problems setting up Django - ValueError: Empty Module name

I got this error because of a non-existent Django app name listed in settings.py, which, in our case, was the empty string:

INSTALLED_APPS = (...'')

Removing that one line solved the problem.

It looks like you don't have your database configured right. Check your settings.py and make sure you have a valid database ENGINE defined:

DATABASES = {    'default': {        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.', # Add 'postgresql_psycopg2', 'postgresql', 'mysql', 'sqlite3' or 'oracle'.        'NAME': '',                      # Or path to database file if using sqlite3.        'USER': '',                      # Not used with sqlite3.        'PASSWORD': '',                  # Not used with sqlite3.        'HOST': '',                      # Set to empty string for localhost. Not used with sqlite3.        'PORT': '',                      # Set to empty string for default. Not used with sqlite3.    }}

You probably want django.db.backends.sqlite3? And set a NAME for it.

Update:

You have an extra period in ENGINE. Change it to 'django.db.backends.sqlite3'. Hope that helps.

Add app name at "INSTALLED_APPS" in settings.py