tests in 0.081s                                          
FAILED (errors=3)                                                                                                                                                                        
Destroying test database for alias 'default'...

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ please help...

[MOD: added ```python formatting -cf]

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,454 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,454 Points

The KeyError suggests the url name isn't "courses". Check the url.py or equivalent for a typo. Is it named "course" by mistake?