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DATABASES = {
#    'default': {
#        'ENGINE': 'postgresql_psycopg2',
#        ...
#    }

    # for unit tests
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
        'NAME': 'mydatabase'
    }
}

I have two databases: one I'd like to use for unit tests, and one for everything else. Is it possible to configure this in Django 1.2.4?

(The reason I ask is because with postgresql I'm getting the following error:

foo@bar:~/path/$ python manage.py test
Creating test database 'default'...
Got an error creating the test database: permission denied to create database

Type 'yes' if you would like to try deleting the test database 'test_baz', or 'no' to cancel: yes
Destroying old test database...
Got an error recreating the test database: database "test_baz" does not exist

Why could I be getting this error? I guess I don't really care if I can always use SQLite for unit tests, as that works fine.)

Answers

In your settings.py (or local_settings.py):

import sys
if 'test' in sys.argv:
    DATABASES['default'] = {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
        'NAME': 'mydatabase'
    }