Django Postgresql syncdb error

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When I run python manage.py syncdb, I get the following error:

OperationalError: could not translate host name "localhost" to address: nodename nor servname provided, or not known
 

my settings.py file consist of:

if "IS_STAGING" in os.environ or "IS_PRODUCTION" in os.environ:
    import dj_database_url
    DATABASES = {'default':dj_database_url.config(default='postgres://localhost')}
else:
    DATABASES = {
        'default': {
            'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2', # Add 'postgresql_psycopg2', 'mysql', 'sqlite3' or 'oracle'.
            'NAME': 'test',                      # Or path to database file if using sqlite3.
            # The following settings are not used with sqlite3:
            'USER': 'test',
            'PASSWORD': 'test',
            'HOST': 'localhost',                      # Empty for localhost through domain sockets or '127.0.0.1' for localhost through TCP.
            'PORT': '',                      # Set to empty string for default.
        }
    }

Can anyone help me solve this error?
May 27, 2019 in Python by ana1504.k
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1 answer to this question.

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If you're trying to connect to a local database, your best bet is to leave the host as an empty string:

'HOST': ''

If that doesn't work, the following should:

'HOST': '127.0.0.1'
answered May 27, 2019 by SDeb
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