# I can't use "python manage.py runserver

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**Category:** Django\
**Created:** [December 4, 2021, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/i-cant-use-python-manage-py-runserver/8983 "2021-12-04T08:16:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Grandt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f0a364/32.png) [@Grandt](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/Grandt)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2021, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/i-cant-use-python-manage-py-runserver/8983/1 "2021-12-04T08:16:04Z")

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**Author:** ![leohitzel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.codewithmosh.com/leohitzel/32/2722_2.png) [@leohitzel](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/leohitzel)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2021, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/i-cant-use-python-manage-py-runserver/8983/2 "2021-12-04T10:44:05Z")

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You’re using the Python Console in PyCharm not the Terminal (Powershell).  
At the bottom switch to the tab ‘Terminal’ two to the left and it should work.

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**Author:** ![leohitzel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.codewithmosh.com/leohitzel/32/2722_2.png) [@leohitzel](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/leohitzel)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2021, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/i-cant-use-python-manage-py-runserver/8983/3 "2021-12-04T10:47:03Z")

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And then ofc make shure you’re using the right interpreter and you are in the right directory (the line in front of the space where you type in the terminal). This should however be done automatically by PyCharm because IDEs are such nice tools 😁

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**Author:** ![Andy30](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@Andy30](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/Andy30)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2022, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/i-cant-use-python-manage-py-runserver/8983/4 "2022-02-13T00:56:09Z")

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I am having this same issue even running on terminal.

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**Author:** ![buttasteel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d26b3c/32.png) [@buttasteel](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/buttasteel)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/i-cant-use-python-manage-py-runserver/8983/5 "2023-01-10T20:00:46Z")

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I am running into the same error in the Terminal. (Context: On Mac)

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**Author:** ![arun3101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@arun3101](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/arun3101)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2023, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/i-cant-use-python-manage-py-runserver/8983/6 "2023-01-15T15:45:58Z")

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I remember having similar issue but, in my case, it was because I did not cd into the correct directory containing manage.py.