Question
django can't find new sqlite version? (SQLite 3.8.3 or later is required (found 3.7.17))
I’ve cloned a django project to a Centos 7 vps and I’m trying to run it now, but I get this error when trying to migrate:
$ python manage.py migrate
django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: SQLite 3.8.3 or later is required (found 3.7.17).
When I checked the version for sqlite, it was 3.7.17, so I downloaded the newest version from sqlite website and replaced it with the old one, and now when I version it, it gives:
$ sqlite3 --version
3.27.2 2019-02-25 16:06:06 bd49a8271d650fa89e446b42e513b595a717b9212c91dd384aab871fc1d0f6d7
Still when I try to migrate the project, I get the exact same message as before which means the newer version is not found. I’m new to linux and would appreciate any help.
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I had the same issue but didnt want to deviate from installing standard packages so I downgraded the Django version to 2.1
pip3 install --upgrade Django==2.1
…which seems to have worked.
Greetings!
I’m not that much of an expert on using sqlite in Python, but I at least have an idea. Try adding this at the top of manage.py:
import sqlite3
If that still doesn’t have the latest version, the application you’re running may be built for a newer version of Python.
Jarland
You found the answer here. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/55674176/django-cant-find-new-sqlite-version-sqlite-3-8-3-or-later-is-required-found