django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Requested setting LOGGING_CONFIG, but settings are not configured

You can insert os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "mysite.settings") before the django.setup() line.

Call to django.setup() should go after setting DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE environment variable. Just move it into your __main__ right after os.environ.setdefault().

If you are getting a similar error after initiating your interaction with Django by running python in a terminal, running python manage.py shell in the appropriate directory may solve your issue.