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diff --git a/docs/internals/contributing.txt b/docs/internals/contributing.txt index 8258c5e819..2e1831aec8 100644 --- a/docs/internals/contributing.txt +++ b/docs/internals/contributing.txt @@ -826,6 +826,20 @@ following is a minimal settings file that can be used to test SQLite:: } } +As a convenience, this settings file is included in your Django +distribution. It is called ``test_sqlite`, and is included in +the ``tests`` directory. This allows you to get started running +the tests against the sqlite database without doing anything on +your filesystem. However it should be noted that running against +other database backends is recommended for certain types of test +cases. + +To run the tests with this included settings file, ``cd`` +to the ``tests/`` directory and type: + +.. code-block:: bash + + ./runtests.py --settings=test_sqlite If you're using another backend, you will need to provide other details for each database: |