Not the first time I get this error but usually I solve it out by adding a template path to the TEMPLATE_DIRS tuple, although this is not working for me anymore. Here's my settings.py template snippet:
TEMPLATE_DIRS = (
# Put strings here, like "/home/html/django_templates" or "C:/www/django/templates".
# Always use forward slashes, even on Windows.
# Don't forget to use absolute paths, not relative paths.
os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', 'templates').replace('\\','/'),
)
My installed apps snippet:
INSTALLED_APPS = (
'django.contrib.auth',
'django.contrib.contenttypes',
'django.contrib.sessions',
'django.contrib.sites',
'django.contrib.messages',
'django.contrib.staticfiles',
# Uncomment the next line to enable the admin:
'django.contrib.admin',
# Uncomment the next line to enable admin documentation:
'django.contrib.admindocs',
#this is my app right here.
'boilerplate',
)
And the simple code I have in my views.py file:
from django.shortcuts import render_to_response
from django.template import RequestContext
def index(request):
return render_to_response('test.html',context_instance=RequestContext(request))
I believe it is important to mention that my templates folder is placed within my project's structure not my app's. Any ideas?