title: Django/Python EnvironmentError?
body: <p>I am getting an error when I try to use <code>syncdb</code>:</p>
  
  <pre><code>python manage.py syncdb
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Error message:</p>
  
  <pre><code>File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/django/conf/__init__.py", line 83, in __init__
  raise EnvironmentError, "Could not import settings '%s' (Is it on sys.path? Does it have syntax errors?): %s" % (self.SETTINGS_MODULE, e)
  EnvironmentError: Could not import settings '/home/simi/workspace/hssn_svn/hssn' (Is it on sys.path? Does ti have syntax errors?): Import by filename is not supported.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I'm a newbie with Django/Python, but I can't figure this error out after having researched online for a while now.</p>