4 files changed, 13 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/example_project/local_settings.py.gitlab-ci b/example_project/local_settings.py.gitlab-ci
index 81196b4a0..e7f923205 100644
--- a/example_project/local_settings.py.gitlab-ci
+++ b/example_project/local_settings.py.gitlab-ci
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@ LOGFILE = '/tmp/ishtar.log'
 
 PROJECT_SLUG = "CI-instance"
 USE_SPATIALITE_FOR_TESTS = False
+
+SECRET_KEY = "not-so-secret-key"
diff --git a/example_project/local_settings.py.sample b/example_project/local_settings.py.sample
index 5a7550d9a..4c07f7152 100644
--- a/example_project/local_settings.py.sample
+++ b/example_project/local_settings.py.sample
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # rename this file to local_settings.py and overload settings in this file
 
 # Make this string unique, and don't share it with anybody.
+# Don't leave it empty
 SECRET_KEY = ''
 
 ADMINS = (
diff --git a/example_project/manage.py b/example_project/manage.py
index 4981a4830..80114eb68 100755
--- a/example_project/manage.py
+++ b/example_project/manage.py
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-from django.core.management import execute_manager
 
-import os, sys
+import os
+import sys
 sys.path.append(os.path.abspath('..'))
 
-try:
-    import settings # Assumed to be in the same directory.
-except ImportError:
-    import sys
-    sys.stderr.write("Error: Can't find the file 'settings.py' in the directory containing %r. It appears you've customized things.\nYou'll have to run django-admin.py, passing it your settings module.\n(If the file settings.py does indeed exist, it's causing an ImportError somehow.)\n" % __file__)
-    sys.exit(1)
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    execute_manager(settings)
+    os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "settings")
+
+    from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
+
+    execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
diff --git a/example_project/settings.py b/example_project/settings.py
index 78d97f0ae..eaa1fb7f5 100644
--- a/example_project/settings.py
+++ b/example_project/settings.py
@@ -137,10 +137,8 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'django.contrib.sites',
     'django.contrib.gis',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles',
-    'django.contrib.formtools',
     'django.contrib.messages',
     'django.contrib.humanize',
-    'south',
     'registration',
     # 'geodjangofla',
     'ishtar_pdl',
@@ -242,12 +240,9 @@ except ImportError, e:
 
 TESTING = sys.argv[1:2] == ['test']
 
-if TESTING:
-    SOUTH_TESTS_MIGRATE = False
-
-    if USE_SPATIALITE_FOR_TESTS:
-        DATABASES['default']['ENGINE'] = \
-            'django.contrib.gis.db.backends.spatialite'
+if TESTING and USE_SPATIALITE_FOR_TESTS:
+    DATABASES['default']['ENGINE'] = \
+        'django.contrib.gis.db.backends.spatialite'
 
 PROJECT_SLUG = locals().get('PROJECT_SLUG', 'default')